A diagnostic x-ray machine that is used to ensure the correct alignment of the treatment beam with the tumour….

A patient who is not hospitalised overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment….

When a woman stops having periods (menstruating) and can’t become pregnant anymore. This can happen naturally or because of treatment….

A form of treatment in which needles or probes are inserted into the cancer to destroy the cancer cells by passing microwave or radio waves into the cancer.

The prevention or treatment of disease using substances that alter the immune system’s response. This is a type of biological therapy.

…or treatment. The pair talk about fears and overcoming problems, and Jenny shares her cancer story hoping to create hope in others by saying “I’ve survived.” In the future, Jenny hopes not to have to talk to as many people…

An anti-oestrogen hormone treatment….

A treatment that uses radio waves to heat and destroy cancer cells….

A breakdown of bone tissue due to radiation therapy treatment.

Your doctors will run a number of tests to get a diagnosis, see if the cancer has spread to other parts of your body and develop a treatment plan. The tests you have will depend on the type of cancer…