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Designed for both patients and also to help GPs and other health professionals advise their patients about cancer prevention, screening and diagnosis, Cancer Council Australia has developed a series of fact sheets.

Designed for fast printing and handout, these concise one-page fact sheets can be printed in colour or black and white.

Understainding Cancer of Unknown Primary -

A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends


Lifestyle fact sheets

Quit smoking
Eat for health
Maintain a healthy weight
Be SunSmart
Limit alcohol
Move your body
Get checked - men
Get checked - women

 

Early detection fact sheets

Early detection of breast cancer
Early detection of ovarian cancer
Early detection of bowel cancer
Early detection of prostate cancer
Understanding your pap smear results
Understanding the Faecal Occult Blood Test

Diagnosis fact sheets

Coping with a cancer diagnosis
After a diagnosis of breast cancer
After a diagnosis of ovarian cancer
Understanding chemotherapy
Complementary therapies and cancer
After a diagnosis of bowel cancer
After a diagnosis of prostate cancer
Questions to ask your doctor
Understanding radiation therapy

 

 

For Information call The Cancer Council Cancer Helpline 13 11 20