Cancer and its treatments can affect the body in different ways. These pages distinguish the cancer itself from complications such as radiation injury, wound problems and other treatment effects, so that research about supportive care is considered in its proper context.
Cancer arising in breast tissue, with treatment tailored to the tumour type, stage and individual patient.
A group of diseases in which abnormal cells grow uncontrollably and may invade or spread to other tissues.
Late tissue damage after radiation therapy that can cause poor healing, fibrosis or tissue breakdown.
A cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow that can affect bones, blood counts, kidneys and immunity.