…the body. How cancer spreads The cancer that first develops is called the primary cancer. It is considered localised cancer if it has not spread to other parts of the body. If the primary cancer cells grow and form another…

…breast cancer and men with non-metastatic prostate cancer. The effect of psychosocial interventions on cancer-related fatigue was not associated with sociodemographic or clinical characteristics, or with the extent of symptoms (fatigue, pain) prior to intervention. Breast cancer patients with clinically-diagnosed…

A way of grading prostate cancer biopsies. A low Gleason score indicates a slow-growing cancer and a higher score indicates a faster-growing cancer.

An operation to remove the entire prostate and some of the tissue around it….

A way of monitoring prostate cancer that is not causing any symptoms or problems….

Glands that lie close to the prostate and produce secretions that form part of the semen….

A gene change that increases the risk of getting breast, ovarian or prostate cancer.

An examination in which a doctor puts a gloved finger into the anus to feel for abnormalities in the anus, rectum or prostate gland.

Different treatments used when prostate cancer has returned….

An operation to remove all or part of the prostate….