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Useful contacts
You can find many useful resources online, but not all websites are reliable. These websites are good sources of support and information.
Learn more about:
Online and telephone support
Cancer Council | Call 13 11 20 |
Cancer Council Online Community | cancercouncil.com.au/OC |
Carer Gateway | 1800 422 737 carergateway.gov.au |
Beyond Blue | 1300 22 4636 beyondblue.org.au |
CanTeen (for young people aged 12−25 affected by cancer) | 1800 835 932 canteen.org.au |
Kids Helpline (for young people aged 5-25) | 1800 55 1800 kidshelpline.com.au |
Lifeline | 13 11 14 lifeline.org.au |
MensLine Australia | 1300 78 99 78 mensline.org.au |
QLife (LGBTI peer support and referral) | 1800 184 527 qlife.org.au |
Other Australian websites
The Thing About Cancer and Finding Calm During Cancer podcasts | cancercouncil.com.au/podcasts |
Guides to Best Cancer Care | cancer.org.au/cancercareguides |
Australian Cancer Trials | australiancancertrials.gov.au |
Australian Psychological Society (Find a Psychologist) | psychology.org.au/find-a-psychologist |
Breast Cancer Network Australia | bcna.org.au |
Cancer Australia | canceraustralia.gov.au |
CanDo app | candoapp.com.au |
Department of Health | health.gov.au |
eviQ Cancer Treatments Online | eviq.org.au/patients-and-carers |
Healthdirect Australia | healthdirect.gov.au |
Look Good Feel Better | lgfb.org.au |
Mindspot | mindspot.org.au |
Moodgym | moodgym.com.au |
My Health Record | myhealthrecord.gov.au |
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia | prostate.org.au |
Relationships Australia | relationships.org.au |
Services Australia (including Centrelink and Medicare) | servicesaustralia.gov.au |
This Way Up | thiswayup.org.au |
International websites
American Cancer Society | cancer.org |
Cancer Research UK | cancerresearchuk.org |
Caringbridge | caringbridge.org |
Macmillan Cancer Support (UK) | macmillan.org.uk |
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Patient Decision Aids (Canada) | decisionaid.ohri.ca |
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A/Prof Anne Burke, Co-Director, Psychology and Allied Health Lead, Cancer, Central Adelaide Local Health Network and The University of Adelaide, SA; Hannah Chen, Psychologist, Cancer Council Queensland; Hazel Everett, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Cancer Services, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, WA; Shona Gates, Senior Social Worker, North West Cancer Centre, TAS; Dr Jemma Gilchrist, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Mind My Health and Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead, NSW; Sandra Hodge, Consumer; Dr Michael Murphy, Psychiatrist and Clinician Researcher, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW; Caitriona Nienaber, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council WA; Dr Alesha Thai, Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Alan White, Consumer.
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