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A

 

Active Surveillance | Eyáa nezǫ́le ka dene ghánagı́dá

Keeping track of the changes in a person’s body by doing tests and exams

 

Aggressive | Eyáa nezǫ́le whırı denekwę́tah ɂǫ́nę́ ɂat’ı̨

A tumour or disease that grows quickly.

 

Anaesthesia | Dene geneté agehɂı̨ gonádı́

Using drugs to stop the feeling of pain in the body. Used during surgery

 

B

 

Benign | Ɂahsı̨́ neshı́e hogogı̨́hɂǫ beghǫ gonǝjı̨́le

Not harmful

 

Biopsy | Eyáa nezǫ́le ka gogháguhdá gha t’ahsı̨́ nesélıa net’á hekı́hchu

Remove a small tissue from inside the body to look for sickness

 

Body Scan | Denep’ęnę́ ɂı̨htł’é gı́hchu

Take an x-ray of the bones

 

Bowel Movement | Béhǝ́ káts’ereda

Discharge of waste from body

 

Brain Cancer | Denepı́ghǫ́yı́e eyáa nezǫ́le ǫ̨t’e

Cancer of the brain

 

Brain Scan | Denepı́ghǫ́ ɂı̨htł’é gı́hchu

X-ray of the brain

 

C

 

Cancer | Eyáa nezǫ́le

When the cells in your body grow out of control and cause harm

 

Carcinogen | T’ahsı̨́ dzá ǫt’e gháré eyáa nezǫ́le dene ɂahɂı̨́

Substance that causes cancer

 

Cell | Bet’áré nezǫ́ gots’ǝdı́ gha denepę́tah ǫt’e

Basic unit of life 

 

Cervix | Bǝbı́ gǫ́hłı̨ dahk’ǝ́

Part of a women’s reproductive system

 

Chemotherapy | Eyáa nezǫ́le ɂǫ́nę́ ɂadǝ ch’á náı́dı́ t’á dene ghálageda

A treatment of drugs that kills cancer, can also kill healthy

 

Colon | Denets’ǝ́ǝ nechá

The longest part of the large intestine

 

Colonoscopy | Ɂı́dı́ıkǫ́né t’á denets’ı́yı́e denets’ı́ ghákeda

A test to examine inside of the large intestine

 

Colostomy | Bét’á káts’ereda gha zhúwǝ́ dene k’ǝ fehtǫ

Opening that is created by surgery. It connects the colon to a bag on the outside of the body to collect stool

 

Cone Biopsy | Bǝbı́ gǫ́hłı̨ dahk’ǝ́ ɂahsı̨́ goghákudá gha gı́hchu

Sample of tissue taken from cervix to be examined

 

CT Scan | Ɂı̨htł’é gı́hchu gháré denézhı́e t’ahsı̨́ ka genı̨wę

Take a picture of inside to look for any abnormal growth

 

D

 

Diagnosis | Ayı́ı eyáa denepę́ta ǫt’e hegogı̨́hɂǫ

Identifying a disease or illness from symptoms

 

E

 

Endoscope | Tł’uh ɂı́dı́ıkǫ́né belǫ wheɂǫ t’á denezhı́e goghágeda

Tube with a light is use to look inside the body at the internal organs

 

F

 

Family History | Dene héot’ı̨nę goɂeyáa edehǝ́ ts’aɂa

The medical history of a person’s family, including mother, father, brother, sister and grandparents

 

Fatigue | Nı̨́tǝts’enę́wı

Feeling very tired or not having energy

 

FIT | Eyáa nezǫ́leka gagudá gha nı̨dé edelé ka bét’á káts’ereda hǝgı́hchu

A test that checks for blood in the stool. It is used to screen for Colorectal Cancer

 

H

 

H. pylori | Eyáa ts’ęhɂǫ́nę́ denechǫ kǝ́teoderı́tłe

Causes inflammation and ulcers in the stomach and small intestine

 

I

 

Immune system | Denepę́tah ayı́ eyáa gha k’ǝ́nárę́hts’e gǫ́hlı̨

The cells and organs in your body that protects the body from illness.

 

Inoperable | Surı́ dene gha horı́la t’á dúwǝ́ dene taɂı̨t’á

A disease or tumour that cannot be treated with surgery.

 

Intravenous | Daetı̨tł’úlé t’á denepę́tah ası̨́ ɂagǝhɂı̨

Into a vein

 

L

 

Leukemia | Denedelétah eyáa nezǫ́le gǫ́hłı̨

Cancer in the blood

 

Lumpectomy | Denet’óyı́e t’ahsı̨́ nę́hshǫ kágı̨feh

Surgical removal of a breast tumour

 

M

 

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Deneyı́e ɂerı̨htł’é gı́hchu gosatsǫ́nę́

Another type of test used to look at the organs and tissue inside the body. It uses magnetic force to take pictures.

