Publications for Aboriginal people
- Making Time for Bowel Cancer Screening (DVD)
- Let's talk about living with cancer (brochure and A3 poster)
- "A whispered sort of stuff" community report (A4 book)
- Aboriginal Cancer Journeys (A5 booklet and fact sheets)
Making Time for Bowel Cancer Screening
This 7 minute DVD includes everything you need to know about bowel cancer prevention. It is designed for use by individuals, organisations, health professionals, and community groups.
It specifically provides Aboriginal men and women with information about bowel cancer, what it is, risk factors, reducing risk, the Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) and The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
Let's talk about living with cancerThe 'Let's talk about living with cancer' brochure and poster have been developed to help Aboriginal people understand more about cancer. They explain:
The artwork is by Nyoongar artist, Valerie Ah Chee, and is called 'The Path'. The picture shows that men, women, children and families are all affected by cancer. The path they are on is a path walked by many and everyone's journey is different. The sun signifies hope and positivity as they battle cancer.
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Poster - pdf 788kb |
"A whispered sort of stuff": A community report on research about Aboriginal people's beliefs about cancer and experiences of cancer in Western AustraliaThis report about Aboriginal people's experiences of cancer and cancer services written by Professor Sandy Thompson, Dr Shaouli Shahid, Heath Greville and Associate Professor Dawn Bessarab summarises the findings from a research project investigating Aboriginal people's experiences of cancer in Western Australia. It provides important recommendations for health and other service providers about how cancer-related services for Aboriginal people should be improved. The artwork featured in this report is from a painting called ‘Relay for Life' painted by Geraldtonbased Yamaji Art Centre artists Margaret Whitehurst, Charmaine Green and Barbara Merritt. The painting was donated to the 2009 Geraldton Cancer Council Relay for Life in recognition of all people who are affected by cancer, which knows no barrier. We thank Margaret, Charmaine and Barbara for allowing us to use their work in this report.
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pdf 1.63mb |
Aboriginal Cancer JourneysCancer Council NSW and the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council have also developed some fact sheets for Aboriginal people that provide easy-to-read information about cancer, its treatment and side effects. These include:
To download a copy of the Cancer Journeys booklet or fact sheets, please click on the link to Cancer Council NSW.
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To order, please complete the Aboriginal resources order form (pdf 174kb) and return via email or fax on (08) 9388 4399.
For more information, please contact the Resource Officer on (08) 9388 4363 or (08) 9388 4362.
If you would like to know how to reduce your chances of getting cancer, please go to the Reduce your risk pages.
If you would like information about how we can help you or a family member who has cancer, please go to the Patients, families and friends section.
If you have a question about cancer or need to get help from one of our services call our Cancer Council Helpline on 13 11 20.
