…the switch to Cancer Council Queensland in 2006 – after her younger sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. Jenny’s cancer journey continued in 2006, when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Back then, lung cancer had a stigma…

A procedure used to remove cervical tissue for examination.

A group of viruses that can cause infection in the skin surface of different areas of the body including the genitals. Some strains increase the risk of cancer, including cervical cancer. Also called a wart virus.

A type of cell found in the cervical canal (endocervix).

The cells lining the cervical canal.

See cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).

A test in which cervical cells are removed and sent to a laboratory for examination….

…Hospital and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, and funded by Cancer Council Queensland, found that the advanced robotic technology also offered a safer and minimally invasive option for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer has been rapidly…

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Ovarian cancer that does not start in the lining of the ovary. Types include germ cell ovarian cancer and sex-cord stromal cancer….