Cancer information and support

Be SunSmart. Save your skin.

Nearly twice as many Australian men as women die from melanoma, but the good news is that skin cancer is almost entirely preventable.

Reduce your risk of skin cancer by following the five SunSmart steps.

Whenever the UV index is 3 or above, Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide.

Updated guidelines to reduce the impact of bowel cancer

The latest evidence-based advice on population screening and risk.

iPhone showing reminders, National Cervical Program booklet, sticky note saying book today! and key with key chain reading cancer screening saves lives.

When was your last Cervical Screening Test?

It has never been more important to make sure your screening is up-to-date.

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Roadmap to Liver Cancer Control and Clinical Guidelines

Helping improve survival rates for Australians affected by liver cancer.

Shop sun protection

For health professionals

Screening programs

Latest news and updates

Michael Klim and Brad Hodge team up as new research shows men aren’t protecting themselves in the sun

The Australian Government and Cancer Council are teaming up with sports stars Michael Klim and Brad Hodge to call on Australian men to pick up their sun protection game.

We applaud the Australian Government’s commitment to a first-of-its-kind navigation program that will connect Australians diagnosed with any type of cancer to high quality, trusted information and support at every step.

Cancer Council Australia today welcomes the federal government’s release of the National Tobacco Strategy.

News and Media

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61,000

Australians saved in the past 20 years thanks to cancer research

$51.7 million

contributed together with our research partners in the 2021-22 financial year

69%

survival rate increased from 49% in the 1980s through research investment

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