Cancer links

Cancer Council Australia member organisations

The Cancer Council Australia
The Cancer Council Victoria
The Cancer Council New South Wales The Cancer Council South Australia
The Cancer Council Northern Territory
The Cancer Council ACT
The Cancer Council Tasmania
The Cancer Council Queensland

 


Australian Cancer Websites

National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
National Cancer Care Initiative (NCCI)
Virtual Cancer Centre
Lions Australian Prostate Cancer
Breastscreen WA CanTeen
Palliative Care Australia
Palliative Care WA
Brain Foundation Now What - a website for young people living with cancer
The Australian Asbestos Network  

Australian Health Agencies

Government

Western Australia  
Department of Health
Department of Sport and Recreation
Healthway
 
Australia  
Department of Health and Ageing
Australian Sports Commission
Building a Healthy, Active Australia
Cancer Learning
Cancer Australia  

Non-government

Diabetes Australia Western Australia
National Heart Foundation
National Stroke Foundation
Kidney Health Australia
Asthma Foundation of WA
 
Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia (PHAIWA)  


Health promotion

Smoking

Department of Health Tobacco Control Branch
Quit Victoria
Newborns Asthma and Parental Smoking Project
Smarter than Smoking
Department of Health and Ageing: Tobacco
 

Sunsmart

SunSmart Victoria World Health Organization: Ultraviolet Radiation
ARPANSA - UV Index Bureau of Meteorology - UV Index

Nutrition

Nutrition Australia Department of Health and Ageing: Nutrition
Fruit'n'veg week WA School Canteen Association
Go for 2&5 Crunch and Sip
Food Standards Australia New Zealand WHO: Diet and Physical Activity

Physical activity

Premier's Physical Activity Taskforce (WA) Department of Health and Ageing: Physical activity
Travelsmart Find Thirty
WHO: Diet and Physical Activity
 

Overweight and obesity

NHMRC: Obesity guidelines Department of Health and Ageing: Healthy weight

Alcohol

Department of Health and Ageing: Alcohol  


Statistics

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Western Australian Cancer Registry
Australian Bureau of Statistics
 

International cancer websites

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
International Agency For Research on Cancer (IARC)
The Global Cancer Control Community    
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Centre    

United States of America (USA)

American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Oncolink
American Institute of Cancer Research
Cancer.net - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cancer Foundation Advanced Breast Cancer Community
Mesothelioma Cancer Center
 

United Kingdom (UK)

CancerBACUP
Cancer Research UK


Other Useful Links

Parents Jury: Your voice on food and activity