Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, often called CUP, is a rare and unusual type of cancer in which doctors find cancer cells in the body but cannot figure out where the cancer originally started. Normally, cancers are named based on the organ where they begin, such as lung cancer, breast cancer, or colon cancer.
However, in Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, even after doing various medical tests, the doctors cannot locate the source or “primary” site of the cancer. What they usually find are cancerous growths in other areas of the body, like the lymph nodes, liver, lungs, or bones, where the cancer has already spread.
Many sufferers of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary struggle because they feel that their disease doesn’t have the same level of awareness as more common cancers. Without a Ribbon is an Australian non-profit organisation that believes that rare cancers should never go unnoticed. We aim to provide a detailed set of resources and information for anyone suffering from cancers such as Carcinoma of Unknown Primary. We have recently created an Carcinoma of Unknown Primary resource page to help sufferers understand their disease. It covers the symptoms, available treatments and other important information.
We hope that this resource page will help you or a friend/family member to learn about their illness and aid them through their battle with the disease.
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Click the link below to read our resource page on Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: