Queensland Cancer Fund
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The Queensland Cancer Fund, established in 1961, is Queensland's foremost anti-cancer organisation. It is an independent, community-based charity and is not government funded. The Fund aims to reduce the impact of cancer--particularly the suffering it causes--and ultimately to eliminate the disease, by raising funds to advance cancer research; improve cancer treatment; support people with cancer, their family and friends; and increase community awareness of cancer, its prevention and early detection. The Queensland Cancer Fund is a member of The Cancer Council Australia.
The Queensland Cancer Fund is the largest non-government provider of cancer research funds in the state. It has a dedicated research centre, the Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, which includes an Epidemiology Unit, a Psycho-Oncology Research Unit, and the Queensland Cancer Registry.
[edit] Services
The Fund offers a range of support services to help ease the burden on Queenslanders with cancer and their families. These services are tailored to meet the needs of people with various types of cancer and involve practical assistance such as financial aid, equipment loan and a wig and turban service. The Queensland Cancer Fund operates a Cancer Helpline to provide information and support at the cost of a local call.
During 2005 the Cancer Helpline received calls from more than 50,000 Queenslanders, while the Cancer Counselling Service provided confidential telephone counselling to more than 600 clients. Through the support of the community, the Fund is also able to contribute funding for treatment facilities and equipment across the state, provide accommodation facilities for patients receiving treatment in three cities across the state, and educate the community on the prevention and early detection of cancer.
[edit] Fundraising
Because it does not receive government funding, the Queensland Cancer Fund receives donations from the Queensland public, through bequests and fundraising events such as Daffodil Day, Australia's Biggest Morning Tea and Relay For Life.
