Signs and symptoms - A to Z
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Cancer is actually over 200 different diseases, so there is not one simple sign or symptom for all of them. However, knowing what is normal for your body and what is not is crucial. If you notice anything out-of-the-ordinary then you should get it checked out by your doctor.
- Read information about the key signs and symptoms of cancer
- Use our interactive Signs and symptoms app
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Signs and symptoms is a sub-category of Research and trials and Detecting cancer
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Latest Signs and symptoms news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: Government launches bowel cancer campaign
30 January 2012 - News story: Report shows early diagnosis key to improving pancreatic cancer survival
7 September 2011 - News story: Women 'underestimate the risks of lung cancer'
22 August 2011 - News story: Immediate treatment best for under 65-year old prostate-cancer patients showing symptoms
9 May 2011 - Press Release: Late breast cancer diagnosis in elderly leads to poor survival
16 February 2011 - Press Release: Cancer is biggest fear but 34 per cent put it down to fate
8 December 2010 - News story: Study identifies symptoms 'more likely to mean cancer'
7 September 2010 - News story: Older women with suspected ovarian cancer 'face referral delays'
3 March 2010 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK shocked by survival study
1 December 2009 - News story: Football scheme to promote awareness of 'male' cancer symptoms
28 September 2009
- Press Release: Bowel, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers show biggest improvement in diagnosis time
8 November 2011 - Press Release: Poor public awareness of bowel cancer
23 August 2011 - Press Release: Ten minute talk boosts breast cancer awareness
29 June 2011 - News story: New NICE guidance aims to improve ovarian cancer detection
27 April 2011 - News story: Government campaign highlights signs of bowel cancer
2 February 2011 - News story: One in four cancers 'detected late'
15 November 2010 - News story: New guidance hopes to improve cervical cancer diagnosis in young women
4 March 2010 - News story: Delays in cancer diagnosis 'claim thousands of lives each year'
2 December 2009 - News story: Cancer Research UK chief executive reminds Conservative party conference of cancer priorities
8 October 2009 - News story: Over-55s lack cancer awareness
24 September 2009
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