Hormonal therapy for breast cancer can sometimes cause pain in the joints and muscles. Joint pain is also a common symptom of the menopause. Joint pain is probably caused by a decrease in oestrogen ...

Hot flushes can vary from a mild feeling of warmth in the face to a heavy night sweat. Hot flushes generally last for about 4 to 5 minutes. You may feel suddenly warm in your face, neck and chest. You ...

Prognosis means the likely outcome of a person’s illness. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, this might be something you ask your cancer doctor or specialist nurse about. Or you may decide that ...

A toilet card is a card that you can show quickly and easily to staff in shops, pubs and other places. It explains that you have a medical condition and need urgent access to a toilet. Sometimes it is ...

The online HOPE programme is a 6 week self-management course run by Macmillan and Hope for the Community. It has been co-designed alongside people living with cancer, and is based on positive ...

Leuprorelin is a hormonal therapy drug. It is also called Prostap ®. Leuprorelin is used to treat prostate cancer. It is best to read this information with our general information about hormonal ...

Trastuzumab emtansine is also called Kadcyla ®. It is used to treat HER2 positive breast cancer. Trastuzumab emtansine is a type of drug called an antibody drug conjugate (ADC). It is made up of 2 ...

Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the nerves that carry messages between the brain, the spinal cord and the rest of the body. Different things can cause peripheral neuropathy, such as diabetes, ...

A cancer diagnosis is the biggest challenge many people will ever face, and for some it can be made even tougher. For example, how quickly someone is diagnosed. The care they receive. Their chances of ...

Pertuzumab and trastuzumab are used together to treat breast cancer. They are usually given as a combination treatment called Phesgo ®. Pertuzumab and trastuzumab are both types of targeted therapy ...

Cancer information nurse specialists are experienced cancer nurses who work on the Macmillan Cancer Support Line and give information and support to people affected by cancer. This includes people ...

Brighton Marathon’s fast course takes runners through the best of this historic south coast city, showing them some glorious views of the South Downs. Bag yourself one of our charity places and help ...