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Cancer: How to stop a third of cases

Cancer: a third can be prevented

At least a third of cases of cancer are preventable, according to an expert.

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Cancer could be prevented by losing weight

A leading cancer scientist says that almost 19, 000 cases of cancer could be prevented each year if people had a healthy BMI.

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Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy is used to treat cancer with radiation. Often the aim is to 'cure' the cancer by killing the cells. When a cure is not possible, radiotherapy can be used to limit the growth of the disease. It's similar to having an x-ray and is not painful. Radiotherapy can be given internally or externally, and it's most common side effect is tiredness.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is used to treat cancer. Find out how chemotherapy works, what the side effects are, how long it takes and what the risks are.

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Free prescriptions for cancer patients

Find out why cancer sufferers will no longer have to pay the £7.10 prescription fee in the UK as of April this year.

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