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Thyroid cancer is usually diagnosed from a cytological (cell) sample taken with a needle from a nodule that the patients has found in the neck.

Sarcoma is a general term for connective tissue cancers. The sarcomas are a group of different and rare tumours. They have names that often refer to the tissue from which the tumour has originated.

A diagnosis of cancer is always upsetting and confuses the everyday life of the patient and the patient's family. This page provides you with reliable information on how you as a cancer patient can support your own wellbeing and rehabilitation.

Evoked potential examinations measure the functionality of the sensory tracts and the neural pathways in the peripheral and central nervous systems by measuring electrical responses to various external sensory stimuli. Sensory threshold examinations are used to study the sensory system…

Heart tests are used to examine possible functional disturbances of the heart. The most common heart tests are electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, and 24-hour ambulatory ECG.

Brain tumours may be malignant or benign. The symptoms caused by tumours vary depending on which part of the central nervous system the tumour is located in. The first symptom can be e.g. epileptic seizure, paralysis or any other neurological symptom.

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men. Of all cancers, prostate cancer is, in fact, the most common form of cancer in the whole population.

The most common tumours among children are different forms of haematological tumours, e.g., leukaemia. Of the tissue tumours, the most common ones are tumours of the brain, kidney, adrenal glands and extremities.

We know that many cancers can metastasize to the liver, but cancer in the liver itself is rather uncommon.

There is a multitude of types of lymphoma, but lymphomas are generally divided into two main types: non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma.