…to find extra support View more Treatment Your treatment will depend on the type of cancer you have. Your medical team will recommend treatment based on what will give you the best outcome, where the cancer is, whether…

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

Cancer Council Queensland has partnered with Icon Cancer Centre to expand its home-to-treatment transport service to include the Moreton Bay region. The Transport to Treatment service, which currently operates in inner-city Brisbane, will now transport eligible cancer patients from their…

…said. “These findings highlight the need for improved distress screening and psychological care long after treatment ends. “Issues such as sexual dysfunction, urinary and bowel changes, and even fear of recurrence can all lead to elevated psychological distress. “For optimal…

Side effects of cancer treatment that occur several months or years after treatment.

Supportive treatments that are used in conjunction with conventional treatment. They might improve general health, wellbeing and quality of life, and help people cope with side effects of conventional cancer treatment.

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

The application of the right treatment for the right patient, at the right dose, and at the right time. Also known as individualised treatment….

When a person does not receive immediate treatment, but instead has their health monitored regularly, with the option of future treatment if necessary….

…on less intensive treatment regimens. What does this mean? Information on a greater than expected number of deaths following treatment can be used to guide clinicians in treatment decisions and patient surveillance to allow early intervention if possible, with the…