People who have had a personal experience of cancer, including patients, people living with cancer, cancer survivors, caregivers and family members.

The lower part of the trunk of the body: roughly, the area that extends from hip to hip and waist to groin.

Tests that involve examining blood, tissue or cells from the body.

A person who studies diseases to understand their nature and cause. Pathologists examine biopsies under a microscope to diagnose cancer and other diseases.

See ‘breast conserving surgery’.

Specialised care for people who have a disease that cannot be cured. Palliative care also referred to as Sorry Business and focuses on helping to control physical symptoms such as pain, on emotional wellbeing, on relationships with others and on spiritual needs. In later stages, palliative care can also help people to prepare for passing into The Dreaming.

Also called Pap test. This test has been replaced by a Cervical Screening Test.

An organ in your belly, towards your back. The pancreas helps digest food and controls blood sugar levels.

Part of a woman’s reproductive system that produces eggs and hormones. There are two ovaries, one on either side of the womb (uterus). They are connected to the womb by tubes called the fallopian tubes.

A doctor who specialises in the study and treatment of cancer.