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side effect

The unintended effects of a drug or treatment….

dietitian

A health professional who supports and educates patients about nutrition and diet during treatment and recovery.

recurrent cancer

Cancer that has returned after treatment of the primary cancer. A recurrence may be local (in the same place as the primary) or distant (in another part of the body)….

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

brachytherapy

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.

high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

A treatment using soundwaves (ultrasound) to heat and destroy cancerous tissue.