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News: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

…confidential support and referrals. More information about Cancer Council Queensland is available at www.cancerqld.org.au. Ms Chris McMillan CEO, Cancer Council Queensland For more information or interviews, please contact: Laura McKoy, Media Manager, Cancer Council Queensland Phone: (07) 3634 5345 Mobile:…

News: Childhood cancer statistics available online for the first time

…the clear potential to inform and track the success of interventions targeting improved diagnosis and survival for children with cancer.” Currently, funded by Cancer Australia through the Australian Government’s Fighting Childhood Cancer Measure, Cancer Council Queensland is collecting cancer stage…

atypical ductal hyperplasia

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

axillary tail

Breast tissue that extends into the armpit.

ducts

The canals within the breast that pass milk from the lobules to the nipple.

invasive lobular carcinoma

A cancer that started in the milk lobules but has spread into the normal breast tissue around it.

lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)

Abnormal cells in the lobes of the breast.

lobules

The milk-producing glands in the breast.

mammogram

An x-ray of the breast….