Cancer Connect offers peer emotional support and information for people with cancer, provided by volunteers who have had a similar cancer experience.

Talking to someone who has had a similar cancer experience can be an incredibly positive experience. Our Cancer Connect program connects patients and volunteers for emotional support and is a free and confidential service. Our support volunteers are fully trained.

How the volunteer can help you with:

• Support before, during or after treatment and during recovery.
• Practical information gained through personal experience.
• Hope and encouragement, and a positive role model for recovery.
• Ideas about where to find more information.

We have volunteers available to support people with a wide variety of cancer types.

Our volunteers do not give medical advice or provide professional counselling.

More information

The service is accessed via the Cancer Council Helpline by calling 13 11 20. Click here to download our Cancer Connect Brochure.

We are always looking for willing volunteers to join Cancer Connect. If you enjoy sharing your experiences to support others, please contact our Helpline or view our volunteer page.