…ancer diagnosis. Other services include a fortnightly exercise program and reflexology treatments. BreaCan also features a walk-in resource centre and information library. Information is available by phone (for the cost of a local call) and on BreaCan’s website for people who are unable to visit the centre. BreaCan services are available to all women who have been diagnosed with breast and gynaecological cancers with no referral necessary. Acknowl…
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…ave had to modify our service. Until further notice, we have suspended our reflexology sessions, in-person peer support programs and group activities that can't be held online. At the moment, you can: Speak to a Peer Support Volunteer Join an online information or wellbeing event You can join any session. Our Making Connections sessions are only for women with advanced/metastatic cancer. Find reliable information and useful links Find out more Pee…
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…Events and programs Events Upcoming events in our regular programs: What's On, for women with all types of cancer, and Making Connections, for women living with advanced/metastatic cancers. Exercise programs and reflexology These are not currently running due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We look forward to resuming these as soon as it is possible to do so safely….
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…ed a centralised place to find information: the Counterpart Navigator app, reflexology appointments, visits to women in hospitals and online webinars and workshops. In 2007 we extended our support to women with gynaecological cancers, including cervical, ovarian, uterine (including endometrial), placental, vaginal and vulval cancers. From 1 July 2022, we support all women affected by cancer, no matter what type. BreaCan becomes Counterpart In 2017…
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…Victorian Public Health Care Award for Innovation in Models of Care. Free reflexology sessions are offered to women for the first time as evidence starts to show the positive impact of some complementary therapies on the wellbeing of women living with cancer. We hold a forum in Gippsland, attracting 38 women from across the region. Art therapy workshop in the BreaCan Resource Centre. Training for the expansion to gynaecological cancers. BreaCan s…
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