Our Executive Director of Services, Sandy Cham, recently appeared on The Morning Show to discuss the impact of cancer on younger people and the importance of having open and honest conversations about cancer with your family. “Families that talk openly, consistently and regularly about cancer adjust better and they have less distress. Our young people come to us saying they need more information and they want to hear it from their parents.” Sandy also speaks about life beyond cancer and the power of connection; “Connecting with those who just get it is probably the most powerful thing.” 💚 Watch the full segment here: https://lnkd.in/grGz-X9C #CancerSupport #YouthCancer #CancerDiagnosis
Canteen Australia
Non-profit Organizations
Newtown, NSW 7,739 followers
Supporting young people impacted by cancer
About us
We get it. Just when life should be full of possibilities, cancer crashes into a young person’s world and shatters everything. Canteen is the game changer. We help young people cope with cancer in their family. Through Canteen, they learn to explore and deal with their feelings about cancer, connect with other young people in the same boat and if they’ve been diagnosed themselves, we provide specialist, youth-specific treatment teams. By feeling understood and supported, young people develop resilience and can rebuild the foundations that crumbled beneath them when cancer turned their life upside down. That’s how Canteen is the difference. (ABN: 77 052 040 516)
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http://www.canteen.org.au
External link for Canteen Australia
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Newtown, NSW
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- Psychosocial support, Peer support, Psycho-oncology, Advocacy, Youth Participation, Mentoring, Youth Cancer Services, and Counselling
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75 King Street
Newtown, NSW 2042, AU
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Finding life beyond cancer.🌟 Canteen's Survivorship Support Program is a special place where young cancer survivors can connect with others their age who understand their unique experience. Thank you to our amazing Giving Day supports who helped raise over $145K for this program with dollar matching by Hilti Australia and PMA Global. 💚💙 #CanteenAus #CancerSupport #LifeAfterCancer
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⭐️Early Bird Registrations now open!⭐️ Canteen Australia proudly invites you to participate in the 6th Global Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia on 3-6 December 2024. Join leading international experts, share research and care practices, and connect to a worldwide network of medical, nursing, allied health, and psychosocial care professionals, as well as consumers and patient advocates to learn, collaborate, and network. The 2024 theme, Ethics, Equity and Emerging Ideas, draws focus on addressing progress and challenges in equitable access, ethical considerations in cancer treatment and practices, innovation, and implementation across the AYA cancer care continuum. Secure your Early Bird Registration today until 31 July. https://lnkd.in/grV5XjZN Teenage Cancer Trust Teen Cancer America Melbourne Convention Bureau #ayacancercare #ayaglobalcongress #meetinmelbourne #visitmelbourne #visitvictoria
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Recently our Executive Director of Operations, Raul Alberto Caceres sat down with Cathy O'Sullivan, CIO editor-in-chief for APAC and host of #CIOLeadershipLive, to discuss Canteen's donor prediction model, how we create value from data, and employing AI to improve services to support young people impacted by cancer. “It’s a combination of getting really technical, then talking to the stakeholders about their concerns, and then slowly building a roadmap to democratise the data held in databases. That’s the conversation, so everyone in the organisation can understand what the data tells them.” To read more or watch the interview, visit https://lnkd.in/g6m7JtiQ
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Many people living with cancer in Australia don’t have access to new life-saving precision oncology therapies; and they can’t afford to wait. Canteen Australia is proud to support Rare Cancers Australia position paper on this important issue. Read the full position statement: https://lnkd.in/gbn2-M3h
RCA CEO, Christine Cockburn MPH, took a consensus statement to Parliament House last week calling for life-saving cancer drugs to be made urgently available to thousands more Aussies. Accompanied by Omico’s Chief Science and Strategy Officer, Prof. David Thomas, Christine met with Minister for Health, Mark Butler, and other MP’s asking for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to expand access to the breakthrough PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor class of medicines for the more than 3,500 Aussies who would benefit. “Australia is poised to embrace new ways of reviewing and funding breakthrough cancer drugs and must do so to improve outcomes for those in dire need,” she said. “At the moment, patients with melanoma can access some PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors for roughly $30 through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). However, for those patients with salivary gland cancer, for example, they must pay thousands of dollars for the same treatment, due to restrictions in our health system.” “We propose moving away from the outdated process of reviewing medicines for specific tumour types, for example those specifically for breast, or lung, or skin cancer. Instead, we need to be focusing on the specific genetic and biological make-up of the cancer itself.” Thank you to the following signatory organisations for your support: BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia, Breast Cancer Network Australia, Canteen Australia, Leukaemia Foundation, Lung Foundation Australia, Melanoma Patients Australia, Melanoma & Skin Cancer Advocacy Network (MSCAN), Omico, Pancare Foundation and Pink Hope. Read the Statement here: https://bit.ly/3VGrVsa #pantumour #consensusstatement #advocacy
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Last month in the reconciliation space, Canteen attended 3 key events that allowed us to engage deeply with Indigenous communities, showcase our commitment to youth leadership, and collaborate with passionate individuals and organisations dedicated to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 🖤 SEWB: At the 7th National SEWB Forum, our YARN team highlighted youth leadership at Canteen and their work in co-creating a Culturally Responsive Framework and evaluating programs. 💛 WICC: Our teams attended the World Indigenous Cancer Conference, connecting with advocates committed to improving cancer outcomes in First Nations communities. ❤️ CTG: Canteen supported Closing the Gap Day, reflecting on our role in improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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March was a huge month at Canteen! 🚴🏻♀️ 130 cyclists participated in our 25th Lifecycle and raised over $170k! 🤝 Our Braving program brought together young leaders from across the nation to learn more about peer support & mentoring 🎥 We had a very special filming day with some of our youth ambassadors and a celebrity guest (stay tuned!) 💚 Our Giving Day campaign raised over $145k to help young people find life after cancer 🤳 We officially launched on TikTok with our #CancerAndMe campaign - follow us at Canteen_Australia and share your #CancerAndMe story 🎬 Our Youth Advisory Team met for consultations, planning plus a film project for cancer survivors #MarchRecap #CancerSupport #YouthCancer #AustralianCharity
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“You need to keep the explanations age appropriate. You need to maintain their normal routine.” Canteen founder, Michael Carr-Gregg speaks on Seven Network Sunrise about Kate Middleton’s public cancer announcement and telling children about your cancer diagnosis as a parent. If you're navigating a similar situation and need guidance on discussing your cancer journey with your children, our Guide to Canteen for Parents and Carers offers practical advice and tips to support and communicate effectively with your children through this challenging time. https://lnkd.in/gcZWtKDY #CancerSupport #CancerDiagnosis #CancerJourney #KateMiddleton
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Canteen Australia is now on TikTok! 🤩 TikTok is a dynamic community where voices are heard, stories are shared, and connections are made. We are pleased to mark our entry with the #CancerAndMe launch campaign with Havas Red AU, designed to bring together young people, friends, families, and partners impacted by cancer. Follow us at https://lnkd.in/gxAG-FXB and share your #CancerAndMe story. More details on our blog. #tiktokcampaign #cancerstories #youthcancer
Canteen Australia now on TikTok!
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That’s a wrap on Giving Day 2024! 🌟 On behalf of James and the cancer survivors we work with, thank you. Thanks to your incredible support we smashed our goal and raised over $145k! Your donations help Canteen provide young people access to our Survivorship Support Program to help them face the challenges of life after cancer. Thank you for your generosity and a huge thank you to our partners Hilti Australia and PMA Global for doubling donations. 💚 #GivingDay2024 #CanteenAus #DonateToday
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