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• 90Y-Ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin®)
• ADEPT (antibody-directed enzyme pro-drug therapy)
• Aldesleukin (Proleukin®)
• Alemtuzumab (MabCampath®)
• Bevacizumab (Avastin™)
• Bortezomib (Velcade™)
• Cancer vaccines
• Cetuximab (Erbitux®)
• Erlotinib (Tarceva®)
• Erythropoietin (EPO) (Exprex®, NeoRecormon®, Aranesp®)
• G-CSF (Neupogen®, Granocyte®, Leucomex®)
• Gefitinib (Iressa®)
• Gemtuzumab (Mylotarg®)
• Gene therapy
• Imatinib (Glivec®)
• Interferon alpha (IntronA®, Roferon-A®)
• Iodine131 tositumomab (BEXXAR®)
• Lapatinib (Tyverb®)
• Lenalidomide (Revlimid®)
• Panitumumab (ABX-EGF)
• Rituximab (Mabthera®)
• Sorafenib (Nexavar®)
• Sunitinib (Sutent®)
• Thalidomide (Thalidomid®)
• Trastuzumab (Herceptin®)

• Amsacrine (Amsidine®)
• Bleomycin
• Busulfan (Myleran®)
• Capecitabine (Xeloda®)
• Carboplatin
• Carmustine (BiCNU®)
• Chlorambucil (Leukeran®)
• Cisplatin
• Cladribine (Leustat®)
• Clofarabine (Evoltra®)
• Crisantaspase (Erwinase®)
• Cyclophosphamide
• Cytarabine
• Dacarbazine (DTIC)
• Dactinomycin (Cosmegen Lyovac®)
• Daunorubicin
• Docetaxel (Taxotere®)
• Doxorubicin
• Epirubicin (Pharmorubicin®)
• Etoposide (Etopophos®, Vepesid®)
• Fludarabine (Fludara®)
• Fluorouracil (5FU)
• Gemcitabine (Gemzar®)
• Gliadel implants (Carmustine)
• Hydroxycarbamide (Hydrea®)
• Idarubicin (Zavedos®)
• Ifosfamide (Mitoxana®)
• Irinotecan (Campto®) 
• Leucovorin (folinic acid)
• Liposomal duanorubicin (Duanoxome®)
• Liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx®, Myocet®)
• Lomustine
• Melphalan (Alkeran®)
• Mercaptopurine (Puri-Nethol®)
• Methotrexate
• Mitomycin
• Mitoxantrone
• Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin®)
• Paclitaxel (Taxol®)
• Pemetrexed (Alimta®)
• Pentostatin
• Procarbazine
• Raltitrexed (Tomudex®)
• Satraplatin
• Streptozocin (Zanosar®)
• Tegafur-uracil (Uftoral®)
• Temozolomide (Temodal®)
• Teniposide (Vumon®)
• Thiotepa
• Tioguanine (Lanvis®)
• Topotecan (Hycamtin®)
• Treosulfan
• Vinblastine (Velbe®)
• Vincristine (Oncovin®)
• Vindesine (Eldisine®)
• Vinorelbine (Navelbine®)

• ABVD chemotherapy
• AC chemotherapy
• BEP chemotherapy
• CAF chemotherapy
• Capecitabine and docetaxol chemotherapy
• Carbo MV chemotherapy
• Carboplatin and etoposide chemotherapy
• CAV chemotherapy
• ChlVPP chemotherapy
• Cisplatin and flourouracil (5FU) chemotherapy
• CMF chemotherapy
• C-VAMP chemotherapy
• De Gramont and modified de Gramont chemotherapy
• DHAP and R-DHAP chemotherapy
• Docetaxol and Cisplatin chemotherapy
• Doxorubicin and ifosfamide chemotherapy
• EC chemotherapy
• ECF chemotherapy
• ECX chemotherapy
• E-CMF (Epi-CMF) chemotherapy
• EEX chemotherapy
• ELF chemotherapy
• ESHAP and R-ESHAP chemotherapy
• Etoposide and cisplatin chemotherapy
• FEC chemotherapy
• GemCap chemotherapy
• GemCarbo chemotherapy
• Gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy
• GemTaxol
• Hyper-CVAD chemotherapy
• ICE and RICE chemotherapy
• Irinotecan and cetuximab
• Irinotecan with fluorouracil (5FU) and folinic acid (FOLFIRI or IrMdG)
• Mayo chemotherapy
• MIC chemotherapy
• MM chemotherapy
• MMM chemotherapy
• MVAC chemotherapy
• MVP chemotherapy
• Oxaliplatin and 5FU
• Paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy
• PCV chemotherapy
• Pemetrexed and cisplatin chemotherapy
• PMitCEBO
• R-CHOP chemotherapy
• TAC chemotherapy
• VAD chemotherapy
• VAPEC-B chemotherapy
• Vinorelbine and carboplatin chemotherapy
• Vinorelbine and cisplatin chemotherapy

• Central lines (skin-tunnelled venous catheters)
• Chemotherapy (in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu)
• Implantable ports
• Lumbar puncture and intrathecal chemotherapy
• Mesna (Uromitexan®)
• PICC lines (peripherally inserted central catheters)
• Scalp cooling

