Cancer is often treated with a combination of treatments, for example, you may need surgery and chemotherapy. The type of treatment you need will depend on what type of cancer it is, where the cancer is in the body and whether it has spread from one part of the body to another.
This section on 'treatments' includes:
- chemotherapy - how it works, ways it is given and the possible side effects. There is also info about the different regimens that are used.
- surgery - anaesthetics, the operating theatre and how you might feel. And the different types of surgery for specific cancers.
- radiotherapy - how it works, ways it is given and possible side effects.
- stem cell transplants - what they are and how they might affect you
If you want further info on these treaments in the meantime, have a look at the Macmillan website.
