Services provided by Cancer Council WA
We provide:
- the Cancer Council Helpline, a one-stop-shop for anyone with questions about cancer, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment and support which answers more than 12,000 calls a year
- Cancer Council accommodation in Perth at Crawford and Milroy Lodges, helping around 15,000 country cancer patients and their carers each year
- Cancer Council WA library services - a gateway to information about cancer and related issues from Australia and around the world for health professionals, patients and members of the public
- a free wig service which provides almost 900 wigs to women across WA
- support programs for patients, families and friends - a range of practical and emotional services including assistance to cancer patients experiencing financial hardship
- palliative care information and events so nurses and other health professionals can be trained in this very special type of care
- funding for cancer research of around $2 million in grants to Western Australian cancer researchers
- prevention and education programs for schools and workplaces
- publications, CDs and other resources for individuals, schools, workplaces
- education grants - including Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Education grants and Bowel Cancer Awareness Community Grants Scheme
