Listed below are recommended websites. The information contained in these linked websites does not necessarily reflect the opinion of OSWA. Please check the copyright restrictions on individual sites before reproducing any information found on these sites.
Australia - Cancer General
UK - Cancer General
USA - Cancer General
Australian State Sites
Queensland
Western Australia
Australian Capital Territory
South Australia
Tumour Specific Sites (Australian Sites Only - Follow links on selected site to sites overseas)
Brain Tumours
Breast Cancer
Gynaecological Cancer
Leukaemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
Melanoma
Lung
Colorectal Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Bone Cancer and Sarcomas
Palliative Care
Survivorship
Fertility
Lymphoedema
For Children/Teenagers/Young Adults
Cancer Support and Advocacy
Professional Links
The Cancer Council Australia
The Cancer Council Australia is the National Body for cancer initiatives in Australia.
The Cancer Council Australian Capital Territory
The Cancer Council ACT website contains information on both its organisational activities and events.
The Cancer Council New South Wales
The Cancer Council New South Wales website is a comprehensive resource.
The Cancer Council Northern Territory
The Cancer Council Northern Territory website provides excellent information on fundraising initiatives.
The Cancer Council South Australia
The Cancer Council South Australia website is an excellent resource.
The Cancer Council Tasmania
The Cancer Council Tasmania website is a comprehensive resource.
The Cancer Council Victoria
The Cancer Council Victoria’s website contains information on both its organisational activities and events.
The Cancer Council Western Australia
The Cancer Council Western Australia website is an excellent resource.
The Cancer Council Queensland
The Cancer Council Queensland website is an excellent resource.
Virtual Cancer Centre
The Virtual Cancer Centre is a good resource for finding up to date news, articles and breakthroughs in the area of cancer control.
Cancer Australia
Cancer Australia is a national Government agency working to reduce the impact of cancer on all Australians.
Australian Cancer Trials Online (ACT Online)
A new national resource for cancer consumers and health professionals about cancer clinical trials
UK - Cancer General
British Association of United Cancer Patients
Cancerbackup is the premier organisation for cancer support throughout the UK. The website has comprehensive, easy to understand information on specific cancers and their treatments.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is the major cancer body in USA. This excellent website has detailed information for both patients and health professionals on a large range of topics.
Oncolink
Oncolink provides comprehensive information on treatments, research advances, continuing medical education, prevention and support.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society focuses on cancer research, education and advocacy.
Cancer Care (New York)
CancerCare is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free professional help to people with all cancers through counselling, education, information and referral and direct financial assistance.
Chemotherapy and Beyond
Scott Hamilton’s chemotherapy site offers the latest chemo information for cancer patients and their families, caregivers and friends.
Cancer.Net
Oncologist approved cancer information from American Society of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Voices Queensland
Cancer Voices Queensland aims to provide a voice for all people affected by cancer in Queensland.
Gynaecological Cancer Society Queensland
Targeted towards gynaecological cancer patients, this website contains valuable links to an Emotional support line and financial assistance program.
Prostate Cancer Queensland
Each year the lives of thousands of Queensland men and their families are changed by a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Breast Cancer Association Queensland
The Breast Cancer Association of Queensland exists to improve the quality of life for women with breast cancer and their families in Australia. Every year in Australia approximately 13,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Wesley Hospital Kim Walters Choices Program
The Wesley Kim Walters Choices Program (Choices) is a free community service regardless of where treatment has been undertaken offering support for women and men diagnosed with breast cancer and women diagnosed with gynaecological cancers and their families.
The Queensland Chapter of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of AustraliaThe Queensland Chapter of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is a Queensland-based support group helping to reduce the impact of prostate cancer on Queensland men, their partners, their families and the community.
Advanced Breast Cancer Group
Advanced Breast Cancer Group offers a range of services for women with advanced breast cancer, including weekly support groups, support for partners and families, and an online forum.
Mummy's Wish
Mummy's Wish is a not for profit charity focusing on supporting mothers diagnosed with cancer while either pregnant or with young children in Queensland.
Lymphoedema Association Queensland
The Lymphoedema Association of Queensland Inc. was founded in 1989 by people with the condition, health professionals and concerned others. It supports the establishment of local branches and support groups throughout the State. The Association is a self help organisation and offers support, information and education to anyone affected by lymphoedema.
