Parenting Through Cancer has closed

The Parenting Through Cancer online community closed in December 2024. If you were looking for it, free support for parents and carers is still available through Cancer Hub.

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Parents impacted by cancer have told and shown us that they find our resources incredibly helpful, but that they are less interested in being part of an online community. In 2023, we asked parents about their experience of Parenting Through Cancer (PTC). Parents told us clearly that they wanted access to more resources, but were not so interested in the other features of the online community.

As a result, we have decided to close the Parenting through Cancer online community.  

We will instead focus our efforts on developing additional parent-focused resources on topics ranging from how to have difficult conversations about cancer, information about supporting your children and family through change, through to self-care for parents who are struggling.

Counselling

Our counselling sessions focus on different aspects of mental health, including feelings, self-esteem, and resilience.
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Cancer Navigation

Supporting young people and families access health and community-based services that best meet their needs .

Retreats and Experiences

A precious break for families to reconnect and have a holiday away together, often for the first time since diagnosis.
How to manage both cancer and friendships

Support Groups

Connect with other people who are also affected by cancer and find the support you need.

FAQs

From October onwards, people were no longer able to register for the online community, and it was closed down fully in December 2024. 

Cancer Hub is here to help families impacted by cancer (with children aged 0-25) more easily access the practical and emotional support they need. Cancer Hub is a one stop shop where specially trained staff identify every family member’s needs and then actively help them access whatever support they need.  

Available support options include: 

  • Counselling 
  • Cancer Navigation- supporting young people and families access health and community-based services that best meet their needs 
  • Support groups 
  • Retreats and experiences 

To find out more or talk to someone, you can get support through Cancer Hub.

Parent focused resources can be found via the Cancer Hub website by clicking on the Resources tab. 

In early 2025, all data held within Parenting Through Cancer will be deleted. If you have received any other form of service from us, such as chat support, phone calls, or emails regarding your health or well-being, we will retain your data in our client management system to comply with legislative requirements related to record retention. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

In accordance with our data retention policy, you also have the right to request the deletion or de-identification of your personal data. See our website for more details.  

We welcome feedback and use it as an opportunity to learn and improve our services. Feedback can be provided in the following ways: 

  • Complete the form located here 
  • Send us an email to [email protected] 
  • Give us a call and a member of the team will support you with your feedback on 1800 431 312