A doctor who has specialised in the field of palliative medicine, prescribing medical treatment for pain and other symptoms, as well as supporting and advising the other members of the palliative care team, the patient, family and carers….
A treatment for kidney cancer in which the artery that feeds the diseased kidney is deliberately blocked. This causes the kidney and the tumour inside it to die.
…step of the cancer pathway View more Interactive Web Portal for Consumers The consumers OCP’s have been developed into an interactive web portal. Visit www.cancerpathways.org.au Cancer Pathways Guide to Best Cancer Care – A guide to optimal…
This information is aimed to support you to understand how specific cancers are diagnosed and treated, and how to find additional support. This is important as no two cancers are the same. Testing, treatment and side effects can be different…
A test that analyses the activity of a group of genes that affect how a cancer is likely to behave and respond to treatment….
The time between one chemotherapy treatment session and the next.
…treatment please refer to the Understanding Cancer Treatment booklet series. Understanding Radiation Therapy This booklet will help you understand more about radiation therapy, one of the main treatments for cancer. Radiation therapy is also known as radiotherapy. Radiation therapy…
A medical appointment after treatment has finished. Also known as a follow-up.
Persistent swelling in tissues as a result of obstruction or damage of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes from infection, cancer or cancer treatment….
The individual, usually once daily, dose of radiation that makes up part of a course of radiation therapy treatment.