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:
$3 can pay to send a doctor information about cancer education workshops to increase their knowledge about how to help prevent cancers in men and detect them at a stage when they are most curable.
$10 can pay for an information kit for a man attending a 'When Cancer Won't Go Away' forum. These free forums provide people with advanced cancer and their partners, family and friends information and strategies to help them adjust to the uncertainty of advanced cancer.
$50 can pay for a registered cancer nurse with oncology qualifications and experience to give information and support to a man facing cancer via the Cancer Council Helpline (13 11 20).
$250 can provide a financial assistance grant to a man with cancer to help him cover costs like phone bills and gas accounts while he adjusts to his changed circumstances.
$500 can pay to 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 facing cancer in touch with others who have had a similar cancer experience. Volunteers listen to concerns and offer emotional and practical support at a time when it is most needed.
$1,000 can subsidise Faecal Occult Blood Tests (FOBTs) for 800 Victorian men whose financial hardships may otherwise have prevented them from participating in vital bowel cancer screening.
$5,000 can give a research team access to vital chemicals needed for biochemistry experimentation. This allows researchers to look at the chemical changes in the body that can cause cancer in men, and to investigate new ways to prevent, detect, treat or cure cancers.
$10,000 can pay for the development of two men's cancer education resources that are tailored to meet the specific needs of Victorian Aboriginal communities. Because Indigenous Australians with cancer are more than twice as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to die within five years of their diagnosis, these resources are urgently required.
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.
