Common side effects of prostate cancer surgery are erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence. These can often be treated and usually improve with time.
Cancer Care
Lung cancer: what you need to know
Lung cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Australia. A primary lung cancer starts in the lung, whereas secondary lung cancer spreads to the lungs from somewhere else.
Pancreatic cancer
Each type of pancreatic cancer requires different treatment and has a different outlook for survival. The most common type is pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Bowel Cancer Overview
Bowel cancer – the second most common type of cancer affecting both men and women in Australia – is cancer that starts in the large bowel (colon) or rectum.
Bowel cancer causes and symptoms
In its early stages, bowel cancer often has no noticeable symptoms. Some factors increase the chance of developing bowel cancer.
Lymphatic system
The lymphatic system comprises a network of tiny vessels that carry lymph, the lymph nodes and the organs of the lymphatic system.
Cancer: what is it?
Cancer is a group of diseases resulting from the abnormal growth of some cells that start to divide uncontrollably and can invade and destroy normal tissue. Read about cancer types and causes.
Multiple myeloma
Find out all about multiple myeloma, a type of cancer affecting a mature form of white blood cell found in the bone marrow.
Clinical trials
Find out what’s involved if you take part in a clinical trial of a new medicine.
