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MEDIA RELEASE Portland to host free Wellbeing Day for women with cancer – for immediate release – Counterpart – a statewide service of Women’s Health Victoria that supports and informs women with cancer to live well – is partnering with Portland District Health and Barwon South Western Regional Integrated Cancer Service to organise a free

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What's new in October, with links to support, information and other items of interest. Study: what is your experience of caring for someone with cancer?   If you live in Australia, are over 18, and are providing, or have provided support to someone facing cancer within the last 5 years, Cancer Carer Hub and Deakin University

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According to the Leukaemia Foundation, blood cancer has increased by 47% in Australia in the past 10 years and 51 Australians are diagnosed with blood cancer every day.   What is blood cancer? Blood cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the blood-forming tissues, such as the bone marrow, or in the blood itself.

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What's new in September, with links to support, information and other items of interest. September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month   Gyneacological Cancer Awareness Month, observed in September, aims to raise awareness about cancers that affect the female reproductive system. This includes ovarian, cervical, uterine, vulvar, and vaginal cancers. This month focuses on early detection and

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What's new in August, with links to support, information and other items of interest. Lymphoedema Association info day This event taking place on 12 October from 9am to 3pm includes several presentations on topics relevant to living with lymphoedema including nutrition and lymphoedema, stretches, the lymphoedema toolbox and more. It is also an opportunity to

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What's new in July, with links to support, information and other items of interest. Free webinar: Lymphoedema & Head and Neck Cancer   Head and Neck Cancer Australia are holding a webinar about head and neck lymphoedema. Join Guest Speaker, Dr Amanda Pigott on Thursday 1 August at 12pm to learn why head and neck lymphoedema occurs,

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This July, we are turning the spotlight on head and neck cancers, as part of an Awareness Month coinciding with World Head and Neck Cancer Day on 27 July. These are a relatively rare group of cancers, but according to Head and Neck Cancer Australia over 5300 people are diagnosed each year. These cancers and

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What's new in June, with links to support, information and other items of interest. June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month   While the risk of bowel cancer increases with age, the disease doesn't discriminate, affecting people of all ages. As Australia's second deadliest cancer, it claims the lives of 103 Australians every week. However, it's one

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Bowel cancer awareness month

June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.  Bowel cancer (also called colorectal cancer) is cancer of a lower part of the bowel – the colon or the rectum.  The risk of bowel cancer increases with age, and it can also be genetic. Two genetic conditions that can increase the risk are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and

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Volunteers are the heart of Counterpart What better time to reflect on the importance of our volunteers than National Volunteer Week? We are lucky enough to benefit from volunteer assistance in a range of ways: volunteers provide peer support, help at our events and activities, participate in our Counterpart Advisory Group, review resources and information,

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