Bloomhill Cancer Help
Bloomhill offers immediate emotional support for any person going through the crisis of being diagnosed with cancer. This help extends to include family members and their carers from time of diagnosis.
James Croft Hope Foundation
The Foundation is committed to providing assistance to people with brain tumours, their carers and their families, and also to the advancement of the treatment and research of these conditions.
Brain Tumour Association of Western Australia
The Association's key aims are:
To provide a support network for patients, their families and friends
To offer a local contact point for obtaining information regarding brain tumours, as well as links to the latest national and international research
To be a strong advocate and voice for patients and families in WA
Breast Cancer Care WA
Breast Cancer Care WA (formerly Breast Cancer Foundation of WA) has been providing personalised emotional, practical and financial support and care to people affected by breast cancer since 2000.
Palliative Care Western Australia
Palliative Care WA Inc is a not-for-profit association incorporated under the Western Australian Associations Incorporation Act 1987.
Monarch House
At Monarch House, we affirm that grief is a natural and normal response to change, loss and death and can occur at any time in the lifespan. We recognise that grief is as unique as a fingerprint and that each person has the right to explore their own grief journey as they try to make meaning of their experience. Monarch House provides an environment that is respectful, compassionate, warm and non-judgemental.
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies Inc. is an ACT-based volunteer organisation that actively supports individuals living with breast cancer, and assists their families, friends and other supporters.
The Canberra One-Stop Cancer Web-Shop
Dedicated to helping cancer patients and carers in the ACT and NSW Southern Area health region locate reliable web resources of interest to them
ACT Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group
Founded in 1986 the ACT Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group provides financial assistance and emotional support to cancer patients and their families.
Prostate Cancer Support Group - ACT Region
Support groups such as ours can be of assistance to people who are concerned about the possibility of having prostate cancer, or have been diagnosed as having prostate cancer or have undergone treatment for prostate cancer.
ACT Palliative Care Society
Working with individuals and organisations to facilitate, promote and improve palliative care in the ACT and to offer compassion and support to the terminally ill, their carers and their families
Brain Foundation
The Brain Foundation was established in 1970 by members of the Australian Association of Neurologists and the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia to reduce the incidence and impact of disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nervous system through the provision of support, community education and research.
Brain Tumour Alliance
Brain Tumour Alliance Australia (BTAA) is the only national brain tumour patient and caregiver organisation in Australia. It was established in late 2008 by a group of brain tumour patients and current and former caregivers. While welcoming the advice and input of specialists, BTAA seeks to represent the brain tumour community from the viewpoint of the patient, family and caregiver.
www.btai.com.au
This Brain Tumour Australia Information website was compiled by Laraine Cross to meet what she saw as an unmet need. It provides a range of resource and fact sheets.
www.australiabraintumourgroups.org
This website provides links to organisations that provide services to brain tumour patients.
www.australiabraintumourorganisations.org
This website contains information and links to brain tumour support groups nationally
Breast Cancer Network Australia
Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) works to ensure that women diagnosed with breast cancer, and their families, receive the very best information, treatment, care and support possible, no matter who they are or where they live. BCNA is the peak national organisation for Australians affected by breast cancer, and consists of a network of more than 50,000 individual members and 284 Member Groups. More than ninety percent of our members have had a diagnosis of breast cancer, and the remaining members have had a personal experience with breast cancer through a family member or friend.
National Breast & Ovarian Cancer Centre
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) is Australia’s national authority and source of evidence-based information on breast and ovarian cancer. Funded by the Australian Government, NBOCC works in partnership with health professionals, cancer organisations, researchers, governments and those diagnosed to improve outcomes in breast and ovarian cancer.
Aussie Breast Cancer Forum
This web site provides an Australian meeting place for people with breast cancer and for those affected by the breast cancer. The organisations shown below have come together to satisfy a perceived need in the community - to provide a breast cancer forum relevant to the Australian people and to over come the barriers created by distance and isolation so that communication, information and support can be accessed by all.
Gynaecological Cancer Society
The Gynaecological Cancer Society was established in 1997 with the aim of providing practical support in the form of information and education material; financial and health care assistance to gynaecological cancer patients, their carers, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders with an interest in the field of gynaecological oncology.
Ovarian Cancer Australia
Ovarian Cancer Australia was founded by people directly affected by ovarian cancer who wanted to raise awareness of the disease and support those who had been affected.
