Community support organisations

There are a range of reliable community-based organisations available to provide information and support programs. We have listed the major organisations below. Speak to your healthcare team for additional recommendations. 

Cancer Councils 

For cancer information and support, call 13 11 20. 

Visit Cancer Council Australia, the national website, or contact your state's local Cancer Council:  

• Cancer Council Victoria  
• Cancer Council New South Wales  
• Cancer Council Western Australia  
• Cancer Council Queensland  
• Cancer Council South Australia  
• Cancer Council Tasmania  
• Cancer Council ACT  
• Cancer Council NT  

Community support organisation

There are support groups and services for people with cancer, including: 

• Bladder Cancer Australia  
• Bowel Cancer Australia  
• Breast Cancer Network Australia  
• Cancer Action Victoria  
• Cancer Voices Australia  
• Counterpart  
• Leukaemia Foundation - information for leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood related disorder  
• Lung Foundation Australia  
• Lymphoma Australia  
• Melanoma Patients Australia  
• Myeloma Foundation of Australia  
• Ovarian Cancer Australia  
• Pancare Foundation  
• Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia  
• Rare Cancers Australia  
• Think Pink  
• NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia  
• WeCan Cancer Supportive Care 

Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Your local Cancer Council will have an up-to-date list of state-specific services.

Children and young adult cancer survivors 

• Victorian Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Service, a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals who work alongside cancer specialists at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and beyond 
• CanTeen, provides tailored support to young people (12–24 years) impacted by cancer 
• RedKite, offers support for families who have a child with cancer (18 years and under)

Carers of cancer survivors 

• Carers Australia, offers support and services to carers across Australia   

Community support organisations’ cancer survivorship care consensus statement 

ACSC convened a number of forums of Community Support Organisations to discuss work relating to cancer survivorship. A major recommendation from these forums was the development of a consensus statement. The purpose of the consensus statement is to articulate the vital role of community support organisations in the provision of survivorship care to Australians of all ages who have been diagnosed with cancer. 

Continue here to read the Community Support Organisations' Cancer Survivorship Care Consensus Statement. 

ACSC would like to thank all of the organisations that have endorsed the statement.