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Not all cancers are the same. Some cancers grow quickly but many grow very slowly. When you are diagnosed with some types of cancer, you might not need treatment straight away. Doctors monitor you ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a type of blood cancer. It affects the blood and bone marrow. CLL affects the white blood cells called lymphocytes. It tends to develop very slowly. There are ...

Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a type of blood cancer. It affects the blood and bone marrow. It tends to develop very slowly. There are different types of leukaemia and the treatment you need ...

Sebaceous gland carcinoma is a very rare type of skin cancer. It starts in the sebaceous glands. These are the glands that produce our natural skin oils. There are sebaceous glands all over our bodies ...

There are many different types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). We have pages below about some of these types. Doctors also give NHL a grade, depending on how quickly it is likely to grow. The 2 groups ...

Myeloma does not always cause symptoms in its early stages. It might be picked up on a routine blood test. Most of the symptoms and problems of myeloma are caused by abnormal plasma cells building up ...

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a type of blood cancer. It affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. It is also called a cancer of the lymphatic system. This is because it starts in lymph nodes or ...

It's important to know what your skin looks like normally. This helps you notice any unusual changes. For parts of your body that are hard to see, you can use a mirror. Or ask your partner or a friend ...

The type of eye cancer you have depends on the type of cell the cancer started in. Cancer that starts in the eye is called primary eye cancer. This section is about primary eye cancer. Sometimes ...

Fibrocystic breast changes are a non cancerous (benign) condition. Doctors sometimes call fibrocystic breast changes fibrocystic breast disease. Many breast lumps are due to fibrocystic changes. The ...

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