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Cancer Patients and Research in the West

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Your donation today will support care for cancer patients living in Melbourne’s Western Health

Did you know that Western Health is the second largest provider of cancer treatment in Victoria? Only the specialist facilities at Peter Mac see more cancer patients each year.

We know that a cancer diagnosis can have a significant impact, both emotionally and financially, often disrupting the lives of not just the patients, but of their friends and families too.


With your support, we can provide practical assistance to our patients as and when it is needed.

100% of donations support Cancer Services at Western Health

  • $50

    could cover the costs of a taxi to and from a chemotherapy session for patients with no transport options

  • $100

    could provide a pack of essential care items to a patient diagnosed with cancer

  • $250

    could pay for a patient to enroll in a specially tailored gym program to help them meet the physical challenges of chemotherapy

  • $1000

    Supports a patient to receive additional emotional, educational, psychological and social support from a health care professional

Our Impact | Current Appeals | Western Health Foundation

The Sunshine Hospital Radiation Therapy Centre

Recently celebrated 10 years of providing care to patients in the Western region.

  • Attendances per month

    1,000+

  • Patients born oversees

    50%

  • Number of treatments

    125,775

  • Patients benefited

    6,411

Support Western Healths Cancer Services and Research today