Useful Links
A cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming and is often accompanied by uncertainty. Throughout your journey, accessing reliable information, connecting with support groups, and staying informed can provide reassurance, help you connect with others who have had similar experiences, and give you the confidence to ask important questions about your care.
You can also learn more about cancer, clinical trial groups, and support organisations that may be helpful to you.
Patient and Carer Support Links
Australia
- Cancer Australia: www.canceraustralia.gov.au
- Cancer Council Australia: www.cancer.org.au
- Cancer Council Guides: www.cancer.org.au/cancercareguides
- Consumers Health Forum of Australia: www.chf.org.au
- eviQ: www.eviq.org.au/patients-and-carers
- Cancer Institute NSW: www.cancer.nsw.gov.au
- Rare Cancers Australia: www.rarecancers.org.au
- Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia: www.prostate.org.au
- Kidney Health Australia: kidney.org.au
- BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia: www.beatbladdercanceraustralia.org.au
- Movember Australia: au.movember.com
- Getting back on track after testicular cancer: e-tc.org
- Palliative Care Australia: palliativecare.org.au
New Zealand
- Cancer Society NZ: www.cancer.org.nz
- Health New Zealand: www.healthnz.govt.nz/health-topics/conditions-treatments/cancer
- Healthify – He Puna Waiora: healthify.nz
- Te Aho o te Kahu – Cancer Control Agency: teaho.govt.nz
- Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ: prostatecancer.org.nz
- Movember NZ: nz.movember.com
- Testicular Cancer NZ: testicular.org.nz
LGBTQIA+ communities and cancer
- Cancer Council – LGBTQI+ communities and cancer: www.cancervic.org.au/about-cancer/communities/lgbtqi
Multilingual resources
- Cancer Council – Multilingual cancer information: www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/downloadable-resources
- Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia – multilingual resources: www.prostate.org.au/resources/multilingual-resources
- Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National): www.tisnational.gov.au
Cancer Cooperative Research Groups
- Australian & New Zealand Children’s Haematology/Oncology Group (ANZCHOG): anzchog.org
- Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG): www.anzgog.org.au
- Australasian Leukaemia & Lymphoma Group (ALLG): www.allg.org.au
- Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association (ANZSA): sarcoma.org.au
- Breast Cancer Trials: www.breastcancertrials.org.au
- Cancer Symptom Trials: www.uts.edu.au/research/centres/impacct/cancer-symptom-trials
- Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (COGNO): www.cogno.org.au
- GI Cancer Trials: gicancer.org.au
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials (MASC): www.masc.org.au
- Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4TG): pc4tg.com.au
- Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG): www.pocog.org.au
- Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia (TOGA): thoraciconcology.org.au
- Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG): www.trog.com.au
Other Cancer Trials Links
- Australian Clinical Trials: www.australianclinicaltrials.gov.au
- Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR): www.anzctr.org.au
- Victorian Cancer Trials Link (VCTL): trials.cancervic.org.au
- Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC): www.caresearch.com.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support and Resources
Cancer Specific
- Our Mob and Cancer: www.ourmobandcancer.gov.au
- All about cancer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – Cancer Council NSW: aboriginal.cancercouncil.com.au
Research and community organisations
- Miimi Aboriginal Corporation: miimi.org.au
- Mujaay Ganma Foundation Aboriginal Corporation: mujaayganmafoundation.org.au
- Lowitja Institute: www.lowitja.org.au
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO): www.naccho.org.au
For Healthcare Professionals & Peak Organisations
- Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA): aida.org.au
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM): catsinam.org.au
- Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA): iaha.com.au
- National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP): www.naatsihwp.org.au
- National Indigenous Research(er) Capacity Building Network (IRNet): ahra.org.au/our-work/national-indigenous-researcher-capacity-building-network-irnet
Support and helplines
- Cancer Council Support Line: 13 11 20
- Cancer Council Online Community: onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au
- 13YARN (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support): 13 92 76 or www.13yarn.org.au
- Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au
- Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au
- Lifeline Aotearoa (NZ): 0800 543 354 or www.lifeline.org.nz