• Anastrozole (Arimidex®)
• Bicalutamide (Casodex®)
• Buserelin (Suprefact®)
• Cyproterone acetate (Cyprostat®)
• Diethylstilbestrol (Stilboestrol®)
• Exemestane (Aromasin®)
• Flutamide (Drogenil®)
• Fulvestrant (Faslodex)
• Goserelin for breast cancer (Zoladex®)
• Goserelin for prostate cancer (Zoladex® LA)
• Letrozole (Femara®)
• Leuprorelin acetate (Prostap® SR, Prostap® 3)
• Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-provera®, Farlutal®, Provera®)
• Megestrol acetate (Megace®)
• Tamoxifen
• Toremifene (Fareston®)
• Triptorelin (Decapeptyl® SR, Gonapeptyl Depot®)

• CHART radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) 
• Clodronate (Bonefos®, Loron®)
• Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy
• Hyperthermia treatment
• Ibandronic acid (Bondronat®)
• Pamidronate (Aredia®)
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
• Plasma exchange (plasmapheresis)
• Prophylactic cranial radiotherapy (PCR)
• Radiotherapy (in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu)
• Steroids
• Surgery
• Surgery (in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu)

• Acoustic neuroma
• Astrocytic tumours
• Chordoma
• CNS lymphoma
• Ependymoma
• Haemangioblastoma
• Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC)
• Medulloblastoma
• Meningioma
• Mixed gliomas
• Oligodendroglioma
• Pineal-region tumours
• Pituitary gland tumours
• Secondary brain tumours
• Spinal cord tumours

• Aromatase inhibitors in early breast cancer
• Breast calcifications
• Breast cancer (in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu)
• Breast cancer and menopausal symptoms
• Breast cancer in men
• Breast screening in women under 50, with a family history of breast cancer
• DNA analysis of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes
• Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
• HER2 testing and breast cancer
• Inflammatory breast cancer
• Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
• Paget's disease of the breast

(written in conjunction with the CCLG)

• Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in children
• Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in children
• Brain tumours in children
• Ewing's sarcoma in children
• Germ cell tumours in children
• Hodgkin lymphoma in children
• Langerhan's cell histiocytosis (LCH) in children
• Liver tumours in children
• Neuroblastoma in children
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)  in children
• Osteosarcoma in children
• Radiotherapy for children with cancer in the abdomen (tummy) and pelvis
• Radiotherapy for children with cancer in the chest area
• Radiotherapy for children with head and neck cancers
• Rare tumours of childhood
• Retinoblastoma in children
• Rhabdomyosarcoma in children
• Wilms' tumour in children

• Anal cancer
• Anorectal melanoma
• Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
• Carcinoid tumour
• Gall bladder cancer
• Gastroenteropancreatic tumours (GEPs)
• Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GIST)
• Primary liver cancer
• Small bowel cancer

• Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
• Burkitt lymphoma and Burkitt-like lymphoma
• Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis
• Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)
• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
• Essential thrombocythaemia (ET)
• Follicular lymphoma
• Hairy cell leukaemia
• Lymphoblastic lymphoma
• MALT lymphoma
• Mantle cell lymphoma
• Mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma
• Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS)
• Myelodysplastic syndromes
• Nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
• Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
• Polycythaemia vera
• Small lymphocytic lymphoma
• Thyroid lymphoma
• Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia

• Tumours of the adrenal glands
• Germ cell tumours of the ovary
• Advanced (stage 4) melanoma
• Stage 2 and 3 melanoma
• Melanoma of the eye (ocular melanoma)
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 (MEN1)
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2 (MEN2)
• Cancer of the nasopharynx (nasopharyngeal cancer)
• Paranasal sinus cancer
• Tumours of the parathyroid glands
• Cancer of the penis (penile cancer)
• Primary peritoneal cancer
• Pseudomyxoma peritonei
• Salivary gland cancer
• Secondary cancer in the lung
• Secondary cancer in the lymph nodes
• Thymoma and thymic carcinoma
• Unknown primary tumour
• Cancer of the ureter and renal pelvis
• Vaginal cancer

• Barrett’s oesophagus
• Bowen's disease 
• HPV and cancer
• HPV vaccines (to prevent cervical cancer)
• Vaginal intra-epithelial neoplasia (VAIN)
• Vulval intra-epithelial neoplasia (VIN)
• Vulval lichen sclerosus and lichen planus

• Chondrosarcoma
• Ewing’s sarcoma of the bone
• Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GIST)
• Leiomyosarcoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Rhabdomyosaroma

Coping with side effects

• Avoiding infection when you have reduced immunity
• Blood transfusions
• Cancer and fertility
• Controlling nausea and vomiting (anti-emetic therapy)
• Dietary problems after surgery for stomach cancer
• Dry mouth (xerostomia)
• Mouth care during chemotherapy
• Pelvic radiotherapy in men - side effects during treatment
• Pelvic radiotherapy in women - side effects during treatment
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Platelet transfusions

Coping with symptoms

• Ascites
• Breathlessness
• Fungating wounds
• Men's cancers and hormonal symptoms
• Nutritional support
• Pleural effusions
• Superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO)

Practical issues

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Care of your pets when you have cancer
• Financial issues
• Making a complaint (clinical negligence)
• Signs and symptoms of cancer