An abnormal build-up of fluid in the pleural cavity (outside the lung itself)….

A surgical operation to remove a lobe of a lung.

The original cancer. Cells from the primary cancer may break away and be carried to other parts of the body, where secondary cancers may form….

What is known? Cervical cancer is preventable through both primary vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cervical cancer screening. Australia has one of the lowest overall cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates globally, reflecting the success of the national…

What is known? Despite Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program, Indigenous women have a disproportionately high burden of cervical cancer. Compared to non-Indigenous women, higher numbers of screened Indigenous women also have high-grade cervical abnormalities (HGA), that can indicate a true…

A disease that increases the risk of developing bowel cancer. Previously called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)….

A non-cancerous condition of the cells in the lining of the milk ducts in the breast.

…or mass, of abnormal cells in your brain. Your skull, which encloses your brain, is very rigid. Any growth inside such a restricted space can cause problems. Brain tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). Click to read more……

A non-cancerous swelling of the prostate.

Positron emission tomography. A scan in which a person is injected with a small amount of radioactive glucose solution. Cancerous areas show up brighter in the scan because they take up more of the glucose….