New Understanding Cancer booklet – LGBTQI+ People and Cancer Cancer can affect anyone, but the experience can be different for different people. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people, discrimination and barriers to care can add to the stress of a cancer diagnosis and having treatment. LGBTQI+ People and Cancer: A guide…
Understanding Complementary Therapies This guide provides an overview of the role of complementary therapies in cancer care. It has been significantly restructured to make it easier for people with cancer to find information about the complementary therapies they are interested in and how to use them safely. To order print copies, simply call 13 11…
Understanding Changes in Thinking and Memory This fact sheet is for people affected by changes in thinking and memory, or cancer-related cognitive impairment, post cancer treatment. It provides suggestions about how to manage your day-to-day tasks and improve your thinking and memory. To order print copies (of all of these resources), simply call 13 11…
Understanding Primary Bone Cancer This fact sheet has information for people affected by primary bone cancer, also known as bone sarcoma. It provides an overview of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. To order print copies, simply call 13 11 20 or download the latest Resources Order Form from the new Cancer Council Resources hub.
Living with Advanced Cancer This booklet has been prepared to help you understand more about advanced cancer – a cancer that has spread, come back, or is at a late stage when found (diagnosed). To order print copies, simply call 13 11 20 or download the latest Resources Order Form from the new Cancer Council…
Understanding Kidney Cancer This booklet is for people affected by the most common type of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma (sometimes called renal cell adenocarcinoma). To order print copies, simply call 13 11 20 or download the latest Resources Order Form from the new Cancer Council Resources hub.
Understanding Lung Cancer This expanded guide has information for people affected by lung cancer. Cancer that starts in the lungs is called primary lung cancer. It can spread throughout the lungs, and to the lymph nodes, pleura, brain, adrenal glands, liver and bones. This booklet focuses on primary lung cancer. To order print copies, simply…
Fertility and Cancer Cancer and its treatment may affect a person’s ability to conceive a child or maintain a pregnancy (fertility). This booklet helps people understand more about how cancer treatment can affect fertility and how they may be able to preserve fertility, before and during treatment, as well as options after cancer treatment. To order…
Understanding Myeloma This guide is for people affected by the blood cancer myeloma – also called multiple myeloma. It explains how myeloma is diagnosed and treated and available support for people affected by this cancer. To order print copies, simply call 13 11 20 or download the latest Resources Order Form from the new Cancer…
Understanding Cancer of Unknown Primary Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is when cancer cells are found in the body but the place the cancer began is not known. This means it is a secondary cancer that has spread to a new place from an unknown primary cancer somewhere else in the body. This booklet aims…
Understanding Acute Leukaemia This information is for people affected by the main two types of acute leukaemia: acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). To order print copies simply call 13 11 20 or download the latest Resources Order Form from the new Cancer Council Resources hub.