TYPES OF CANCER - MEN
There are many types of cancers which are not included in this app. To find out more information, speak to an adult you know.
BOWEL CANCER
Our bowel is the place where any waste from the food you eat gets turned into poo. Bowel cancer can start from little lumps that grow in the lining of the bowel.
Surgery is often used to treat bowel cancer.
BRAIN CANCER
The brain is your body’s control centre. It helps you think, taste, smell, hear, speak, feel and move. Brain cancer happens when abnormal cells start growing in the brain.
Treatment is usually surgery and radiotherapy.
LUNG CANCER
We have two lungs. Their job is to take in oxygen from the air to keep our bodies working. Cancer cells can grow in the lungs if we breathe in dangerous chemicals, like cigarette smoke.
Treatment can include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
MELANOMA
The skin is like the body’s plastic wrap. It protects us from heat, sunlight, infection and water. Melanoma happens when cancer cells grow on the top layer of skin or on layers of skin underneath.
Treatment can include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
Our blood has white blood cells that help clean germs out of our body. When white blood cells become cancerous, it’s called lymphoma (say lim-FOE-ma). Lymphoma can affect the stomach, chest, neck and other parts of the body.
Treatment includes chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
PROSTATE CANCER
Only males have a prostate. It’s the size of a walnut and sits below the bladder. Prostate cancer develops when abnormal cells in the prostate grow too quickly and form a malignant tumour.
Treatment can include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
TESTICULAR CANCER
The testicles (testes) are two small, oval-shaped organs behind the penis. They make hormones that help a boy’s body gradually become a man’s body as he grows up.
Testicular cancer is usually treated with surgery and sometimes radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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