Cancer types

These booklets and factsheets are written for cancer patients and their family and friends. They include information on the cancer type, tests, treatments, side-effects and how to cope. If you have any questions, call the National Cancer helpline on Freefone 1800 200 700 and speak to a specialist nurse.

Breast cancer

• Understanding cancer of the breast (pdf 2.63 MB)
• Understanding secondary breast cancer (pdf 3.22 MB)
• Younger women & breast cancer (pdf 2.61 MB)
• Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (pdf 377 KB)
• Inflammatory breast cancer (pdf 151.16 KB)
• Invasive lobular breast cancer (pdf 810.78 KB)
• Male breast cancer (pdf 812.25 KB)
• Paget's disease of the breast (pdf 808.35 KB)
• Hereditary breast cancer (pdf 814.26 KB)
• Secondary bone cancer (pdf 864.7 KB)
• Secondary liver cancer (pdf 864.19 KB)
• Secondary lung cancer (pdf 863.28 KB)

Bladder cancer

• Understanding Cancer of the Bladder Booklet (pdf 2.83 MB)

Cervical cancer

• Understanding Cancer of the Cervix Booklet (pdf 4.45 MB)

Colorectal cancer

• Understanding cancer of the colon and rectum (bowel) Booklet (pdf 2.01 MB)

Head and Neck

• Understanding Cancers of the Head, Neck and Mouth Booklet (pdf 2.74MB)

Kidney cancer

• Understanding Cancer of the Kidney (pdf 4.22 MB)

Larynx cancer

• Understanding Cancer of the Larynx booklet (pdf 3.61MB)

Leukaemia: ALL

• Understanding Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (pdf 1.6 MB)

Leukaemia: AML

• Understanding Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (pdf 1.56 MB)

Leukaemia: CLL

• Understanding Chronic Lymphocyctic Leukaemia booklet (pdf 2.31 MB)

Lung

• Understanding Lung Cancer Booklet (pdf 2.82 MB)
• Diagnosing Lung Cancer booklet (pdf 2.4MB)
• Watch the 'Living with Lung Cancer' video (available on YouTube in 11 parts)
• See the interactive lung cancer information DVD

Lymphoma - Hodgkin Lymphoma cancer

• Understanding Hodgkin Lymphoma booklet (pdf 2.68 MB)

Lymphoma - Non Hodgkin Lymphoma

• Understanding Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Booklet (pdf 2.88 MB)

Myeloma

• Understanding Myeloma booklet (pdf 2.54 MB)

Mesothelioma

• Mesothelioma and Asbestos Factsheet (pdf, 304KB)

Oesophageal

• Understanding Cancer of the Oesophagus booklet (pdf 3.96 MB)

Ovary

• Understanding cancer of the ovary booklet (pdf 3.23 MB)

Pancreas

• Understanding Cancer of the Pancreas booklet (pdf 4.81 MB)

Prostate

• Early Prostate Cancer booklet (pdf 2.62 MB)
• Understanding cancer of the Prostate booklet (pdf 1.72 MB)
• Understanding cancer of the Prostate booklet (Polish version) (pdf 458.33 KB)

Stomach

• Understanding cancer of the stomach booklet (pdf 2.59 MB)

Skin / Melanoma

• Understanding Cancer of the Skin booklet (pdf 2.08 MB)
• Understanding Melanoma Booklet (pdf 2.06 MB)

Testicular

• Understanding Testicular Cancer booklet (pdf 4.49 MB)