Any additional treatment given after the main treatment, which is usually surgery. Adjuvant treatment is given to people with primary breast cancer to reduce the risk of cancer returning and/or spread [..]

This term refers to breast cancer that has spread from the breast to other parts of the body. Depending on how far the cancer has spread, advanced breast cancer can be either "locally advanced&qu [..]

Cancer that is growing quickly.

A lower than normal number of red blood cells (or reduction in haemoglobin in the blood). This reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry, leading to symptoms such as tiredness and a lack of ene [..]

A type of aromatase inhibitor.

A group of chemotherapy drugs, includes doxorubicin and epirubicin.

Sometimes referred to as "hormone therapy", this is a way of treating breast cancer by blocking the effect of hormones, such as oestrogen. Some breast cancers are stimulated to grow by oestr [..]

An aromatase inhibitor (AI) is a type of anti-hormone therapy that blocks the production of oestrogen in the body. It is used to treat hormone-positive breast cancers, which are defined by the cancer [..]

Also known as bevacizumab, Avastin is a targeted therapy that works by blocking the formation of new blood vessels which allow cancer cells to continue growing, a process called anti-angiogenesis.

A medical term for the armpit.