Skip to main content
Cancer Australia Logo
Mobile menu search
×
  • Cancer in our Mob
    • What is cancer?
    • Changes in the body that can be caused by cancer
    • What to do if I think I have cancer?
    • What to do if I think I have cancer?
      • What to do if I think one of my mob has cancer?
      • How can I help?
    • Why did I get cancer?
    • Why did I get cancer?
      • Family history
      • Genes and cancer
    • Why Cancer is No Shame Job
    • Why Cancer is No Shame Job
      • Women's Business
      • Men's Business
    • Statistics
  • Ways to help protect against cancer
    • Living a healthy lifestyle
    • Living a healthy lifestyle
      • Healthy eating for mob
      • Healthy weight for mob
      • Smoking
      • Move your body for health and wellbeing
      • Sun protection
      • Alcohol
    • Checking on our health
    • Screening for cancer
    • Immunisation (HPV and Hep B)
    • Immunisation (HPV and Hep B)
      • Hep B
      • HPV
  • Finding out you have cancer
    • Tests for cancer
    • How you might feel and what you can do
    • Taking time out
    • Talking to kids
  • Common cancer types
    • Bladder cancer
    • Bowel cancer
    • Brain cancer
    • Breast cancer
    • Breast cancer in men
    • Cancer of the unknown primary
    • Cervical cancer
    • Endometrial cancer
    • Head and neck cancer
    • Kidney cancer
    • Leukaemia
    • Liver cancer
    • Lung cancer
    • Melanoma (skin cancer)
    • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
    • Oesophageal cancer
    • Ovarian cancer
    • Pancreatic cancer
    • Prostate cancer
    • Testicular cancer
  • Treating cancer in our mob
    • How is cancer treated
    • How is cancer treated
      • Surgery
      • Chemotherapy
      • Radiotherapy
      • Targeted therapy
      • Immunotherapy
    • How treatment can make you feel
    • Which health professionals will you see?
    • Which health professionals will you see?
      • Multidisciplinary team
    • Health services
    • Health services
      • Trusting hospitals and doctors
    • Leaving mob for treatment
    • Leaving mob for treatment
      • Telehealth options
    • Research and clinical trials
    • Research and clinical trials
      • Research and clinical trials for our mob
      • Research and clinical trials for health professionals
  • Life with and after cancer
    • Follow-up care
    • Feelings
    • Relationships
    • Healthy living after cancer
    • What is metastatic cancer?
  • If the cancer comes back or won't go away
    • What is metastatic cancer?
    • Treatment for metastatic cancer
    • Treatment for metastatic cancer
      • Treatment for people in regional and remote communities
    • Palliative care
    • Palliative care
      • Deciding where to be cared for
      • Make a will for free or low cost
    • Sorry Business
  • Where can I get help and support
    • Help with travel and accommodation
    • Help with money worries
    • Yarning with someone
    • Yarning with doctors, nurses and others
    • Racism and your rights
    • Needing an interpreter
Cancer Australia Mobile Menu Divider
Resources COVID-19 and Cancer For health professionals About
MENU

Top Banner

  • Glossary
  • Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Health Professionals
  • About
  • Contact

