Talking about cancer can be hard and cancer can affect your relationships. Find out how talking can help and where you can get support, if you need it. Treatments for cervical cancer may affect your fertility and cause an early menopause.

Doctors usually treat mild to moderate cancer pain with drugs called opioids. These are sometimes called ‘morphine-like’ medicines. There are different types of opioids and some are stronger than others.

Breast cancer that comes back is called a recurrence.There are different types of recurrence. Breast cancer may come back in the area where it started or in an area nearby such as the lymph nodes in the collarbone or another part of the body.

Below is a sample of the sources used in our prostate cancer information. If you would like more information about the sources we use, please contact us at cancerinformationteam@macmillan.org.uk C. Parker, E. Castro, K. Fizazi, et al. Prostate cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

Travel insurance aims to protect you from losing money if something unexpected happens before or during your trip. It also makes sure you can get emergency medical care if you need it. It is an important thing to think about if you are planning to travel abroad.It can also be …

Pembrolizumab is a type of immunotherapy drug called a checkpoint inhibitor.. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda ®) is used to treat many types of cancer.It is best to read this information with our general information about the type of cancer you have.. Your cancer team will talk to you about this treatment and the possible side effects before you agree to have treatment.

Sometimes cancer can narrow the bowel, which stops poo (stools) from passing through. This is called a blocked bowel or bowel obstruction. It is usually caused by cancer growing inside the large bowel or pressing on the bowel from the outside.

Surgery can cause changes in sensation in the chest area and in the armpit, shoulder and arm on the treated side.. Symptoms can include: sharp, shooting or burning pain; aching pain; sensitivity to touch or to the cold; numbness or pins and needles. These symptoms happen when the nerves in the chest area or armpit are cut or injured during surgery.

This information has been written, revised and edited by Macmillan Cancer Support’s Cancer Information Development team. It has been reviewed by expert medical and health professionals and people living with cancer.

You may feel lots of different emotions, including: worry; anxiety; panic; anger; resentment; sadness; depression. It is natural to have any of these feelings in the last few weeks of your life.