Cancer
Being diagnosed with cancer can be devastating, but we’re here to support you through your journey. Let us dispel the myths and give you the information you need about symptoms, treatments and your wellbeing throughout. Our aim is to minimise the impact cancer can have on your lifestyle.
Cancer can be treated in a number of ways,
from removal of the cancerous cells
to chemotherapy; the right treatment
will depend on your personal situation. It is always best to be prepared for an
intervention of this nature, and a good physio regime can get you in shape for
surgery, as well as aid your recovery. Early detection of cancer is always the
best hope of beating it, Health Checks
can form an important art of a preventative approach to cancer.
See all our cancer articles from Nuffield Health experts.
How to check your breasts
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with almost 50,000 women diagnosed each year and around 11,500 deaths as a result of breast cancer. But more women than ever are surviving breast cancer as advances in medicine and awareness are increasing. As with all cancers, the faster breast cancer is diagnosed, the less likely it is to spread and the more chance you have of quickly getting back to living the life you love.
Professional Head of Mammography Sue Oliver and Medical Director Dr Davina Deniszczyc provide a thorough guide to checking your breasts.
The truth about a prostate cancer diagnosis
It’s never easy to tell someone they've got cancer, but for Consultant Urologists like Mr John Donohue, the burden might be lightened if men knew more about what to expect. As we explore in this article, in most cases, there’s plenty of time to decide what your next steps will look like.
How to check a mole
In a land as often dreary as the UK, is skin cancer really a problem? Nuffield Health GP and mole expert Unnati Desai discusses the facts around skin cancer and provides a simple guide to checking your moles.
John's cancer care journey to raise awareness for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
John was diagnosed with bowel cancer in August 2022. This April, during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, he shares his journey, from diagnosis to receiving treatment from Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
'I'm glad I expressed my prostate cancer concerns'
When Tom was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 43, his long-felt suspicions had been confirmed. He was the latest in his family to be diagnosed, and the youngest.
5 myths on cancer and nutrition
Leah Mayes, a specialist dietitian based in the oncology suite at Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, is frequently asked about how diet and nutrition can influence our health by reducing our cancer risk and improving health outcomes.
Whatever your symptoms you should see your GP for a proper diagnosis. Some common symptoms:
- Breast lumps
- Abdominal pain
- Pelvic pain
- Testicular lumps and pain
- Urinary tract symptoms
- Altered bowel habits
- Blood in urine (Haematuria)
- Cervical abnormalities
- Epigastric pain
- Loin pain
- Melaena
- Nasal and sinus tumours
- Skin ulcers
- Throat cyst
Some common conditions and diseases that could match your symptoms:
- Breast cancer
- Bowel cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Raised PSA
- Brain tumours
- Colon cancer
- Endocrine cancer
- Gynaecological cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Kidney tumours (including cryoablation)
- Oesophageal cancer
- Oral tumours
- Orofacial cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Pelvic oncology
- Skin cancer
- Spinal tumours
- Ultrasound diagnosed kidney masses
- Upper gastrointestinal cancer
We offer a range of tests and scans to help understand your needs. Some key tests and scans include:
- Mammogram (breast screening)
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal screening
- Testicular ultrasound
- Prostate screening
- Liver function tests
- Abnormal smears
- Blood test
- Breast ultrasound
- Bronchoscopy
- Capsule endoscopy
- Smear test (cervical screening)
- Colposcopy
- Cone biopsy
- Cystoscopy
- Cytology
- Dermoscope
- Diagnostic endoscopy
- Excisional biopsy
- Family history screening
- Fine needle biopsy
- Gastroscopy (or gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy)
- Gastrointestinal radiology
- Gynaecological biopsies
- Gynaecological ultrasound
- Hysteroscopy
- Image guided aspiration and biopsy
- Larynx diagnostic endoscopy (or laryngoscopy)
- Liver biopsy
- Mole assessment
- MRI scan
- Ovarian screening
- Penile lesions (biopsy of)
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
- X-ray
- Ultrasound
Getting treated as soon as possible can be easy. Some key treatments and procedures include:
- Mastectomy (breast removal)
- Ileostomy
- Orchidectomy
- Prostate surgery
- Prostate laser treatment
- Abdominoperineal resection
- Adnexal surgery
- Amputations
- Anterior resection
- Bile duct resection
- Biliary and renal drainage
- Breast oncology
- Chemotherapy
- Colorectal surgery
- Cryotherapy
- Dermatological surgery
- Dermatopathology
- Endometrial resection
- Excision of skin lesion
- Excision of spinal tumours
- Excision vaginal lumps
- Haemato-oncology
- Head and neck oncology
- Head and neck surgery
- Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP)
- Hysterectomy
- Ileal pouch anal anastomosis
- Interventional radiology
- Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
- Liver resection
- Maxillofacial / oral surgery
- Mohs micrographic surgery
- Mole removal
- Palliative care
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Prostate resection (TURP)
- Radical prostatectomy
- Restorative proctocolectomy
- Skin cancer surgery
- Skin assessment clinic
- Skin grafts for leg ulcers
- Skin surgery
- Specialist abdominal radiology