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8 July 2005
ABB086/05

The Commonwealth Government has committed more than $1 million to cancer support groups across Australia to support their work helping people with cancer.

Fifteen projects have been funded under the Building Cancer Support Networks initiative. These projects support people with cancer, as well as providing specific services for people with lung, bowel, ovarian, prostate, brain/spinal and haematological cancers. There are also services targeted to young people with cancer and people from culturally diverse backgrounds with cancer.

Support groups play an important role in helping people with cancer during and after treatment. Many of the improvements in cancer prevention and treatment have resulted from the contribution made by community-based cancer organisations.

The national organisations funded include OVCA Australia, the Lung Foundation of Australia, Brain Tumour Australia, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia. Regional organisations funded include the Gippsland Women’s Health Service, Healthy Cities Noarlunga, the Mallee Health Service and Barwon Health. Other successful applicants include Saint’s Care in Perth, the Association of Prostate Cancer Support Groups in South Australia, and CanRevive in New South Wales.

Three groups have also been funded to strengthen the capacity of the cancer support groups network. These include the Peter MacCullum Cancer Centre, the Cancer Council of Victoria and the Cancer Council Australia.

All applications were assessed by an independent panel and there will be further funding rounds in the future.

The Strengthening Cancer Care Budget initiative, which included the Building Cancer Support Networks initiative, allocated $189.4 million over the five years to 2008-09 to ensure better coordination of the national cancer effort with more research funding for cancer care, better support for those living with cancer, strengthening palliative care services and better support for the professionals who care for them.

In Australia, one in three men and one in four women will be directly affected by cancer before the age of 75. Each year, cancer accounts for more than a quarter of all deaths.

Information on the projects is attached.

For more information call Mr Abbott's office on ph 02 6277 7220.

List of successful organisations funded under the Cancer Support Group Grants Program

Organisation	Project Name	Project Description	Funding (GST excl.)
Canrevive	Cancer Support for Chinese Speaking People in New South Wales	Support existing groups and expand services for Chinese-speaking people with cancer in New South Wales	$85,586
Healthy Cities Noarlunga	Onkaparinga Cancer Support Project	The formation of new support groups in regional SA.	$74,000
The Australian Lung Cancer Foundation	LungNet CanHelp	Develop lung cancer support groups across Queensland.	$79,740
Mallee Health Service	Cancer Support Group Network	Improvement of quality of support for existing cancer services and increasing the number of services that cater for both men and women in regional areas in South Australia.	$44,500
Gippsland Women's Health Service	Gippsland Young Women's Telelink Cancer Support Group	Establish a telephone support network for women aged less than 45 years with cancer in the Gippsland region.	$58,668
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia	Empowering Prostate Cancer Support Groups - Queensland Chapter	Increase support to existing groups and establishing new groups in Queensland, northern NSW and the Northern Territory.	$59,900
Saint's Care	Cancer Support (Northern Suburbs of Perth)	Weekly support groups for people across all cancers in areas outside Perth.	$80,500
Association of Prostate Cancer Support Groups - South Australia	Prostate Cancer Support	Continuation of support for men with prostate cancer through support groups and information dissemination.	$26,760
Brain Tumour Australia	Developing and Improving the information available to people with Brain and CNS tumours	Building capacity of existing support groups for people with brain and spinal tumours, and providing information to general cancer support groups about CNS cancer.	$69,100
OVCA Australia	OvCa's Patient Support Services	Maintenance of support groups for patients with ovarian cancer and those around them including employers.	$90,000
Barwon Health	Barwon South Western Regional Cancer Support Network	Develop a cancer support network in Barwon South Western region of Victoria by supporting existing groups and establishing new groups where needed.	$80,000
Leukaemia Foundation of Australia	Talk Blood Cancer	A "virtual support group" for people with haematological cancers.	$81,500
		Total Funding	$830,254

List of organisations contracted to assist with building the capacity of the Cancer Support Groups Network

Organisation	Project Name	Project Description	Funding (GST excl.)
Peter Maccullum Cancer Centre	Developing a model for peer support for patients with Lung Cancer	Assess the support needs of patients with lung cancer in Victoria and develop an appropriate model(s) for delivering support to this group of patients	$90,000
The Cancer Council of Victoria	Model for Bowel cancer Peer Support Groups	Determine the most effective manner to deliver peer support to people affected by bowel cancer	$90,000
The Cancer Council Australia	Review of National Cancer Consumer Support Groups and Networks	Determine the number and range of cancer support groups nationally and review resources for best models for consumer support networks	$30,000
		Total Funding	$210,000