Removal of the whole breast.

A way of taking a picture of the breast using a low-dose X-ray.

A way of producing a picture of the inside of the body using magnetic fields.

A cancer of the lymph nodes. Lymphomas are divided into two broad types, Hodgkin’s disease lymphomas and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas.

Swelling of the arm or leg that can sometimes develop after treatment for breast cancer and melanoma.

Glands in the armpit and other parts of the body that protect the body from infection.

Tiny vessels next to blood vessels that collect fluid and waste products from the body’s tissue.

See ‘breast conserving surgery’.

A test to take fluid out of the spine to check for any problems.

Cancer of the blood and bone marrow, which is a spongy tissue in the middle of the bones in your body.