National Breast & Ovarian Cancer Centre
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) is Australia’s national authority and source of evidence-based information on breast and ovarian cancer. Funded by the Australian Government, NBOCC works in partnership with health professionals, cancer organisations, researchers, governments and those diagnosed to improve outcomes in breast and ovarian cancer.
Leukaemia Foundation
The foundation is dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.
Lymphoma Australia
The goals of LA are to:
To provide education and support for individuals with lymphoma and their support network
To fund medical research to find a cure for lymphatic cancer
To advocate for the best treatment and care for lymphoma patients
To promote further research and new treatments in lymphoma and to promote rapid access to new developments.
Australian Hodgkins Lymphoma Network
AHLN is a website dedicated to uniting Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients throughout Australia. The main purpose of this website is to provide patients with access to a network of other Hodgkin's patients through the friend finder service.
Myeloma Foundation of Australia
Myeloma Foundation of Australia Inc. was formed in 1998 by a small number of driven people, each profoundly affected by myeloma, who discovered for themselves that diagnosis was often slow and uncertain, reliable information on myeloma scarce and difficult to access, understanding, support, hope and opportunities for fellowship with those affected by the same condition hard to find.
Melanoma Australia
Melanoma Patients Australia Ltd strives to touch the hearts of the many thousands of Australians affected by melanoma each year. The organisation aims to provide information, inspiration and hope to melanoma patients and their carers and, in doing so, improve the quality and longevity of their lives. They also aim to reduce the incidence and severity of melanoma by advocating the prevention and early detection message and by aiding researchers.
The Australian Lung Cancer Foundation
The Australian Lung Foundation was established in 1990 by a group of thoracic physicians concerned about the chronic shortage of funds for research work in respiratory medicine and the impact of lung disease on our community.
Kylie Johnston Lung Cancer Network
Kylie Johnston was a non smoking, healthy 27 year old woman when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. The Australian Lung Foundation worked with Kylie during her journey with lung cancer to establish a patient carer support initiative - The Kylie Johnston Lung Cancer Network.
Bowel Cancer Australia
Bowel Cancer Australia is national charity with a mission to decrease the impact of bowel cancer and gastrointestinal diseases in our society through awareness, education, support and research.
Cancer & Bowel Research Trust
Cancer & Bowel Research Trust is a non-profit trust which raises vital funds to support both external and internal cancer research projects, fund the purchase of equipment used at both treatment and diagnostic levels, provide patient accommodation and manage, conduct and fund ongoing awareness and prevention campaigns into bowel cancer.
Australian Council of Stoma Associations
ACSA is committed to ensuring the continuation of the Australian Stoma Appliance Scheme and the improvement of the quality of life of Australian ostomates.
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) is the peak national body for prostate cancer in Australia. It is dedicated to:
funding research into the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of prostate cancer.
raising awareness about prostate cancer
providing support, information and advocacy to men and their families impacted by prostate cancer
Lions Australian Prostate Cancer Website
This site has been developed by the education committee of The Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration (APCC) with funding from the Lions International Clubs of Australia to assist men affected by prostate cancer and their families.
YANA - YOU ARE NOT ALONE NOW
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT SITE
This web site was developed by a group of Prostate Cancer Survivors from all over the world, who met in cyberspace. The site was designed by Kerry, the Australian wife of Gregg Morrison. The content comes from the combined experience the men and women throughout the world who generously contributed time and knowledge to the site which was then assembled by survivors Terry Herbert (who was in South Africa then, now in Australia) and Gregg Morrison (Australia). Terry Herbert now owns and runs the site, Gregg and Kerry having 'retired'.
Hannah's Chance Foundation
Hannah's Chance Foundation is the passionate voice in the fight against sarcoma, an aggresive form of cancer that primarily affects young people between 12 and 25.
Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Research Foundation Association
This website provides information on these rare diseases and support for those that are living with these diseases in addition to information on new treatment trials.
Erik Hausoul Sarcoma Foundation
The vision of the Erik Hausoul Sarcoma Foundation is to reduce the number of deaths resulting
from sarcomas
Palliative Care Australia is the peak national organisation representing the interests and aspirations of all who share the ideal of quality care at the end of life for all.
Australian Health Directory
The categories on this page list professionals and organisations that can provide practical help during these difficult times with palliative care, funerals, bereavement counselling and all kinds of other services related to dying, death and bereavement.
