An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander who identifies as such and is accepted as such by the community with which he or she is associated.

Treatment with drugs that help your immune system attack the cancer cells.

A process used to protect people against a disease through vaccination.

HPV or wart virus. A group of over 100 viruses that can cause infection in the skin surface of different areas of the body including the genital area. Some virus strains are linked to cervical and a number of other cancers. See 'cervical screening test'.

Hormones (oestrogen, progesterone or both) given to women after menopause. Used to ease symptoms of menopause.

Drugs used to treat women who have hormone receptors on their breast cancer cells. Also called endocrine therapies.

A substance that affects how your body works. Some hormones control growth, others control reproduction. They are distributed around the body through the bloodstream.

Refers to physical, social, emotional, and cultural wellbeing.

Human immunodeficiency virus.

A protein on a cell that allows a growth factor to bind to the cell, causing the cell to grow and divide. HER2 is also called HER2-neu or c-erbB2.