Here at Macmillan, March has been a busy month. In the Cancer Information team, we’ve been kept on our toes by the fact that March is the awareness month for three types of cancer: brain tumours, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer. So here we give a brief overview of these cancer types, as well as some tips on raising awareness.
Brain tumours
Brain tumours can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous…
Debbie, from the Cancer Information team, talks about her own personal experience of cancer and the importance of advance care planning.
Like many families, we weren’t comfortable talking about it. As a result, when dad died, there wasn’t enough time for him to come home as he wanted. And we were left with conflicting opinions about what he had wanted to happen after his death.
At a time when our…
Breast screening certainly saves lives. It helps to diagnose breast cancer early, which we know improves the outcome of treatment. But is regular screening doing more harm than good? There’s varying opinion about breast screening – even among the experts – and this can be confusing for women who just want to do the best for their health.
There’s been lots of talk in the media about the risks of breast…
NICE recently announced its updated draft guidelines for Familial Breast Cancer, which include the use of preventative drugs for women at an increased risk of developing breast cancer. NHS Choices’ summary outlines what the changes are and what evidence they’re based on.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, and about 1 in 8 women in the UK develop it. Only a small number of breast cancers…
Last week was Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, so we’ve written a blog to give you a run-through of symptoms and cervical screening.
After breast cancer, cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women aged 35 and under* Yet only a third of women would visit their doctor if they had symptoms of cervical cancer.**
We know that the earlier a cancer is found, the more likely it is that treatment will…
