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A lot can happen in a hurry when you’re diagnosed with cancer. The guides below can help you make sense of what should happen. They will help you with what questions to ask your health professionals to make sure you receive the best care at every step.

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Acute leukaemia in children, adolescents and young adults

Acute myeloid leukaemia

Basal and squamous cell carcinoma

Bowel cancer

Breast cancer

Cancer of unknown primary

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Chronic myeloid leukaemia

Endometrial cancer

Head and neck cancer

High-grade glioma

Hodgkin and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Liver cancer

Low-grade lymphomas

Lung cancer

Melanoma

Multiple Myeloma

Myelodysplastic syndrome

Oesophagogastric cancer

Ovarian cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Peritoneal mesothelioma

Pleural mesothelioma

Prostate cancer

Sarcoma (Bone and soft tissue tumours)

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Checking for cancer

This information explains what to expect while you're getting checked out.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Cancer

This information explains what to expect before, after and during your cancer treatment.

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