National Palliative Care Service Directory
Palliative Care Australia has developed the National Palliative Care Service Directory to assist the community and health professionals access information about palliative care services, primary care services providing care at the end of life and a range of other services providing support to people with life limiting illness.
Some families have the responsibility of caring for someone dying at home, and it’s not easy. This includes difficulty with knowing where to go for help, how to make informed decisions about medications and other interventions, lack of coordination in the services available, lack of respite care, and financial hardships. Here are some of the programs that you may wish to know about, as they’ll help you and the person you’re caring for maintain quality of life.
CareSearch
CareSearch is an online resource of palliative care information and evidence. All materials included in this website are reviewed for quality and relevance.
Bereavement Care Centre
The Bereavement Care Centre's goals are to provide comprehensive and accessible counselling and support services for the terminally ill and their families and for those recently bereaved.
Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre
The Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre is working to help improve health outcomes for cancer survivors.
NSW Cancer Survivors Centre
The NSW Cancer Survivors Centre brings together researchers and care providers to combine their expertise, to coordinate efforts to identify and meet the needs of cancer survivors, and to increase research focused on survivorship issues – so that we can prevent, or at least better manage, complications and improve outcomes.
fertileHOPE is an initiative dedicated to providing reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients and survivors whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.
myoncofertility.org is a patient resource provided by the Oncofertility Consortium
Redkite
Providing real support to children, young people and their families through cancer has remained Redkite's single focus for over 26 years
Canteen
CanTeen - The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer - is a national support organisation for 12 - 24 year olds who are living with cancer, and is the only organisation of its kind in Australia.
Camp Quality
Camp Quality is the children's family cancer charity that believes in bringing optimism and happiness to the lives of children and families affected by cancer through fun therapy
The Warwick Foundation
The Warwick Foundation is the first and only Non-Profit Charitable Organisation in Australia focusing on supporting young adults (18-40 years) on their cancer journey.
Livewire Members
Livewire Members is a free, safe and fun online community for young people, aged over 10 and under 21, living with a serious illness, chronic health condition or disability.
Livewire Siblings
Livewire Siblings is a free, safe and supportive online community for young people, aged over 10 and under 21, who have a brother or sister living with a serious illness, chronic health condition or disability.
My Kite Will Fly
The My Kite Will Fly program is designed for children aged 3–6 years old, 6–9 years old and 9–12 years old, and can be available for parents, grandparents and other family members who are concerned about children affected by their parent's cancer.
Now What
Now What provides a supportive, informative and inclusive online community for young people living with cancer.
My Parents Cancer
If your mum or someone you love has been diagnosed with breast cancer, this website is for you. If your mum or dad or someone you know has been diagnosed with another form of cancer some of this information will also be relevant to you.
The National Centre for Childhood Grief
The National Centre for Childhood Grief provides loving support in a safe place where children grieving a death can share their experience as they learn to live with its impact on their lives.
Cancer Voices Australia
Cancer Voices Australia provides a national, independent “voice” for people affected by all types of cancer, linking and collaborating with state Cancer Voices in ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC, WA, SA and TAS.
Cancer Support Online
Welcome to the Cancer Support Association of Western Australia Inc's (CSA) unique cancer information website, designed to give you access to all the online cancer support services you require
The Gawler Foundation
The Gawler Foundation provides a range of internationally renowned healing cancer retreats and programs that embrace an integrated approach to health, healing and wellbeing that includes the body, emotions, mind and spirit.
The Quest for Life Foundation
Quest for Life programs and services address the challenges of cancer, grief, depression or other trauma and provide practical self-help strategies for increasing peace, healing and wellbeing.
Amaranth Foundation
The purpose of the Foundation is to provide support and assistance to people living in rural communities, who are living with serious and advanced life limiting diseases.
Look Good Feel Better
Look Good...Feel Better is a free community service program dedicated to helping Australians cope with chemotherapy side effects, such as hair loss and changes to the skin. Cancer treatment and the ensuing appearance changes can be a very difficult for many of the thousands diagnosed with cancer each year in this country. The purpose of the program is to help them manage these side effects, with the use of skin care, make-up, hats, turbans and wigs, thereby helping to restore their appearance and self image.
Respecting Patient Choices
If you became really sick, or had a serious accident and might die, how much medical treatment would you want? Would your answer change if you were not going to return to your previous state of health? Who would you like to make medical decisions for you if there came a time that you could not speak for yourself?
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