Australian children diagnosed with cancer and treated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy are around 50 times more likely to be diagnosed with a secondary therapy-related cancer, compared to the general population. New research by Children’s Health Queensland and Cancer Council…

The individual, usually once daily, dose of radiation that makes up part of a course of radiation therapy treatment.

A type of three-dimensional radiation therapy that allows the radiation beams to be shaped around a tumour more precisely.

Moveable pieces of metal built into the head of radiation therapy machines to shield normal tissue and organs from the radiation beam.

An internal examination of the nose and upper airways using a long, flexible tube called an endoscope….

Layers of cells covering internal and external surfaces of the body, including the ovaries.

An internal pouch surgically created using the lining of the large bowel. It may be formed during an ultra-low anterior resection.

An internal examination of the airways using a tube called a bronchoscope that is inserted into the mouth, throat and lungs.

An operation in which a long cut is made in the abdomen to examine the internal organs, such as the ovaries.

A type of cancer that affects the protective membrane around the internal organs (mesothelium). It often occurs in the membranes of the lungs (pleura)….