Helps with speech, eating and swallowing problems.

Any process relating to palliative care, passing into The Dreaming, preparing for such circumstances and the ceremonies that follow when someone enters The Dreaming.

Unintended effects of a drug or treatment.

An event which causes a person shame or embarrassment.

Also called metastasis. A tumour that has spread from the original site to another part of the body.

An organised program (using tests, examinations or other procedures) to identify disease such as cancer, or changes which may later develop into disease such as cancer, before symptoms appear.

Substance or condition that increases an individual's chances of getting a particular type of cancer.

A measure of how likely a person is to develop a disease or a side effect.

A support service funded by the government for carers to take a break from caring.

Period of time when the symptoms of the cancer reduce or disappear. A partial remission is when there has been a significant improvement in the cancer. A complete remission is when there is no evidence of active disease. This does not necessarily mean that the cancer is cured.