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GPs looking to learn the latest in prostate cancer care can complete our free, one-hour online learning module. The course is RACGP and ACRRM accredited to earn professional development points.
Registrations for our Clinical Consultation Skills Retreat 2019 will close on Friday 16 August. This practical training is for oncology and palliative care clinicians.
Thousands of Australians will join together for the Daffodil Day Appeal this August, to riase funds for life-saving cancer research.
We aim to minimise the impact of cancer for Victorians through information and support for patients and families, and by working with others to improve cancer outcomes.
Cancer Council have launched a $10 million federal Government funded campaign to encourage eligible Australians to take the at-home bowel screening test and increase participation rates from the current average of 4 in 10.
While five-year survival rates for cancers like breast cancer have improved to over 90% thanks to long-term research, there has been little improvement for low-survival cancers.
Resources produced by Cancer Council are revised on a regular schedule to keep content clinically relevant. Find out how to check and maintain the latest editions of patient information.
Retreat is designed for oncology and palliative care clinicians. Early bird registrations close on Monday 13 May 2019.Date : 20-23 October 2019 Venue: RACV Torquay Resort
With the holiday season fast approaching, your patients and their families may be concerned about how to manage festivities. We understand cancer doesn't stop over the holidays and neither do we.
Congratulations to Castlemaine Health, Kyabram District Hospital Service and Gateway Health who were awarded the Dry July grants to increase information access across Regional Victoria.
We undertake research and evaluation to reduce the impact of cancer. Our initiatives to improve the quality and access to supportive care were presented at national and international conferences throughout the year.
Australia's first cancer-specific, multidisciplinary, flexible wholly online Cancer Sciences program, developed by ancer experts is open for enrolment.
Thank you for your involvement with Cancer Council and for what we have been able to achieve together to reduce the impact of cancer across Victoria.
We take this opportunity to thank our external stakeholders who participated in a collaborative and consultative review of the Strategy and Support Division.
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