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Title A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer    
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria
Description Information on a vaccine available to prevent cervical cancer
Date 2007
Languages English  Chinese   Italian   Vietnamese 

Arabic 

 

 Greek 
Title Answering your questions about lung cancer 
Publisher Australian Lung Foundation - The Kylie Johnston Lung Cancer Network   
Description Information for patients about
Date 2010
Languages English Bengali Dinka Italian

Arabic

 

 Chinese Greek Vietnamese
Title Abnormal pap test results   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria    
Description Information regarding abnormalities found in pap tests, types of abnormalities and how to treat them.
Date 2004      
Languages English Filipino Polish Spanish
Arabic Greek Russian Tigrinya 
Bosnian

Italian

 Serbian Turkish
Chinese

Khmer 

 Somali Vietnamese

Croatian

 

 Macedonian
Title Bowel cancer: The facts - prevention and early detection
Publisher Queensland Health - Queensland Bowel Cancer Screening Program 
Description Information about the prevention and early detection of bowel cancer.
Date 2008 (updated 2011)
Languages English Filipino Japanese Portugese

Arabic

 German Korean Serbian
Chinese Greek Macedonian Spanish
Croatian Hindi Maltese Turkish

Dutch

 Italian Polish

Vietnamese

 

 
Title Breast cancer screening: The simple facts
Publisher Queensland Health 
Description Information on breast screening, how to organise an appointment and what happens next if cancer is detected.
Date 2003
Languages English Dutch Hindi Russian
Arabic  Farsi  Italian Serbian
Bosnian Filipino  Japanese  Somali 
Chinese

German

 Korean  Spanish
Croatian

Greek

 Polish Vietnamese
Dinka 
 
Title Breast awareness for all women   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria  
Description Information for women to become familiar with their breasts to ensure that any unusual changes do not go unnoticed.
Date 2004
Languages English Filipino Polish Spanish
Arabic Greek Russian Tigrinya
Bosnian Italian Serbian Turkish
Chinese Khmer Somali Vietnamese
Croatian

Macedonian

 
Title Cancer that cannot be cured   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria  
Description Information on cancer that cannot be cured, getting help and treating the symptoms.
Date 2004
Languages English Croatian Polish Spanish
Arabic Greek Russian Turkish
Bosnian Italian Serbian Vietnamese

Chinese

 

 Macedonian Somali
Title Diagnosing cancer   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria  
Description Information on various tests to diagnose cancer.
Date 2004
Languages English Croatian Macedonian Somali
Arabic Filipino Polish Spanish
Bosnian Greek Russian Turkish

Chinese

 

 Italian Serbian Vietnamese
Title Eating well during treatment   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria   
Description Information about the importance of eating well during treatment.
Date 2004
Languages English Croatian Macedonian Somali
Arabic Filipino Polish Spanish
Bosnian Greek Russian Turkish

Chinese

 

 Italian Serbian Vietnamese
Title Finding bowel cancer early  
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria    
Description Information on bowel cancer, symptoms, and reducing the risks.
Date 2004
Languages English Filipino Polish Spanish
Arabic Greek Russian Tigrinya
Bosnian Italian Serbian Turkish
Chinese Khmer Somali Vietnamese

Croatian

 

 Macedonian
Title Healthy eating to reduce cancer risk    
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria   
Description Information about the types of food that should be included or limited in diets to help reduce the risk of cancer.
Date 2004
Languages English Filipino Polish Spanish
Arabic Greek Russian Tigrinya
Bosnian Italian

Serbian

 Turkish
Chinese Khmer 

Somali

 Vietnamese

Croatian

 

 Macedonian
Title Learning to relax when you have cancer  
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria    
Description Information on ways to relax and cope when you have cancer.
Date 2004
Languages English Croatian Polish Spanish
Arabic Greek Russian Turkish
Bosnian Italian Serbian Vietnamese
Chinese Macedonian Somali

 

 
Title Lung cancer doesn't discriminate
Publisher Australian Lung Foundation - The Kylie Johnston Lung Cancer Network
Description A poster for use by health professionals which outlines the possible symptoms of lung cancer.
Date 2009
Languages English Bengali Dinka Italian

Arabic

 

 Chinese Greek Vietnamese
   
Title Pap tests after hysterectomy   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria     
Description Information for women regarding pap test after having a hysterectomy.
Date 2004
Languages English Chinese Greek Italian

Arabic

 
Title Prostate cancer: interpreting the PSA test    
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria     
Description Information for men regarding the PSA test and how to interpret the test results.
Date 2005
Languages English Croatian Italian Polish
Chinese Greek Macedonian

Serbian

 
Title Prostate cancer: should I be tested?    
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria     
Description Information on prostate cancer, the benefits of being tested and various tests for prostate cancer.
Date 2005
Languages English Greek Macedonian Serbian

Chinese

 Italian Polish Tigrinya 

Croatian

 
Title Prostate problems   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria  
Description Information that answers some common questions about prostate problems.   
Date 2003
Languages English Greek  Polish Spanish

Chinese

 Italian Russian- Turkish
Croatian Khmer Serbian Vietnamese

Filipino 
 

Macedonian

 Somali
Title Screening for bowel cancer saves lives 
Publisher Queensland Health - Queensland Bowel Cancer Screening Program 
Description Information about the Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
Date 2008 (updated 2011)
Languages English Filipino Korean Spanish
Arabic German Macedonian Turkish
Chinese Greek Maltese Vietnamese
Croatian Hindi Polish

Dutch

 

 Italian Serbian
Title Sun protection for all Australians
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria   
Description Information on how to be sun smart in Australia.
Date 2006
Languages English  Greek  Polish Somali 
Arabic Italian Russian  Turkish 
Chinese 

Macedonian 

 
Title Treating cancer   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria    
Description Information that describes the common treatments for cancer.
Date 2004
Languages English Croatian Macedonian Somali
Arabic Filipino Polish Spanish
Bosnian Greek Russian Turkish
Chinese

Italian

 

 Serbian Vietnamese
Title What is cancer?   
Publisher Cancer Council Victoria     
Description Information that describes what cancer is and how it begins and spreads.
Date 2004
Languages English Croatian Macedonian Somali
Arabic Filipino Polish Spanish
Bosnian Greek Russian Turkish

Chinese

 

 Italian Serbian
Title When did you last have a pap smear?    
Publisher Department Of Health and Ageing - Cancer Screening
Description Information about pap smears and why you should have a test.
Date Undated
Languages English Dari  Italian Somali 
Amharic  Dinka  Japanese Spanish
Arabic Dutch  Korean Swahili 
Assyrian  Farsi Macedonian Tagalog 
Bosnian French  Malay Thai
Cambodian  Greek Polish Tigrinya 
Chinese - Simplified Hindi  Portuguese Turkish
Chinese - Traditional Hungarian  Russian Urdu 
 

Croatian

 

 Indonesian Serbian Vietnamese

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