A doctor who specialises in treating cancer with radiotherapy.

The use of radiation, usually x-rays or gamma rays, to kill tumour cells or injure them so they cannot grow or multiply in a specific area of the body.

Tests that involve taking pictures of different parts of the body using X-rays.

An individual’s overall appraisal of their situation and subjective sense of wellbeing. Quality of life encompasses symptoms of disease and side effects of treatment, functional capacity, social interactions, spirituality, connection to family and Country and relationships, and occupational functioning. Key psychological aspects include subjective distress, satisfaction with treatment, existential issues, and the impact of illness and treatment on sexuality and body image.

A health professional who can talk with patients and their families about emotional and personal matters, and can help them make decisions.

A medical doctor who specialises in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders.

Detailed instructions about how to complete a specific task. Describes how, when, where and who should be involved in the task. Protocols may refer to a culture, Men’s Business, Women’s Business and clinical care processes or the working relationship between people and/or agencies.

A gland around the neck of the bladder in men. It releases a fluid that makes up the semen.

The likely outcome of a person's disease.

Primary health care services involve continuity of care, health promotion and education, integration of prevention with illness and/or disease management, a concern for population as well as individual health, community involvement and the use of appropriate technology.