Where the money goes
One in two Australian men will hear the words ‘you have cancer' - it could be you, or it could be your best mate.
By joining in Call To Arms, you'll help save the lives of men across the country. The funds you raise will help prevent, detect and treat cancers in men, as well as support men during their times of greatest need.
Every contribution, whether large or small, plays an important role in fighting cancer in men by supporting The Cancer Council's important cancer research, education and support programs:
$5 can enable us to provide cancer patients with important support and information recourses such as the 'Understanding Testicular Cancer' booklet.
$10 will pay for a sun safety information kit (including tube of sunscreen) to be given to an outdoor worker who is at a higher risk of developing skin cancer due to his occupational sun exposure.
$20 can assist in continuing to run our Cancer Council Helpline (13 11 20), where men facing cancer can receive information and support from cancer nurses with oncology qualifications and experience.
$50 can help us train a volunteer for the Cancer Council's Cancer Connect telephone peer support service. Accessed through the Cancer Council Helpline (13 11 20), Cancer Connect can put a man just diagnosed with cancer in touch with someone who has had a similar cancer experience. Volunteers listen to concerns and offer emotional and practical support at a time when it is most needed.
$120 can provide two detailed follow up telephone interviews for men in the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study.
$350 can pay for collection and processing of seven sets of blood specimens to be kept in our biobank, a vital resource for future genetic and lifestyle research relating to cancer.
$500 will pay for a person to attend an advocacy-training workshop to help lobby for a better health system for all cancer patients.
$800 will fund one week of a research study helping to improve the treatment of men with testicular cancer.
$1,000 can fund recruitment of 10 men to the NSW Cancer Lifestyle and Evaluation of Risk (CLEAR) Study.
$2,000 supports the recruitment, follow up and pathology reviews of one man with prostrate cancer who is on a clinical trial looking to prevent cancer from recurring.
$5,000 will fund a campaign to protect both men and women from exposure to cigarette smoke.
$8,000 will pay for a rural General Practitioner to attend a one-week clinical and mentoring placement to increase their knowledge and skills in the diagnosis, treatment and management of melanoma and other skin cancers. Currently in NSW, men are 1.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma than females and 3.3 times more likely to die from it.
$10,000 contributes to the annual running costs of the telephone support group for younger men with prostate cancer
For more information on Call To Arms or to register your team today, visit http://www.calltoarms.com.au/ or call 1300 65 65 85.
Please note: The costs listed in this document are indicative, and may be subject to change.
