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Find information about cancer types, coping with a diagnosis, treatments, side effects, living well after diagnosis & treatment, caring for loved ones, resources for your community and more.
What is cancer?
Types of cancer
Bowel cancer
Blood cancers
Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Melanoma
Prostate cancer
View 45 other cancers
Coping with a diagnosis
Coping with emotions
Tests and scans
Talking to kids about cancer
Cancer and your finances
Cancer and work
Cancer care and your rights
How to ask for help
Cancer treatment
Treatment options
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
Surgery
Immunotherapy
Targeted therapy
Hormone therapy
Clinical trials
Palliative treatment
Managing side effects
Fatigue
Taste and smell changes
Heart health and cancer
Hair loss
Pain and cancer
Peripheral neuropathy
Changes in thinking and memory
Lymphoedema
Mouth health
Nutrition and cancer
Breast prostheses and reconstruction
Fertility
Sex, intimacy and cancer
Supporting someone with cancer
Caring for someone with cancer
Caring for someone with advanced cancer
Family and friends
Supportive schools
Supportive workplaces
Caring for mob with cancer
Living well during and after treatment
Nutrition and cancer
Exercise and cancer
Complementary therapies
Living well after treatment
Advanced cancer
Living with advanced cancer
Caring for someone with advanced cancer
Palliative care
Facing end of life
Coping with grief
Information for your community
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples
Resources in different languages
Easy Read resources
Resources for LGBTQI+ people
Fact sheets, podcasts and more
Cancer resource hub – fact sheets, booklets and more
Cancer Council Podcasts
Order printed resources
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Our cancer helpline consultants are ready for your call to support all people impacted by cancer. We may be able to assist with direct support services or by putting you in touch with other people who can support you.
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Accommodation during treatment
Cancer Counselling
Financial Support
Legal & Workplace Support
Transport to treatment
Support after treatment
Connect with others
Online community
Coping with a diagnosis
Coping with emotions
Talking to kids about cancer
Cancer and your finances
Cancer and work
Cancer care and your rights
Health care professionals
Cancer stories
Cancer podcasts
Meditation and relaxation podcasts
Preventing Cancer
Discover lifestyle choices to minimise your risk of getting cancer and the importance of screening and early detection for cancer survival.
Healthy diet and exercise
Limit alcohol
Be a healthy weight
Move more, sit less
Healthy Made Tasty
Quit smoking and vaping
Quit smoking
Tackling Tobacco
Smoke free environments
E-cigarettes
Nicotine pouches
Generation Vape
Sun protection
Slip on a shirt
Slop on sunscreen
Slap on a hat
Seek shade
Slide on sunglasses
SunSmart Education NSW
Improve your long game
Outdoor workers
SunSmart Workplaces
Sporting groups
Buy sun protection products online
Screening and early detection
Cervical screening
Bowel cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Lung cancer screening
Testicular cancer
Prostate cancer
Ovarian cancer
Liver cancer and hepatitis B
Check for skin cancer
CanAct – campaigning for better policies
Cancer Council shops
Research
Research programs save lives, improve treatments and quality of life for cancer survivors.
Research we conduct
The Daffodil Centre
Research we fund
Search research by cancer type or topic
Information for researchers
Grant opportunities
Research Request
Community participation in research
Get Involved
Cancer Council exists through the generosity of the community. Find out how you can participate by donating, volunteering, fundraising or partnering with us.
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Donate online
Make a regular donation
Face-to-face fundraising
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Make a major gift
Donate crypto
More ways to donate
Events and Fundraising
Events calendar
Fundraise your way – Do It For Cancer
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
Daffodil Day
Relay for Life
The Longest Day
The March Charge
7 Bridges Walk
Stars Dance for Cancer
POSH Auction and Gala
More ways to fundraise
Volunteer with us
Partnerships and philanthropy
Corporate Partnerships
Major gifts and philanthropy
Trusts and Foundations
Leave a gift in your will
Campaign with us
Work with us
Share your story
About Cancer
Find information about cancer types, coping with a diagnosis, treatments, side effects, living well after diagnosis & treatment, caring for loved ones, resources for your community and more.
