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.

A treatment that blocks the body’s natural hormones that help cancer grow. Also called hormone therapy or hormone treatment.

Drug therapy that supplies the body with hormones that it no longer produces naturally.

Moveable pieces of metal built into the head of radiation therapy machines to shield normal tissue and organs from the radiation beam.

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

The individual, usually once daily, dose of radiation that makes up part of a course of radiation therapy treatment.

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

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…

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

A treatment that blocks the body’s natural hormones that help cancer grow. Also called hormone treatment.