Cancer Pathway
Your cancer pathway, step by step
Choose your cancer to see how it is found, what each stage means, the usual treatment choices and the questions to ask your doctor.
Individual cancer guides
Each guide also explains how the cancer is found, the tests involved, side effects and follow-up.
- Prostate CancerFrom a raised PSA to treatment and follow-up: what each stage means and what is usually considered next.
- Kidney CancerOften found by chance on a scan. What each stage means, when the kidney can be saved, and what comes next.
- Bladder CancerUsually first seen as blood in the urine. What each stage means, from telescope surgery and BCG to bladder removal.
- Testicular CancerA painless lump in a young man. Highly curable at every stage: what each stage means and what comes next.
- Penile CancerA sore or growth that does not heal. What each stage means, and how treatment can often protect the penis.
- Upper Tract (Ureter) CancerCancer of the ureter or the kidney’s drainage channel. How it is found, and when the kidney can be spared.
Not sure where to begin? Read the introduction to urological cancers first.