What is a bone marrow test? A bone marrow test is a way of testing cells from your bone marrow. Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside your bones that makes blood cells. To find out whether there are ...

A transperineal biopsy is a needle biopsy to look for cancer cells in the prostate. This helps to diagnose prostate cancer. Your doctor puts a needle into the prostate through the skin behind the ...

Your doctor checks your prostate gland for abnormal signs such as lumps or hard areas. This is also called digital rectal examination (DRE). To examine your prostate, the doctor puts a gloved finger ...

We are working with Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to produce national standardised SACT regimen-specific consent forms. We want to support clinicians in ensuring all patients are fully ...

Most of these pictures show what the mole or skin changes look like close up. The pictures below have been provided by the St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. These ...

Your risk of developing cancer depends on many factors. Anything that can increase your risk of cancer is called a risk factor. We don't know what causes most cases of testicular cancer. But there are ...

Survival depends on different factors. No one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Doctors usually work out the outlook for a certain disease by looking at large groups of people. Primary ...

There are over 100 different types of brain tumours. Tumours can start in any part of the brain or spinal cord. They are usually named after the type of cell they develop from. Read about the ...

There are a number of reasons why people use complementary or alternative therapies. A paper published in 2012 suggested that around half of people with cancer use some sort of complementary therapy, ...

Flexible; module dependant. See the ‘what is funded’ section for more detail. This modular funding scheme provides funding for high-quality clinical research, associated translational research, and ...

Primary liver cancer is cancer that started in the liver. This section is mainly about the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If you have cancer that started in another ...

There are different types of surgery for vaginal cancer. Your doctor will talk to you about your operation and the possible complications. The type of surgery you need depends on the stage of your ...