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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 ...

MALT lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). MALT stands for mucosa associated lymphoid tissue. It starts in the mucosa which lines some body organs and cavities. It is a type of NHL called ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

These swellings are enlarged lymph nodes. See your GP if you have a swollen lymph node that does not go away after 3 to 4 weeks. losing a lot of weight (more than one tenth of your total weight over 6 ...

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 ...