The more similar the cells, the better the likelihood of a good outcome. Hormone therapy Treatment with drugs or hormones to control the growth of cancer cells by changing the balance of certain hormones in the body. Tamoxifen and ovarian treatment are both types of hormone therapy. An internal breast prosthesis. A bag, usually of saline water, is placed under the chest skin or muscle.
Implants come in various shapes and sizes.
Local anaesthetic A drug that is usually injected that makes you temporarily lose feeling in just one part of your body so that doctors can operate on that part of the body without you feeling anything. Lymph node Small kidney bean shaped sacs that get rid of bacteria and other waste products. They are also called lymph glands. The ovaries stop producing the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. Eggs are no longer released from the ovaries and the woman becomes infertile.