Explore our information in Spanish. Find out about different types of cancer, tests, treatments, cancer prevention, support resources and more.
Explore nuestra información en español. Encuentre información sobre distintos tipos de cáncer, pruebas, tratamientos, prevención del cáncer, recursos de apoyo y mucho más.
Visit the web pages | Visite las páginas web
- Coping with a diagnosis | Enfrentar un diagnóstico de cáncer
- Questions to ask your doctor | Preguntas para hacer a su médico
- Radiation therapy | Radioterapia
- Chemotherapy | Quimioterapia
- Living well after cancer | Vivir bien después del cáncer
- Need support? | ¿Necesita apoyo?
Download fact sheets | Descargue las hojas informativas
Click on the links below to download PDFs in Spanish or English.
Haga clic en los enlaces a continuación para descargar archivos PDF en español o inglés.
Coping with a Diagnosis
Mariad O’Gorman, Clinical Psychologist, Bankstown Cancer Centre & Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, NSW; Gillian Blanchard, Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Calvary Mater Newcastle, NSW and Director, Cancer Nurses Society of Australia; Kevin Bloom, Senior Social Worker, Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, NSLHD – Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW; Community reviewers; Vanessa Saunders, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council NSW
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Mariad O’Gorman, Clinical Psychologist, Bankstown Cancer Centre & Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, NSW; Gillian Blanchard, Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Calvary Mater Newcastle, NSW & Director, Cancer Nurses Society of Australia; Kevin Bloom, Senior Social Worker, Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, NSLHD – Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW; Community reviewers; Alexandria Hitchen, Clinical Nurse Educator, Cancer Services, Central West Cancer Care Centre, NSW; Dr Yada Kanjanapan, Medical Oncologist, Icon Cancer Centre Canberra, Canberra Hospital, ACT; Vanessa Saunders, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council NSW.
Understanding Chemotherapy
Dr Yada Kanjanapan, Medical Oncologist, Icon Cancer Centre Canberra, Canberra Hospital, ACT; Gillian Blanchard, Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Calvary Mater Newcastle, NSW and Director, Cancer Nurses Society of Australia; Community reviewers; Vanessa Saunders, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council NSW.
Understanding Radiation Therapy
A/Prof Mei Ling Yap, Radiation Oncologist, Liverpool Hospital and Campbelltown Hospital, NSW; Alexandria Hitchen, Clinical Nurse Educator, Cancer Services, Central West Cancer Care Centre, NSW; Community reviewers; Vanessa Saunders, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council NSW.
Living Well After Cancer
Mariad O’Gorman, Clinical Psychologist, Bankstown Cancer Centre & Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, NSW; Gillian Blanchard, Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Calvary Mater Newcastle, NSW & Director, Cancer Nurses Society of Australia; Kevin Bloom, Senior Social Worker, Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, NSLHD – Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW; Community reviewers; Dr Yada Kanjanapan, Medical Oncologist, Icon Cancer Centre Canberra, Canberra Hospital, ACT; Vanessa Saunders, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council NSW
Translation services provided by Polaron Connect using translators accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd, with translations also reviewed by in-community language reviewers.
View the Cancer Council NSW editorial policy.
Australian | Australianas
- Cancer Australia – produces a range of cancer publications, including guidelines, cancer guides, reports, fact sheets and brochures in in Spanish. Produce una variedad de publicaciones sobre el cáncer, incluidas directrices, guías sobre el cáncer, informes, hojas informativas y folletos en español.
- Cancer Council Australia – information on hospital visits and telehealth. Información sobre visitas al hospital y telesalud.
- Cancer Council Victoria – general information in Spanish. Información general en español.
- Cancer Institute NSW – information in Spanish on many types of cancer. Información en español sobre muchos tipos de cáncer.
- Cancer Institute NSW – I have cancer. Is a clinical trial an option for me?
Tengo cáncer… ¿es un ensayo clínico una opción para mí? - eviQ – learn about cancer treatment and managing its side effects. Aprender sobre el tratamiento del cáncer y cómo controlar sus efectos secundarios.
International (recommended treatments may vary) | Internacionales (es posible que las recomendaciones de tratamiento varíen)
- American Cancer Society – information on screening, prevention, treatments, living with cancer, side effects, and more. Información sobre detección, prevención, tratamientos, vivir con cáncer, efectos secundarios y más.
- American Cancer Society (Spanish site) – the mirror ACS wesbite in Spanish. El sitio web espejo de ACS en español.
- ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) – patient guides for several cancer types, including cervical cancer and breast cancer, and more. Guías para pacientes para varios tipos de cáncer, incluidos el cáncer de cuello uterino y el cáncer de mama, y más.
- Resources for more information: Spanish language resources (USA) – a list of useful cancer-related links in Spanish. Una lista de enlaces útiles relacionados con el cáncer en español.
Being told you have cancer
Watch this video to learn what to expect after a cancer diagnosis, and how Cancer Council and your care team can support you (click on the Settings icon 
to turn on the auto-generated Spanish subtitles).
Mira este video fácil de entender para aprender qué esperar después de un diagnóstico de cáncer y cómo el Cancer Council y tu equipo de atención pueden apoyarte
Haz clic en el ícono de configuración para activar los subtítulos en español generados automáticamente.