Cancer types

This is a list of organisations and resources that support people with specific cancers. Also see our list of general cancer information and support organisations.

If your cancer is not listed below, it may not have a dedicated organisation or website. Try visiting Rare Cancers Australia. Their cancer knowledgebase lists over 200 types of rare or less common cancers.

Bladder

BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia

Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation

Our mob and cancer: Bladder cancer

Blood

Leukaemia Foundation

Lymphoma Australia

Myeloma Foundation of Australia

Our mob and cancer: Leukaemia

Your guides to best care: Blood cancers

Bowel

A common path: Colorectal cancer

Bowel Cancer Australia

Continence Foundation of Australia: Improving bowel function after bowel surgery

Our mob and cancer: Bowel cancer

Your guide to best care: Bowel cancer

Brain

A common path: High grade glioma

Brain Tumour Alliance Australia

Our mob and cancer: Brain cancer

Your guide to best care: High-grade glioma

Breast

A common path: Breast cancer

Breast Cancer Network Australia

Counterpart Navigator – Breast cancer

Our mob and cancer: Breast cancer

Think Pink Foundation

Your guide to best care: Breast cancer

Cervical

Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation

Counterpart Navigator – Cervical cancer

Our mob and cancer: Cervical cancer

Endometrial

A common path: Endometrial cancer

Counterpart Navigator – Uterine (including endometrial) cancer

Our mob and cancer: Endometrial cancer

Your guide to best care: Endometrial cancer

Gall bladder

Pancare Foundationresources and support groups

Head and neck

A common path: Head and neck cancer

Head and Neck Cancer Australia

Our mob and cancer: Head and neck cancer

Your guide to best care: Head and neck cancer

Kidney

Kidney Health Australia – Kidney cancer

Kidney cancer resource library

Our mob and cancer: Kidney cancer

Leukaemia

A common path: Acute myeloid leukaemia

Leukaemia Foundation

Our mob and cancer: Leukaemia

Your guides to best cancer care: Leukaemia

Liver

A common path: Liver cancer

Pancare Foundationresources and support groups

Our mob and cancer: Liver cancer

Your guide to best care: Liver cancer

Lung

A common path: Lung cancer

Lung Foundation Australia – Lung cancer

Our mob and cancer: Lung cancer

Your guide to best care: Lung cancer

Lymphoma

A common path: Lymphoma

Lymphoma Australia

Our mob and cancer: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Your guide to best care: Hodgkin and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Your guide to best care: Low-grade lymphomas

Melanoma

A common path: Melanoma

Melanoma Institute Australia

Melanoma Patients Australia

Our mob and cancer: Melanoma (skin cancer)

Your guide to best care: Melanoma

Mesothelioma

Australian Mesothelioma Registry – Australian-based support services

Your guide to best care: Peritoneal mesothelioma

Your guide to best care: Pleural mesothelioma

Mouth

Head and Neck Cancer Australia

Myeloma

Myeloma Foundation of Australia

Your guide to best care: Multiple myeloma

Neuroendocrine

NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia

Nose

Head and Neck Cancer Australia

Oesophageal

A common path: Oesophagogastric cancer

Pancare Foundationresources and support groups

Our mob and cancer: Oesophageal cancer

We've got this: Oesophageal cancer

Your guide to best care: Oesophagogastric cancer

Ovarian

A common path: Ovarian cancer

Counterpart Navigator – Ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer

Our mob and cancer: Ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer Australia

Your guide to best care: Ovarian cancer

Pancreatic

A common path: Pancreatic cancer

Pancare Foundation

Our mob and cancer: Pancreatic cancer

Your guide to best care: Pancreatic cancer

Placental

Counterpart Navigator – Placental cancer

Primary peritoneal

Counterpart Navigator – Ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer

Sarcoma

Australian and New Zealand Sarcoma Association

Your guide to best care: Sarcoma

Skin

Melanoma Institute Australia

Melanoma Patients Australia

Our mob and cancer: Melanoma (skin cancer)

Your guide to best care: Basal and squamous cell carcinoma

Your guide to best care: Melanoma

Stomach

Pancare Foundationresources and support groups

Your guide to best care: Oesophagogastric cancer

Throat

Head and Neck Cancer Australia

Thyroid

The Australian Thyroid Foundation Ltd

Head and Neck Cancer Australia

Uterine

Counterpart Navigator – Uterine (including endometrial) cancer

Vaginal

Counterpart Navigator – Vaginal cancer

Vulval

Counterpart Navigator – Vulval cancer