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Living with and beyond cancer

Call for participation: in Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Program (H.E.L.P) survey.

Griffith University Nutrition and Dietetic Students are undertaking a community public health project at Lismore Base Hospital to help support cancer survivors (who have completed their active treatment) and their carers. They are asking for your H.E.L.P in regar...Read More

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29 April - Living the best life you can with breast cancer

*This event is not run by Cancer Council* Breast Cancer Network Australia is running a FREE ONLINE webinar on 29 April focusing on the emotional, physical and practical implications of living with breast cancer. There will be a psychologist, psychiatrist, breast ...Read More

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Call for participants: Online yoga for depression/anxiety symptoms in women diagnosed with cancer

Researchers from NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, are currently running a clinical trial on the effects of yoga on depression and anxiety symptoms in women diagnosed with breast or gynaecological cancer. This trial is open to women Austral...Read More

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Living Well with Head and Neck Cancer webinar - 29 April 2021

The University of Sydney is running a webinar on Living Well with Head and Neck Cancer on Thursday 29th April, 6:30pm-8pm. Topics include: Beyond Surviving Head and Neck CancerPhysiotherapy and Speech Rehabilitation following Head and Neck CancerFacial Prosthetic...Read More

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Research opportunity - iConquer Fear

Feeling worried or anxious about breast cancer returning is very common for people who have had breast cancer and can impact on day-to-day activities and planning for the future. Researchers from the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, University of New...Read More

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Spring

Spring is already here. What are some of your plans for this spring and what do you look forward to the most?

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Exercise during the cooler months

Hello everyone, Hope you are all having a great 2021, and welcome to the cooler season of autumn. It can often be challenging to maintain our exercise programs as we move into the colder and slightly darker months with daylight savings approaching. Here are a few...Read More

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Recipes from the Greek community in Tasmania

Now here's something good enough to eat! Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) Cancer Council Tasmania have developed a recipe book that is culturally relevant for members of the Greek community undergoing cancer treatment. And it's something that anyone affected by cancer c...Read More

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Seasonal fruit and vegetables

I admit to being quite naive when it comes to knowing which fruits and vegetables are in season when! I came across this article by our Nutrition Unit which outlines clearly what will be in season in the coming months of Autumn: https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/blog/what-fruits-and-vegetables-are-in-season-in-autumn/...Read More

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Mastectomy bra

Hello Everyone, As part of a business venture, I am designing a prosthetic bra for women who have undergone through mastectomy, lumpectomy or have gone through breast re-construction. My mother has undergone a mastectomy and has expressed her difficulty finding nic...Read More

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