Cancer support and service directory

Did you know? The four most common types of cancer in people over 55 are breast, lung, prostate and bowel cancer.

CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND Based in Maroochydore the council provide a wide range of information on local services and support. Phone: 13 11 20 www.cancerqld.org.au _____________________________

BLOOMHILL CANCER CARE Integrated cancer care for people diagnosed with cancer and support for their families through their centre in Buderim. They currently support over 1,300 clients.

Services provided:

Skilled Registered Nurses at Bloomhill offer coordination of care through assessment, support, identification of needs and referral to appropriate services. They also provide education and information and are a point of contact at any time for clients.

Allied health professional services: counselling, health psychology, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy and acupuncture.

Mind-body therapies: lymphedema service, oncology and remedial massage, reflexology, art therapy, meditation and mindfulness practices, yoga, Qi Gong and Pilates.

Education and wellbeing services: Bloomhill has support groups for clients, their families and carers, focusing on secondary breast cancer, brain cancer, cancer survivorship support, Myeloma peer support, young adults with cancer support and child and adolescent services. Phone: 5445 5794 www.bloomhill.com.au CANSURVIVE Cansurvive a holistic cancer healing centre based in Nambour. They provide a wide range of resources and hold events to help people understand and heal from cancer. Phone: 07 5441 5730 www.cansurvive.org.au

BEAUTIFUL YOU PROGRAM Beautiful You Program provides practical emotional and spiritual support for women on their cancer journey. They provide practical, financial and emotional support so as to help families lead as normal a life as possible. Services include: oncology massage, beauty treatments, prosthetic and lingerie fitting service, wigs, house cleaning and activity programs Phone 07 5445 0612 www.beautifulyouprogram.com.au _____________________________

ICON Icon Cancer Centre Maroochydore provides the latest in radiation therapy technology to treat all types of cancers in a friendly and supportive environment. They recently installed Varian’s Hyperarc technology to precisely target multiple brain metastases. Phone 07 5414 3700 www.iconcancercentre.com.au

GENESIS CARE Genesis Care deliver various Radiation Oncology and Allied Health Services via SCHOC. They have two treatment centres on the Sunshine Coast - Buderim and Nambour. Phone: 07 5445 0612 www.genesiscare.com _____________________________