acupuncture
adjuvant treatment
age and cancer
alcohol
anaemia
analgesics see pain and painkillers
androgen deprivation therapy see hormonal treatments
anorexia see weight loss
anxiety
see also depression; stress
appetite see weight loss
bacteria see viruses and other cancer-causing infections
benign tumours
biological therapies see targeted treatments
bladder
cancer
symptoms see incontinence, urinary, and bladder symptoms
bleeding
bone
marrow
tumours and metastases
see also spine
bowel
cancer
see also constipation; diarrhoea and bowel issues
brain cancer and metastases
breast cancer
breathlessness
cachexia see weight loss
cancer
advanced see metastatic cancer
childhood
deaths from
development of
diagnosis
prognosis
screening
second primary
see also genes, DNA and cancer; individual types
carcinogens, chemicals
cardiovascular disease see heart disease; stroke
cervical cancer
chemotherapy
cognitive issues
colorectal cancer see bowel cancer
concentration see cognitive issues
constipation
counselling
dehydration
depression
diarrhoea and bowel issues
diet
cause of cancer
in cancer care
DNA see genes, DNA and cancer
dry mouth
endocrine treatments see hormonal treatments
endometrial cancer
see also cervical cancer
exercise
fatigue and weakness
fever and raised temperature
genes, DNA and cancer
germ cell cancer
hair loss
head and neck cancers
heart disease
hepatitis viruses see viruses and other cancer-causing infections
hepatocellular carcinoma see liver cancer
Hodgkin’s lymphoma see lymphomas
hormonal treatments
hot flushes see menopause, side effects of
hypnosis
imaging cancers
see also cancer, screening
immune system
see also inflammation
immunotherapy
incontinence
faecal see diarrhoea and bowel issues
urinary, and bladder symptoms
infections
as a cause of cancer see viruses and other cancer-causing infections
as a complication or sign of cancer
inflammation
injection site, reactions
insomnia see sleep and sleep disturbance
itchiness
joint pain
kidney cancer
leukaemia
liver cancer and metastases
lung cancer and metastases
lymph and lymph nodes
lymphoedema
lymphomas
mammogram see breast cancer; cancer, screening
meditation and mindfulness
melanoma see skin cancer
memory see cognitive issues
menopause, side effects of
metastatic cancer
mucositis and mucosal issues
muscle pain
mutations see genes, DNA and cancer
myelosuppression, see bone marrow
nails
nausea and vomiting
neoadjuvant treatments
nerves
neuropathy see nerves
neutropenia and neutropenic sepsis
see also infections
nutritional supplements see diet, in cancer care
obesity and being overweight
oesophageal cancer and metastases
see also head and neck cancers
osteoporosis and weak bones,
outlook see cancer, prognosis
ovarian cancer
pain and painkillers
see also muscle pain; joint pain
palliative care
pancreatic cancer
parasites see viruses and other cancer-causing infections
pathologist
performance status
pins and needles see nerves
prostate cancer
pyrexia see fever and raised temperature
radiation, as a cause of cancer
radiotherapy
raised temperature see fever and raised temperature
rectal cancer see bowel cancer
relaxation
resistance, to treatment
sarcomas
screening see cancer, screening
see also individual cancers
second primary cancer see cancer, second primary
secondary cancer see metastatic cancer
sensory changes see nerves
sex and sexual difficulties
skin
cancer
reactions and symptoms
sleep disturbance
smell
smoking and tobacco
speech
spinal cord compression see spine
spine
see also bone, tumours and metastases
stomach cancer
stress
see also anxiety; depression
stroke
sunlight
surgery
swallowing difficulties
targeted treatments
taste
testicular cancer
thrombocytopenia see bleeding
thromboembolism
tiredness see fatigue and weakness
tobacco see smoking and tobacco
tumour lysis syndrome
ultraviolet light see sunlight
viruses and other cancer-causing infections
vitamins
vomiting see nausea and vomiting
weakness see fatigue and weakness
weight loss
womb cancer see endometrial cancer
see also cervical cancer
X-rays see imaging cancers
yoga