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photodynamic therapy

A type of treatment using a cream that is activated by a light….

neo-adjuvant therapy

Giving treatment before the primary treatment to try and make the primary treatment more successful….

News: Tele-workshop introduces cancer patients to relaxation therapy

This month Cancer Council Queensland will host a Learning to Relax Telephone Workshop – a first for the charity. Many people facing cancer have said that learning ways to better manage stress has helped them cope, which is why Cancer…

external beam radiation therapy

The use of high-energy radioactive beams to kill cancer cells or injure them so they cannot multiply. The beams of radiation are directed at the cancer from a machine.

News: State-of-the-Art Radiation Therapy Starts up at Springfield

Springfield’s first radiotherapy service opened its doors this week, enabling local cancer patients to access more affordable, timely treatment. The first patient received radiation therapy earlier this week at the new Radiation Oncology Centres (ROC) facility, based at the new…

adjuvant therapy

A treatment given with or shortly after another treatment to enhance its effectiveness.

immunotherapy

The prevention or treatment of disease using substances that alter the immune system’s response. This is a type of biological therapy.

brachytherapy

A type of radiation therapy treatment that implants radioactive material sealed in needles or seeds into or near cancerous cells. Also called internal radiation therapy.

ovarian ablation

Stopping the ovaries from producing oestrogen, which is done surgically (oopherectomy) or with radiation therapy.

tomotherapy

A type of three-dimensional radiation therapy that allows the radiation beams to be shaped around a tumour more precisely.