Conditions we treat

Abdominal sarcomas

Sarcomas are cancers that grow from soft tissue cells.

A hernia is a weakness in the wall of the abdomen that can arise after multiple operations.

Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK

Tumours arising from cells lining the anal canal and are called squamous cell carcinomas.

The appearance of abnormal cells in the skin just inside or immediately outside the anus.

We’re a national specialist centre for the treatment of appendix tumours

Arises in the glands lining the large bowel (colon)

A colorectal polyp is a small growth that appears in the lining of the colon or rectum.

Rare tumours that can affect the appendix, small bowel and the digestive system

Colon and rectal cancer sometimes spread to the lining of the abdomen.

This rare tumour commonly starts in the appendix - see how it's treated at The Christie, one of 2 centres that treats the cancer in the UK.

We give advice and treatment to many other patients with other ‘rare abdominal tumours’

When colon cancer affects the rectum it is called rectal cancer.

The small bowel is about 6 metres long and plays an important role in digesting food.