A

Abdomen

The part of the body under the ribs and above the hips.

Adjuvant

Treatment used together with or after the main treatment to improve the chance of controlling the cancer.

B

Biological therapies

Drugs that change the way cancer cells work to stop them growing. Also called targetted therapies.

Biomarker testing

A test that looks for changes (known as mutations) in a group of genes to see which treatments which may work and which ones are unlikely to work.

U

Ultrasound scan

A scan that uses sound waves to build up a picture of the body.