women’s business
Often includes things like health, wellbeing, ceremony, how we conduct family business, taking care of sacred sites and continuing culture through language, song, dance, art and storytelling. Women have distinct roles and responsibilities, performing specific tasks that benefit the whole community. You can request cultural protocol to be followed where gender-specific cancer is present or symptoms resulting from a cancer diagnosis are impacting your reproductive organs.
white blood cells
Blood cells produced by the bone marrow that help the body to fight infections.
uterus
Another name for the womb.
urethra
The tube that carries urine from the bladder out through the penis and to the outside of the body.
ultrasound
A way of producing a picture of the inside of the body using sound waves.
ulcer
A small wound in the skin or lining of the mouth or stomach. May be sore and swollen.
tumour
An abnormal growth of tissue. It may be localised (benign) or invade adjacent tissues (malignant) or distant tissues (metastatic).
transplant
A surgical procedure where tissue or an organ is transferred from one area of a person’s body to another area, or from one person (the donor) to another person (the recipient).
transfusion
The transfer of blood or blood products from a donor to another person.