During the last few months or weeks of life, someone dying from their cancer might have symptoms, strong emotions or other challenges to cope with. There is help and support for people who are dying ...

You can stay with your loved one's body for a while. It might be helpful to have someone there to support you. You are likely to feel very shocked, even if you were well prepared and expected it to ...

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...

You might have radiotherapy for seminoma cancer that has spread to the lymph glands at the back of your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. The treatment helps to reduce ...

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There are practical things you need to do when someone dies. This can be hard to deal with at such a difficult time. Grief is very personal. You might go through a range of feelings and could ...

Treatment for CLL continues to change. Doctors are using newer targeted cancer drugs. This means a stem cell transplant is now a less common treatment for CLL. You have a transplant using donor cells ...

Cancer Research UK is the largest cancer research organisation in the world outside the USA. We fund research on all aspects of cancer from its causes to prevention and treatment. We are committed to ...

Bowel cancer can start in the large bowel (colon cancer) or back passage (rectal cancer). It is also called colorectal cancer. This section is about treatment for colon cancer that hasn't spread to ...

What happens in the last days of life is different for everyone. But it can help carers and relatives to know a little about what to expect. Knowing that you or a loved one is close to dying can be ...

People with cancer nearing the very end of their life can lose interest in eating and drinking. Although this is a part of the dying process, it can be difficult for family and friends to cope with.

But other people find that being touched is too painful or uncomfortable. You might find other types of therapies more helpful, such as: visualisation meditation reiki Many palliative care wards and ...