Oncology

Melanocytic lesions can be difficult in both their diagnosis and management, especially as melanoma skin cancer displays great variability in its presentation.

Brain tumours account for less than 2% of all primary neoplasms, but have high mortality and so represent a high cancer burden in the adult population. The rehabilitation of patients with central nervous system tumours is identified by NICE…

As a hospice dietitian, my goal is to find out what is important to the person, what they and their family care about and what they hope to accomplish as their life-threatening illness consumes more of their day.

Dr Edin Lakasing’s article “Palliative care in primary care”1  was a concise summary of some of the issues and important points to consider when providing palliative care in the community. The article dispelled some of the common myths…

Patients with advanced prostate cancer face a lottery in the standard of care they receive, with wide discrepancies in access to the latest treatment advances depending on the country they live in, according to the Every Month Matters…

If diagnosed in the early stages, lung cancer is curable. However, most lung cancers are detected in the later stages of the disease €” when a cure is no longer possible. It is, therefore, not surprising that lung cancer is the leading…

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders clinically characterised by peripheral cytopenia, followed by a progressive impairment of myelodysplastic stem cells. The natural history of MDS, ranging from indolent…

More than 16,000 people die from bowel cancer each year in the UK. It is the second most commoncause of death from cancer.1 The aim of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is to reducethe number of deaths by diagnosing patients at an…

This article focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of men with breast cancer. Risk factors for developingthe condition are also examined. Because of the relative rarity of the condition in men, research evidenceis scant resulting in…

There are multiple treatment options for patients with low-risk prostate cancer: active surveillance, surgery, external beam radiotherapy and low-dose rate brachytherapy.

Multiple myeloma is a malignant disease characterised by a clonal population of plasma cells in the bone marrow. The disease occurs in the elderly and results in lytic bone lesions, blood cytopenias and the production of monoclonal…

Cancer of the bladder is a commonly diagnosed malignancy that is frequently seen in the elderly population and accounts for significant morbidity and mortality. The annual statistics for the UK report that 10,000 cases are diagnosed and…

New guidance from the General Medical Council supports doctors in making challenging and complex decisions about care at the end of patients' lives.

The optimum management of pain in older patients with cancer requires comprehensive assessment, particularly as older people may under report pain. This article reviews the assessment and management of pain in older people with cancer.

Prostate cancer continues to be a major health issue. The treatment of patients with localised prostate cancer has developed over the last 15 years. Clinicians and patients need a clear understanding of the different treatment options…