Main navigation

  • Cancer in our Mob
    • What is cancer?
    • Changes in the body that can be caused by cancer
    • What to do if I think I have cancer?
    • What to do if I think I have cancer?
      • What to do if I think one of my mob has cancer?
      • How can I help?
    • Why did I get cancer?
    • Why did I get cancer?
      • Family history
      • Genes and cancer
    • Why Cancer is No Shame Job
    • Why Cancer is No Shame Job
      • Women's Business
      • Men's Business
    • Statistics
    Related Content
  • Ways to help protect against cancer
    • Living a healthy lifestyle
    • Living a healthy lifestyle
      • Healthy eating for mob
      • Healthy weight for mob
      • Smoking
      • Move your body for health and wellbeing
      • Sun protection
      • Alcohol
    • Checking on our health
    • Screening for cancer
    • Immunisation (HPV and Hep B)
    • Immunisation (HPV and Hep B)
      • Hep B
      • HPV
    Related Content
  • Finding out you have cancer
    • Tests for cancer
    • How you might feel and what you can do
    • Taking time out
    • Talking to kids
    Related Content
  • Common cancer types
    • Bladder cancer
    • Bowel cancer
    • Brain cancer
    • Breast cancer
    • Breast cancer in men
    • Cancer of the unknown primary
    • Cervical cancer
    • Endometrial cancer
    • Head and neck cancer
    • Kidney cancer
    • Leukaemia
    • Liver cancer
    • Lung cancer
    • Melanoma (skin cancer)
    • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
    • Oesophageal cancer
    • Ovarian cancer
    • Pancreatic cancer
    • Prostate cancer
    • Testicular cancer
    Related Content
  • Treating cancer in our mob
    • How is cancer treated
    • How is cancer treated
      • Surgery
      • Chemotherapy
      • Radiotherapy
      • Targeted therapy
      • Immunotherapy
    • How treatment can make you feel
    • Which health professionals will you see?
    • Which health professionals will you see?
      • Multidisciplinary team
    • Health services
    • Health services
      • Trusting hospitals and doctors
    • Leaving mob for treatment
    • Leaving mob for treatment
      • Telehealth options
    • Research and clinical trials
    • Research and clinical trials
      • Research and clinical trials for our mob
      • Research and clinical trials for health professionals
    Related Content
  • Life with and after cancer
    • Follow-up care
    • Feelings
    • Relationships
    • Healthy living after cancer
    • What is metastatic cancer?
    Related Content
  • If the cancer comes back or won't go away
    • What is metastatic cancer?
    • Treatment for metastatic cancer
    • Treatment for metastatic cancer
      • Treatment for people in regional and remote communities
    • Palliative care
    • Palliative care
      • Deciding where to be cared for
      • Make a will for free or low cost
    • Sorry Business
    Related Content
  • Where can I get help and support
    • Help with travel and accommodation
    • Help with money worries
    • Yarning with someone
    • Yarning with doctors, nurses and others
    • Racism and your rights
    • Needing an interpreter
    Related Content

What is cancer? (Extra Resource)

  1. Home
  3. What is cancer? (Extra Resource)
FOM 1 FOM 2
Cancer Council - Information & Support Line Why Cancer is No Shame Job Checking on our health

Footer links

Footer Circle 2/
Cancer Australia Logo
Cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

About

Created by our mob, for our mob, in collaboration with Cancer Australia, this is a place that respects and upholds Culture, Country and Community.

Our Mob and Cancer is designed to become a part of our knowledge systems about cancer.

Filled with important information about cancer from trusted sources, it is impartial, non-commercial, evidence-based and respects culture and traditions.

Using a strength-based approach to reflect our resilience and values, the website embodies the views, history and cultural traditions of the communities it serves.

Footer Circle

Footer

  • Our stories
  • Ways to help protect against cancer
  • Finding out you have cancer
  • Common cancer types
  • Treating cancer in our mob
  • Life with and after cancer
  • If cancer comes back or won't go away
  • Where to get help or support
  • Resources
  • COVID-19 and Cancer
  • For health professionals
  • Men's business
  • Women's business
  • Rights and racism
  • What does this word mean?
  • Thanks and recognition
  • About
  • Disclaimer
  • FOI

Created by our mob, for our mob, in collaboration with Cancer Australia, this is a place that respects and upholds Culture, Country and Community.

Our Mob and Cancer is designed to become a part of our knowledge systems about cancer.

Filled with important information about cancer from trusted sources, it is impartial, non-commercial, evidence-based and respects culture and traditions.

Using a strength-based approach to reflect our resilience and values, the website embodies the views, history and cultural traditions of the communities it serves.

Footer

  • Our stories
  • Ways to help protect against cancer
  • Finding out you have cancer
  • Common cancer types
  • Treating cancer in our mob
  • Life with and after cancer
  • If cancer comes back or won't go away
  • Where to get help or support
  • Resources
  • COVID-19 and Cancer
  • For health professionals
  • Men's business
  • Women's business
  • Rights and racism
  • What does this word mean?
  • Thanks and recognition
  • About
  • Disclaimer
  • FOI

Cancer Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Ancestors and Elders, past and present.

This artwork is based on looking at Country and Culture on a cellular level and how when we Listen to Country and when we look after Country, we in turn are Healed. We are all connected through Country, Culture, Community and one another.

Aboriginal flag, Torres Strait Islander flag and Pride flag

If you would like an interpreter to help you understand any information on this website, please call TIS National on 131 450 and ask them to call Cancer Australia on 02 9357 9400. Our business hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Freecall 1800 624 973
+61 2 9357 9400

Locked Bag 3, Strawberry Hills
NSW 2012

pids logo foi logo ips logo


Warning

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.

Terms & Conditions    |    Privacy Policy

 © Cancer Australia 2022