 

Malignant | Nǝ́yı́e t’ahsı̨̨́ hegút’ǫ sı̨̨́ı̨ la eyáa nezǫ́le ǫt’e

Is harmful, cancer.

 

Mammogram | Denet’ó ɂı̨htł’é gı́hchu

An x-ray picture of the breast

 

Mastectomy | Denet’ó ełaot’e kágı̨hfe

Surgical removal of the whole breast

 

Medical History | Dene eyáahı̨lı̨kǫ́ dene ɂı̨htł’é fela

A record of someone’s risk factors, symptoms, and past medical events or illness

 

Melanoma | Denepę́ k’ǝ́ eyáa nezǫ́le heogı̨́hɂǫ

A type of cancer found on your skin

 

Metastasis | Eyáa nezǫ́le ɂǫ́nę́ denepę́tah ajá

When cancer spreads from its original site.

 

O

 

Oncology | Eyáa nezǫ́le wáe hǝogǝruhzhá gha yek’ǝ eghálageda

The study of cancer

 

Operable | Dúle gogha dene taɂı̨t’á

When the disease or tumour that can be treated with surgery

 

P

Palliative Care | Dágude gots’ę́ gonı̨́ k’ǝ́ nezǫ́ goghálageda

• Improves quality of life for patients and their families facing serious illness that cannot be cured.
• Helps to limit and prevent suffering and pain.
• Supports all aspects of life (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social)
• Can also be used during end of life care

 

Pap Smear | Bǝbı́ gǫ́hłı̨ goɂǝ́hk’ǝ́ ɂahsı̨́ gı́hchu

A swab of sample taken from the cervix

 

Platelet | Denedélétah begháré ɂǝts’ǝht’ǝ́ gǫ́hłı̨

Type of cell in the blood that helps blood to clot

 

Polyp | Denezhı́e denets’ı́ hǝ́ denek’árı́hpelé k’ǝ ɂahsı̨́ nǝhzhǝ

Growth found in the colon or rectum

 

Prognosis | Dats’út’é gonuvę gha dene ts’ę́ gogede

Chance of cure or cancer coming back

 

R

 

Radiation | Ɂı́dı́ıkǫ́né t’á eyáa nezǫ́le k’ǝ goghálageda

High energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumours.

 

Recurrence | Eyáa nezǫ́le anaode gha hǝ́nagulǝ

Chance of cancer coming back

 

Remission | Edúh gogha eyáa nezǫ́le whúle

Tests, physical exams and scans show that all signs of cancer are gone.

 

Risk Factor | Ayı́ı dahgháré eyáa nezǫ́le edaghǫ hǝnáots’ulǝ

Something that increases the chance of developing a disease.

 

S

 

Screening | Dene bets’ı̨́ ası̨́ hǝnáots’ulı́le kúlı́ yeghágeda

Test done on a well person

 

Side Effects | Dágoghá dene ghálageda eyıı ts’ęhɂǫ́nę́ dene gha dágǫ́ht’e

Effects of a medical treatment or procedure (hair loss, nausea, loss of appetite)

 

Stage | Eyı eyáa nezǫ́le dánáréhtse gháré yǝgǝrehtáh gǝt’ı̨

How much cancer is in the body and where it is located(size of tumour, if cancer has spread to other parts of the body)

 

Surgery | Denetaɂı̨t’á

Operation

 

Symptoms | Eyáa ts’ęhɂǫ́nę́ edǝ́ts’ǝrǝdı́

A change that a person feels in their body that may be due to disease or illness

 

T

 

Tumour | Denezhı́e ɂahsı̨́ nǝhzhǝ eyıı gha dúle denetaɂet’á

Growth of cells

 

Tumour Marker | Dáts’ut’e gogha kuruhshá genı̨wę gha denets’ę t’ahsı̨́ gı́hchu

A substance found in the blood, urine or body tissue that is measured to help identify cancer.

 

U

 

Ultrasound | Satsǫ́nę́ t’á denebé k’e hek’ǝ́nagǝhtse gháré dene zhı́e ɂı̨htł’é gı́hchu

A test that takes images of the inside of the body using sound wave

 

X

 

X-ray | Ɂı́dı́ıkǫ́né t’á dene ɂı̨htł’é gı́hchu

Picture taken of body parts