What is cancer?
Types of cancer
Bowel cancer
Blood cancers
Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Melanoma
Prostate cancer
View 45 other cancers
Coping with a diagnosis
Coping with emotions
Tests and scans
Talking to kids about cancer
Cancer and your finances
Cancer and work
Cancer care and your rights
How to ask for help
Cancer treatment
Treatment options
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
Surgery
Immunotherapy
Targeted therapy
Hormone therapy
Clinical trials
Palliative treatment
Managing side effects
Fatigue
Taste and smell changes
Heart health and cancer
Hair loss
Pain and cancer
Peripheral neuropathy
Changes in thinking and memory
Lymphoedema
Mouth health
Nutrition and cancer
Breast prostheses and reconstruction
Fertility
Sex, intimacy and cancer
Supporting someone with cancer
Caring for someone with cancer
Caring for someone with advanced cancer
Family and friends
Supportive schools
Supportive workplaces
Caring for mob with cancer
Living well during and after treatment
Nutrition and cancer
Exercise and cancer
Complementary therapies
Living well after treatment
Advanced cancer
Living with advanced cancer
Caring for someone with advanced cancer
Palliative care
Facing end of life
Coping with grief
Information for your community
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples
Resources in different languages
Easy Read resources
Resources for LGBTQI+ people
Fact sheets, podcasts and more
Cancer resource hub – fact sheets, booklets and more
Cancer Council Podcasts
Order printed resources
Get Support
Our cancer helpline consultants are ready for your call to support all people impacted by cancer. We may be able to assist with direct support services or by putting you in touch with other people who can support you.
13 11 20 – Speak to a cancer professional
How can we help you
Accommodation during treatment
Cancer Counselling
Financial Support
Legal & Workplace Support
Transport to treatment
Support after treatment
Connect with others
Online community
Coping with a diagnosis
Coping with emotions
Talking to kids about cancer
Cancer and your finances
Cancer and work
Cancer care and your rights
Health care professionals
Cancer stories
Cancer podcasts
Meditation and relaxation podcasts
Preventing Cancer
Discover lifestyle choices to minimise your risk of getting cancer and the importance of screening and early detection for cancer survival.
Healthy diet and exercise
Limit alcohol
Be a healthy weight
Move more, sit less
Healthy Made Tasty
Quit smoking and vaping
Quit smoking
Tackling Tobacco
Smoke free environments
E-cigarettes
Nicotine pouches
Generation Vape
Sun protection
Slip on a shirt
Slop on sunscreen
Slap on a hat
Seek shade
Slide on sunglasses
SunSmart Education NSW
Improve your long game
Outdoor workers
SunSmart Workplaces
Sporting groups
Buy sun protection products online
Screening and early detection
Cervical screening
Bowel cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Lung cancer screening
Testicular cancer
Prostate cancer
Ovarian cancer
Liver cancer and hepatitis B
Check for skin cancer
CanAct – campaigning for better policies
Cancer Council shops
Research
Research programs save lives, improve treatments and quality of life for cancer survivors.
Research we conduct
The Daffodil Centre
Research we fund
Search research by cancer type or topic
Information for researchers
Grant opportunities
Research Request
Community participation in research
Get Involved
Cancer Council exists through the generosity of the community. Find out how you can participate by donating, volunteering, fundraising or partnering with us.
Donate
Donate online
Make a regular donation
Face-to-face fundraising
Donate in memory of a loved one
Make a major gift
Donate crypto
More ways to donate
Events and Fundraising
Events calendar
Fundraise your way – Do It For Cancer
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
Daffodil Day
Relay for Life
The Longest Day
The March Charge
7 Bridges Walk
Stars Dance for Cancer
POSH Auction and Gala
More ways to fundraise
Volunteer with us
Partnerships and philanthropy
Corporate Partnerships
Major gifts and philanthropy
Trusts and Foundations
Leave a gift in your will
Campaign with us
Work with us
Share your story
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Cancer Care and Your Rights
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