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Following a diagnosis of cancer, you and your family are likely to have many questions. Our fact sheets have been designed to help answer some of the more common questions:
- Coping with a cancer diagnosis
- After a diagnosis of breast cancer
- After a diagnosis of ovarian cancer
- After a diagnosis of bowel cancer
- After a diagnosis of prostate cancer
- Understanding chemotherapy
- Understanding radiation therapy
- Complementary therapies and cancer
- Questions to ask your doctor
If you need more information or would like to talk to someone call Cancer Council 13 11 20 (local call cost anywhere in Australia).
Disclaimer: The information contained in these fact sheets is not a substitute for, and is not intended to replace, independent professional advice. Users should consider the need to obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their own particular circumstances.This page was last updated on: Saturday, August 11, 2012
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