About Us
Useful links
Cancer Information
www.cancercouncil.com.au
This website has a list of information on all different cancers and treatments, and where to access support groups.
www.macmillan.org.uk
A UK website where you can get more information about cancer (not specifically for young people).
www.cancerresearchuk.org
Cancer Research UK is the leading funder of cancer research in the UK. Their website is full of useful and up-to-date information.
www.ipofa.org
This is the website of the International Premature Ovarian Failure Association. Here you can find information about premature ovarian failure and find support from others in he same situation.
www.asbestos.com Provides heaps of information about asbestos related cancers such as mesothelioma and asbestos cancer.
www.checkemlads.com
The Phil Morris and Mick Riley testicular cancer awareness site.
www.thewomens.org.au/fertilityandinfertility
This is the website of the Royal Women’s Hospital reproductive health service that has information related to fertility and cancer treatment for both women and men.
Support groups and services
Now What Facebook Group
Spread the word to your friends.
www.click4tic.org.uk
This website is designed for teenagers and helps to “understand it, deal with it and share it”.
www.lifegoeson.org.au This is an organisation that provides telephone counselling for people with a serious illness and those that care for them. Cost is a standard telephone call.
www.canteen.org.au
Canteen provides programs for 12-24 year olds who have cancer or whose parents have cancer, and their siblings.
www.campquality.org.au Camp Quality provides respite and recreation programs for children and adolescents aged 0-18 who have cancer, and their siblings.
www.planetcancer.com
Planet Cancer is a community of young adults with cancer, which provides as much laughter as it does information.
www.cancerbackup.org.uk
A UK website offering practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.
www.teenslivingwithcancer.com
Provides answers to questions, information on how to help your family and friends with your illness, stories and chances to communicate with people who are affected by cancer.
www.myparentscancer.com.au This website is produced by the National Breast Cancer Centre. It is aimed at young people aged 13-19 whose mother has breast cancer, but it will also help young people whose parents have a different cancer.
www.youngcarers.net.au
Provides important information, support and contact for young people acting as carers.
www.livewire.org.au
Starlight Foundation's web portal for 10-21 year olds with serious illness or disability to connect with each other.
www.livestrong.org
This organisation was founded by cyclist, Lance Armstrong, after his own cancer experience. It has a special Young Adult Alliance dedicated to the issue of young people living with cancer.
www.riprap.org.uk
A UK website aimed at 12-16 year olds who have a parent with cancer. Read stories and email in questions for a professional to answer.
www.fertilehope.org
Fertile Hope is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients and survivors.
www.redkite.org.au
Redkite is an Australian charity that supports young people and their families through cancer by providing emotional support, financial assistance and educational services.
www.preparetolive.org
Aims to be a source of “Help, Hope, Information and Inspiration” for young adult patients, survivors and caregivers coping with cancer worldwide.
www.realtimecancer.org
This is a place where young adults dealing with cancer can connect through a web-based peer support community.
www.siblingaustralia.org.au
An Australian organisation dedicated to supporting those of all ages who are dealing with sibling who has a chronic illness.
www.starlight.org.au
The Starlight Foundation aims to brighten the lives of hospitalised and seriously ill children in Australia.
www.teenagecancertrust.org
Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer. It is a UK based organisation that focuses on building teenage specific cancer units in public hospitals.
www.youthbeyondblue.com Beyondblue's website for young people-information on depression, anxiety and how to help a friend.
http://www.ahln.org/ The Australian Hodgkin's Lymphoma Network (AHLN), is a website dedicated to uniting Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients throughout Australia.
http://www.bereavementcare.com.au/ The Bereavement Care Centre's goals are to provide comprehensive and accessible counselling and support services for the terminally ill and their families, and for those recently bereaved.
http://www.childhoodgrief.org.au/ The National Centre for Childhood Grief provides loving support in a safe place where children grieving a death can share their experience as they learn to live with its impact on their lives.
Life after cancer
www.aftercure.org
A US website that provides information for young people who are in remission from cancer.
http://voicesofsurvivors.org
A US website with videos and written stories about what it means to be a cancer survivor. Mostly adult stories.
Legal Stuff
www.australianlawonline.gov.au A useful Australian website with information about legal stuff including wills and funerals.
Other helpful sites
www.livingyears.com/nowwhat A website where you can create an online memorial page for someone who has died. Usually incurs an annual fee but is free to Now What members for the first 12 months.
