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lymphoedema

Persistent swelling in tissues as a result of obstruction or damage of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes from infection, cancer or cancer treatment….

fraction

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

arterial embolisation

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.

Research snapshot – Regional and remote patient experiences Dunn 2021

…their condition and treatment and measuring the degree to which they are involved with making decisions about their care. People with a cancer diagnosis living in regional and remote Australia often have poorer access to quality health care. Therefore, it…

chemoradiation

Treatment that combines chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

A type of radiation therapy whereby single or multiple beams of radiation sweep around the body, greatly reducing treatment time….

side effect

The unintended effects of a drug or treatment….

stereotactic radiosurgery

Highly focused, precisely targeted radiation therapy done as a single day treatment.

Legal, Financial and Workplace Referral Services

…assets Estate planning Transition-to-retirement strategies. Workplace advisory This service may help you to: Manage workplace issues before, during and after treatment, including disclosing a diagnosis, managing expectations, coping with side effects at work, taking leave and managing discrimination, bullying and…

Information Sessions

…health professionals cover general information on cancer, treatment options available, survivorship, healthy living, coping tools and support services available. Register for events, access recordings from previous information sessions, view our podcasts or listen to our audio files Information Sessions