Unknown primary
Sometimes doctors are not able to find out where a cancer has started this is called an "unknown primary" cancer.
The links on this page will hep you to find out more about unknown primary cancers by visiting the following sites. You will find any local links available at the top of the page followed by links to national and international organisations.
Link:Cancer of Unknown Primary Foundation (CUP)
Produced by:Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) Foundation
The Cup Foundation offer information and support to CUP patients, their families and friends; whilst raising awareness of this problem to stimulate action that will improve treatment.
Link:Information prescription service
Produced by:NHS Choices
The information prescriptions service (IPS) brings together information from NHS choices and their charity partners, enabling you to create an information prescription, either yourself or with a healthcare professional. You can register so the information you have on your prescription can be saved for you to return to whenever you need it. This page of the NHS choices website is where you can start an information prescription, find out more about the service, or log in to retrieve a prescription you already have.
Link:Maggie's centres: where to find us
Produced by:Maggie's
Maggie’s Centres offer free, comprehensive support for people with cancer, their families and friends
Find out more about where our centres are located and what they offer.
Link:Unknown primary cancer
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section tells you all about unknown primary cancer - where a secondary cancer has been diagnosed somewhere in your body, but your doctors can't find out where the cancer started.
Link:Unknown primary cancer
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Find out more about about unknown primary tumours (UPTs), which are also sometimes called an occult primary malignancy (OPM).
Link:Cancer of unknown primary
Produced by:National Cancer Institute
This part of the NCI website is about unknown primary tumours.
Link:Cancer of unknown primary
Produced by:American Cancer Society
This section of the large American cancer information website provides two guides to cancer of unknown primary and its treatment: One gives an overview to get started whilst the second more detailed guide provides additional medical information.
Page last edited: 29 July 2011
