Cancer questions and answers

In this section you can find answers to some of the cancer questions sent to us. The most popular and most recently answered are displayed. You can also search by cancer type or by cancer subject.

For specific information about yourself, please speak to your GP or consultant. To speak to one of the Cancer Research UK information nurses you can call freephone 0808 800 4040. If you would prefer to send a question, the 'Contact us' button to the right of any CancerHelp UK page will take you to the relevant link. The nurses will answer you personally if you include your email address.

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