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    • Cancer information

    • What is cancer?
      • What is cancer?

        Where cancer starts, how it spreads, common risk factors and symptoms.

    • Types of cancer
      • Types of cancer

        Explore our A-Z list of cancer types, with information on diagnosis and treatment.

    • Treatments
      • Treatments

        Learn about cancer treatments and find your local treatment centre.

      • Treatment types
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      • Clinical trials
      • Cancer care and your rights
      • Common side effects
    • Cancer Screening and Early Detection
      • Cancer Screening and Early Detection

        Early detection offers one of the best chances of cure.

      • Bowel screening
      • Breast health
      • Cervical screening
      • Prostate health
      • Early detection
      • Hepatitis B & liver cancer
    • Prevention
      • Prevention

        One third of cancers can be prevented. Discover simple lifestyle changes that can help reduce your risk.
      • Limit alcohol
      • Be a healthy weight
      • Eat a healthy diet
      • Be SunSmart
      • Quit smoking
      • Be physically active
      • Workplaces
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    • Rare and less common cancers
      • Rare and less common cancers

        A cancer is rare or less common when it only affects a small number of people.

    • Advanced cancer
      • Advanced cancer

        Advanced cancer usually can’t be cured, but it can often be controlled.

      • What is advanced cancer?
      • Treatment
      • Managing symptoms
      • Planning ahead
      • Caring for someone with advanced cancer
    • Genetics and risk
      • Genetics and risk

        For some families, an inherited faulty gene means their risk of cancer is much higher.

      • Family history and cancer
      • Genetic testing and counselling
      • Familial cancer centres
    • Children, teens and young adults
      • Children, teens and young adults

        No matter what age a child is, a cancer diagnosis will have a big effect on them.

      • Diagnosing children’s cancers
      • Reactions and emotions
      • Treating children’s cancers
      • Types of children’s cancers
      • During and after cancer
      • Cancer and school
      • Facts and figures
    • Aboriginal communities
      • Aboriginal communities

        Cancer information and support services for Victorian Aboriginal communities.

    • LGBTIQ+ communities
      • LGBTIQ+ communities

        Cancer information and support services for LGBTIQ+ communities.

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      • Easy English resources

        Every Victorian should have equal access to cancer information and support that they understand.
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    • Cancer counselling services
      • Cancer counselling services

        Free, short term phone counselling services to help you work through any cancer related concerns.

    • Managing daily life
      • Managing daily life

        Finding ways to manage the impact of cancer on daily life is important.

      • Emotions
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      • Connect and learn

        Connect with others and participate in our free education programs.

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    • My Cancer Guide
      • My Cancer Guide

        A guide to support services available to Victorians affected by cancer.

    • Facing end of life
      • Facing end of life

        Information on dealing with, planning for and looking after somone at the end of life.

    • Caring for someone with cancer
      • Caring for someone with cancer

        Caring can be rewarding but also challenging, both physically and emotionally.

    • Wig service
      • Wig service

        We offer a free, personalised wig loan service.

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      • Donating your hair
    • Financial and legal
      • Financial and legal

        Information and support programs related to legal and financial matters.

      • Cancer and your finances
      • Financial Counselling
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      • Workplace

        Information for employees and employers.

      • Cancer, work and you
      • Supporting colleagues and staff
    • Holiday break program
      • Holiday break program

        Free short breaks for those affected by cancer and their families.

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      • Support for health professionals

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      • Cancer stories and news

        News from Cancer Council Victoria and stories of those affected by cancer.

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      • Cancer and COVID-19

        Learn about cancer and COVID-19, and updates about our support services.

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      • Your COVID-19 action plan
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    • Research

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      • Our research impact

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      • Research grants

        Scientific work funded in universities, hospitals and research institutes.

      • Cancer Trials Management Scheme Competitive Grants
      • Grants-in-Aid
      • Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
      • Summer Vacation Studentships
      • Colebatch Clinical Research Fellowship
      • Sir Edward Dunlop Research Fellowship
      • Venture Grants
    • Clinical Trials
      • Clinical Trials

        Find out how we help patients access clinical trials.

    • Victorian Cancer Registry
      • Victorian Cancer Registry

        A world leader in data collection on cancer in Victoria.

      • Latest VCR annual statistics & trends report
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      • Accessing and requesting data
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      • About us
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    • Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer
      • Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer

        Testing policies and campaigns that can reduce population cancer risk.

      • Meet the team
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    • Cancer Epidemiology Division
      • Cancer Epidemiology Division

        Undertaking research to understand factors that can contribute to the development of cancer.

      • About CED
      • About CED
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      • Genetic epidemiology
      • Prostate cancer epidemiology
      • Collaborate with CED
      • Dietary questionnaires
      • Health 2020
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      • Contact the Cancer Epidemiology Division
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      • McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer

        Find out how we use the law to prevent cancer and to protect people affected by it.

    • Research Governance
      • Research Governance

        Cancer Council Victoria is committed to the responsible and ethical conduct of research.
      • Research ethics and guidelines
      • Research integrity
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      • Volunteer with us

        Join the fight against cancer and volunteer with us.

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      • Community engagement

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        There are many ways corporates can support our work.
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      • Honour your loved one

        Create a lasting space to remember your loved one or give in memory.

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      • Give in celebration

        Make a lasting contribution when you celebrate your next special occasion.

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        Give a cancer patient some time away in your holiday home.
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      • Leave a gift in your Will

        By remembering us in your Will, you enable us to plan for the future.

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      • Let us know you've left a bequest
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      • Tax Information

        Learn about making a tax deductible donation, from which organisations qualify, to how to claim them on your return.