No matter the distance, assistance is never far away.
We Can Assist
Can Assist is committed to ensuring that all people, regardless of where they live in NSW, have equitable access to cancer treatment and care. By providing financial assistance, practical support and raising awareness of the inequities, our volunteer network ensures that country people are given the same opportunities and treatment choices as those who live in city centres.
Volunteers are the heart and soul of our grass roots organisation.
How you can assist
Today, Can Assist has more than 2700 volunteers and over 50 branches that are committed to making the journey with cancer easier for all rural and regional NSW communities. Ensure our charitable organisation continues to grow by joining our team of men and women across the state who selflessly give their time and effort to assist.
“Without Can Assist, I would not have been able to continue treatment.” Vicki, Mudgee
Can Assist has been supporting country people
with cancer since 1955
By providing accommodation, financial assistance and practical support to people from rural and regional areas, we ensure that country people are given the same opportunities and treatment choices as those who live in city centres.
Every year Can Assist - delivers between $2 and $2.5 million dollars to cancer patients from - country NSW, ensuring equitable access to cancer treatment and care. We cant do this alone.
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Help be part of the solution and support our tax appeal, every dollar raised goes directly to support rural and regional cancer patients –
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Rural, regional, and remote patients have significantly poorer health outcomes, greater incidents of chronic disease and greater premature deaths when compared to their counterparts in metropolitan areas.
*New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Portfolio Committee No. 2 – Health. Report no. 57.
Health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales “May 2022”.
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At Can Assist we work along side NSW Health to ensure that finances are not a barrier to receiving cancer treatment.
Please share with your friends so that more people in rural and regional NSW know what they are eligible for when costs start to mount.
canassist.org.au/cancer-assistance/If you live in rural, remote or regional NSW and need to travel for specialist treatment you may be eligible for financial help through the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS).
IPTAAS can help subsidise travel and accommodation costs when a patient needs to travel 100km one way or 200km in a week for specialist treatment that is not available locally.
Find out more, call 1800 478 227 or visit:
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Blood in your poo
Obvious change in your bowel habit
Weight loss you can't explain
Extreme tiredness for no reason
Lump or swelling in your abdomen
Aged 50-74? Every two years you are sent a free, simple bowel screening test kit to do at home.
If you have not received a kit, or it is damaged, misplaced or expired, fill in the form below to order a free replacement.
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Can Assist calls for no out of pockets for cancer patients receiving radiotherapy treatment in Wagga Wagga. Our branches support many clients to ensure this financial barrier has not prevented their life saving cancer treatment that is ordinarily gap free in a metropolitan centre.
We support Dr Joe McGirr MP tabling the issue for debate in Parliament and urge for equity to cancer care for rural cancer patients.
#cancer #cancersupportIf you’re not able to make it to NSW Parliament to join me for the Legislative Assembly debate for cost-free radiotherapy treatment in Wagga Wagga, you can watch the debate online.
The debate is taking place this Thursday, 1 June, and you can watch the livestream here ponsw.events.corrivium.live/legislativeassembly
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