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There are many different types of treatments used against cancer. This includes both traditional therapies (such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy), newer forms of treatment (including information on clinical trials), and complementary and alternative therapies.

When there is no cure for an illness, palliative care tries to make the end of a person’s life as comfortable as possible.

Making some simple changes to your lifestyle can significantly reduce your risk of developing cancer. For example, healthy eating, taking regular exercise and not smoking will all help lower your risk.

A healthy lifestyle can help reduce your chances of developing cancer.

The Birrer laboratory has had a long-term interest in characterizing the molecular origins of gynecologic cancers. This interest includes the identification and characterization of mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes within cancers of the ovary, endometrial and cervix.

Hani Gabra is a leading internationally recognised oncologist specialising in gynaecologic and ovarian cancers.

Cancer is such a common disease that it is no surprise that many families have at least a few members who have had cancer.

Genetic testing can be useful for people with certain types of cancer that seem to run in their families, but these tests aren't recommended for everyone.

Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs.

Cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body before spreading to other areas. This process is known as metastasis.

There are over 200 different types of cancer, each with its own methods of diagnosis and treatment.