Pancreatic cancer occurs when there is a tumour (abnormal growth) in the pancreas…

An oncologist is a doctor who specialises in cancer…

A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue in the body, also known as a tumour. The neoplasm could be benign (self-contained) or malignant (invasive).
  

The neuroendocrine system is a combination of the nervous system and the endocrine system in the body. The nervous system carries information through the nerves. The endocrine system spreads information using hormones These two systems interact and those interactions are also part of the neuroendocrine system. Basically it covers the ways our bodies send messages [...]

A malignant tumour is a growth that is capable of continuing to grow, of invading nearby tissue and of spreading to other areas of the body if unchecked. Typically this is also what ‘cancer’ means to us. This is in contrast to a benign growth, which is not malignant or ‘cancerous’.
  

A mammogram is a type of screening using low-dose x-ray pictures of the breasts. These are then examined for evidence of breast cancer, in order to allow early treatment. Mammograms may be carried out in hospital or through mobile screening units in the UK.
  

A mastectomy is when a whole breast is removed as treatment for breast cancer. In the case of a simple mastectomy one or more lymph nodes will also be removed to check that the cancer has not spread. In a radical mastectomy all the lymph nodes on the affected side will be removed. In some [...]

Leukaemia is a type of cancer involving the blood-producing cells of the bone marrow, which causes an abnormal build-up of certain types of blood cells.
  

Lung cancer is a growth of abnormal cells within the lungs, which over time damages breathing ability. Smokers are at particular risk of lung cancer, but people who have never smoked can also develop the disease. Cancers are often slow-growing and have similar symptoms to other conditions.
  

A lumpectomy is a surgery for breast cancer where the whole breast is not removed (as it is with a
mastectomy). With a lumpectomy as much of the breast is kept as possible, and only the tumour removed. A lumpectomy may also be referred to as ‘breast conserving surgery’.