| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Radiation oncologist |
A doctor who specialises in radiotherapy |
| Radiation therapist |
A health professional who assists in planning and giving radiotherapy |
| Radiologist |
A health professional who examines mammograms, ultrasounds, X-rays and other imaging results and may perform biopsies or help locate cancers prior to surgery |
| Radiotherapy |
Treatment for cancer in a particular area of the body using X-rays |
| Rectal suppository |
A way of delivering medication via the rectum |
| Recurrence |
Cancer that has come back after treatment |
| Recurrent/relapsed epithelial ovarian ca |
Ovarian cancer that has come back after treatment |
| Registrar |
A registrar is a trained doctor who has undertaken further training in an area of specialty. Registrars work under the direction of a specialist consultant. |
| Relative risk |
A way of describing risk that involves comparing two risks |
| Relative survival |
Relative survival is the ratio of observed survival of a group of persons diagnosed with cancer to expected survival of those in the corresponding general population after a specified interval following diagnosis (such as 5 or 10 years). [AIHW & AACR. Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2010] |
| Residual disease |
Cancer cells that remain the body after attempts to remove the cancer |
| Risk factors |
Things that increase your chance of developing cancer |
| Ruben’s or deep circumflex iliac artery |
The transfer of skin, fat and usually some muscle from the ‘love handle’ area of the hip to recreate breast shape. |