Treatment given to cure the cancer, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This does not include long-term treatment such as hormone medication, which may be taken for several years to maintain remission.

Breast cancer cells that have a receptor protein to which oestrogen will attach. Breast cancer cells that are ER+ depend on the hormone oestrogen to grow….

A hormone-producing female reproductive organ located near the uterus. It produces eggs (ova)….

Breast cancer cells that have a receptor protein to which progesterone will attach. Breast cancer cells that are PR+ depend on the hormone progesterone to grow….

An anti-oestrogen hormone treatment….

The major male sex hormone produced by the testes. It promotes the development of male sex characteristics….

A female sex hormone produced mainly by the ovaries that helps mature and regulate the female reproductive system….

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.

Medical treatment for people with advanced cancer to help them manage pain and other physical and emotional symptoms of cancer. Treatment may include radiation therapy, chemotherapy or other medication. It is an important part of palliative care.

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