The best cancer information for everyone
Macmillan Cancer Support recently merged with Cancerbackup, to provide the best cancer information and support for everyone. For detailed information and up-to-date medical, practical and emotional support, visit our Cancerbackup website. Here you'll be able to find information on diagnosis, symptoms and treatment, as well as resources and support specifically for each cancer type.
For more information choose a cancer type from below:
Get information on the 4 most common types of cancer from our Cancerbackup site:
Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer
Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Prostate cancer
Or search our alphabetical list of cancers for more information on our Cancerbackup site:
A - D
Anal cancer, Bile duct cancer, Bladder cancer, Bone cancer, Bone cancer, secondary, Brain tumours, Brain tumours, secondary, Breast cancer,secondary, Cervical cancer, Children's cancers
E - K
Endocrine tumours, Eye cancer, Gall bladder cancer, Gullet (oesophageal) cancer, Head & neck cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, Kidney cancer
L
Laryneal cancer, Leukaemia, Leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic, Leukaemia, acute myeloid, Leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic, Leukaemia, chronic myeloid, Liver cancer, Liver cancer, secondary, Lung cancer, secondary, Lymph nodes, secondary, Lymphoma, Lymphoma, Hodgkin, Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin
M - S
Melanoma, Mesothelioma, Myeloma, Neuroendocrine tumours, Ovarian cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Penile cancer, Pseudomyxoma peritonei, Skin cancer, Soft tissue sarcomas, Spinal cord tumours, Stomach cancer
T - Z
Testicular cancer, Thymus cancer, Thyroid cancer, Unknown primary tumour, Vaginal cancer, Vulval cancer, Womb (uterus) cancer
Get more information about the most common cancer treatments or living with cancer here.