Language can be a critical barrier to understanding and accessing healthcare and especially for individuals impacted by breast or gynecologic cancer.

This article serves as a resource for the cancer community, offering a collection of key terms related to cancer care translated between English, Spanish, and Portuguese. By bridging language gaps, this guide aims to empower patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to communicate more effectively.

Our hope is to provide Breasties and their family members with breast and gynecologic cancer terms to better translate their treatment details and break down language barriers.

Read below and let us know what terms you would like to see added next.