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neo-adjuvant therapy
Giving treatment before the primary treatment to try and make the primary treatment more successful….
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Giving treatment before the primary treatment to try and make the primary treatment more successful….
A treatment that blocks the body’s natural hormones that help cancer grow. Also called hormone treatment.
This month Cancer Council Queensland will host a Learning to Relax Telephone Workshop – a first for the charity. Many people facing cancer have said that learning ways to better manage stress has helped them cope, which is why Cancer…
A range of medicines made from purified versions of chemicals that naturally occur in the body. They include monoclonal antibodies and immunotherapy. Also called biotherapies.
Springfield’s first radiotherapy service opened its doors this week, enabling local cancer patients to access more affordable, timely treatment. The first patient received radiation therapy earlier this week at the new Radiation Oncology Centres (ROC) facility, based at the new…
A treatment given with or shortly after another treatment to enhance its effectiveness.
Male sex hormones that produce male physical characteristics such as facial hair or a deep voice. The main androgen is testosterone that is produced by the testes.
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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.
Stopping the ovaries from producing oestrogen, which is done surgically (oopherectomy) or with radiation therapy.
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