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 health care 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 (these links will take you away from the ACSC webpage):
- 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 organisations
There are support groups and services for people with cancer. These include:
- Beyond Five
- Bladder Cancer Australia
- Bowel Cancer Australia
- Breast Cancer Network Australia
- Cancer Action Victoria
- Cancer Voices Australia
- Counterpart
- EX-Med Cancer
- Healthy Living After Cancer
- Leukaemia Foundation (information and support for those with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other related blood disorders)
- Lung Foundation Australia
- Lymphoma Australia
- Melanoma Patients Australia
- Myeloma Foundation of Australia
- NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia (formerly Unicorn Foundation)
- Ovarian Cancer Australia
- Pancare Foundation
- Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
- Rare Cancers Australia
- Think Pink
- WeCan Cancer Supportive Care
Please note this is not an exhaustive list as your local Cancer Council will maintain an up-to-date of state-specific services.
Children and young adult cancer survivors
- ONTrac at Peter Mac
A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals who work alongside cancer specialists at Peter Mac and beyond.
Phone: 03 8559 6880
Email: [email protected] - CanTeen
Email: [email protected]
CanTeen has resources (written and peer support) for young people (12–24 years) with or affected by cancer. - RedKite
Email: [email protected]
RedKite offers support for young people (up to 18 years) with cancer. RedKite can assist with information and counselling, financial assistance, education, and carer and bereavement support.
Carers of cancer survivors
Carers Australia
Offers support to carers.
Phone: 1800 242 636
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.
