Here you will find information about different kinds of cancer diagnoses, how cancer is treated and how to live with cancer.
Most of the links below lead to Cancer Research UK and Macmillan. The brochures are published by the Norwegian Cancer Society.
Consult your doctor about anything you are unclear about.
Types of cancer
- Breast cancer (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Bowel cancer (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Cervical cancer (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Liver cancer (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Lung cancer (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Stomach cancer (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Prostate cancer (cancerresearchuk.org)
You will find more cancer diagnoses here, under Cancer type: General information (cancerresearchuk.org).
Treatment
- Surgery (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Chemotherapy (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Radiotherapy (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Hormonal therapy (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Stem cell transplant (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Targeted therapy (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Immunotherapy (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Complementary therapies (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Side effects of cancer treatment (cancerresearchuk.org)
- What Clinical trials are (cancerresearchuk.org)
Living with cancer
- Rehabilitation (cancer.ca)
- Living with cancer (cancer.ca)
- What you can do to help yourself (macmillan.org.uk)
- A guide for young people living with cancer (macmilla.org.uk)
- Living with lung cancer (roycastle.org)
Talking about death
- Questions about death (brochure)
- Dying at home Experiences and options (brochure)
Cancer in Norway
The Cancer Registry of Norway provide an annual report with statistics about cancer in Norway (kreftregisteret.no).
When you get ill in Norway, it is important to know your rights.
Several services are available that can help you and your family cope with living with cancer.