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Glossary
The glossary explains some of the words used across this website and covers some key cancer and research terms, which primarily focus on lung cancer.
Oncologist
Opportunistic screening
Organised screening
Overdiagnosis
References
Cancer.net. Types of oncologists. Available from: https://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/cancer-basics/cancer-care-team/types-oncologists [Accessed 12/04/22]
National Screening Unit: New Zealand Ministry of Health. Organised and opportunistic screening. [Updated 05/12/14]. Available from: https://www.nsu.govt.nz/about-us-national-screening-unit/what-screening/organised-and-opportunistic-screening [Accessed 30/03/22]
National Cancer Institute. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Available from: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms [Accessed 04/03/22]
World Health Organization. 2020. WHO report on cancer: setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all. Geneva: WHO