Bowel & Others

Bowel cancer is  also known as colorectal, colon or rectal cancer, and includes any part of the large bowel.

Bowel cancer is the 3^rd most common type of cancer in both men and women in Australia.

While it is most common in people over 50, roughly 10% of people diagnosed are younger.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with bowel cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Bowel Care Australia - https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/what-is-bowel-cancer
• Bowel Care Nurse - https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/nurse
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/bowel-cancer/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/bowel-cancer/about-bowel-cancer/Cancer Council
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/bowel-cancer

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread through the blood or lymphatic system to organs such as the liver, lungs and brain.

While melanoma occurs less often than the other two main types of skin cancer basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), melanoma can have more serious consequences, especially if not detected early.

Melanoma is the third most common cancer diagnosed in Australia with men slightly more likely than women to have melanoma. Australia and New Zealand have the highest incidence rates in the world.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with melanoma cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Melanoma Institute Australia - https://melanoma.org.au/
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/melanoma/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/melanoma/about-melanoma/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/melanoma

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in Australia for both men and women.

While smoking is a risk factor, people who do not smoke may also be diagnosed with lung cancer.

Primary lung cancer occurs when the cancer starts in the lungs, while secondary or metastatic can of the lungs has started elsewhere in the body and spread to the lungs.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with lung cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Lung Foundation Australia - https://lungfoundation.com.au/patients-carers/conditions/lung-cancer/overview/
• Lung Cancer Support Nurse - https://www.tfaforms.com/4810353
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/lung-cancer/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/lung-cancer/about-lung-cancer/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/lung-cancer

There are three main types of blood cells which carry out different functions within the body. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. White blood cells, which are part of the immune system, prevent and fight infection. Platelets are tiny cells that clump together to form clots and stop bleeding caused by injury.

There are three main types of blood cancer; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Leukemia begins n the bone marrow and is a cancer of the white blood cells

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with leukemia cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Leukemia Foundation - https://www.leukaemia.org.au/blood-cancer-information/types-of-blood-cancer/leukaemia/
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/acute-leukaemia/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/blood-cancers/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/leukaemia

Lymphoma starts in the lymphatic system, in a type of white blood cell that fights infection within the body.

Lymphoma is the most common cancer in people aged 15 to 29.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with lymphoma cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Lymphoma Australia - https://www.lymphoma.org.au/
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/hodgkin-lymphoma/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/blood-cancers/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/lymphoma

Myeloma, also known as multiple myeloma, occurs in the plasma cells in the bone marrow. Plasma cells generally produce antibodies that fight infections. For people with myeloma, the plasma cells only produce a type of antibody that is not useful in fighting infections.

Myeloma occurs more frequently in men than women and generally, but not always in people over 60.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with myeloma cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Myeloma Australia - https://myeloma.org.au/
• Cancer Institute NSW - cancer.nsw.gov.au/myeloma/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/blood-cancers/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/myeloma

The pancreas is an organ that sits between the stomach and spine. It produces enzymes for digestion and hormones for controlling blood sugar levels.

Pancreatic cancer is the 8^th most common cancer in Australian in men diagnosed slightly more often than women.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation - https://pankind.org.au/
• Pancare Foundation - https://www.pancare.org.au/
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/pancreatic-cancer/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/pancreatic-cancer/about-pancreatic-cancer/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/pancreatic-cancer

Primary bone cancer is cancer that starts in some part of the bones. While secondary bone cancer is cancer that has started somewhere else in the body and spread to the bones.

Primary bone cancer is fairly rare in Australia with roughly 250 cases diagnosed each year.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with bone cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/about-cancer/types-of-cancer/bone-cancer
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/primary-bone-cancer/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/bone-cancer

Stomach cancer often begins in tissue on the inner surface of the stomach.

While stomach cancer is fairly common in Australia, the number of people being diagnosed is decreasing. It is more common in men over the age of 60, but can occur at any age.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with stomach cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Pancare Foundation - https://www.pancare.org.au/cancer/stomach-cancer/
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/stomach-cancer/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/stomach-cancer/about-stomach-cancer/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/stomach-cancer

Primary liver cancer means the cancer has begun in the liver, while secondary refers to the fact that the cancer began elsewhere and spread to the liver.

Men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer than women.

The number of people with liver cancer has doubled since 1999, which may be attributed to the increase in obesity, type 2 diabetes, hepatitis B and C and the fact that we are living longer.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with liver cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Pancare Foundation - https://www.pancare.org.au/cancer/liver-cancer/
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/liver-cancer/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/liver-cancer/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/liver-cancer

Kidney cancer is the 9^th most frequently diagnosed cancer for Australian men, with men twice as likely than women to be diagnosed.

90% of all kidney cancer cases is renal cell carcinoma or RCC. Generally, the cancer only grows in one kidney, but in some rare cases both are involved.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with kidney cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/kidney-cancer/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/kidney-cancer/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/kidney-cancer

The oesophagus is the tube that connects and carries food from the back of the mouth to the stomach.

In Australia, oesophageal is not very common and more likely to be found in men than women.

The most common form of Oesophageal cancer generally occurs in the lower section of the Oesophagus, here it attaches to the stomach.

The Pink Finss Charity offers a range of programs and support for people diagnosed with oesophageal cancer who live in the Hawkesbury.

• Pancare Foundation - https://www.pancare.org.au/cancer/oesophageal-cancer/
• Cancer Institute NSW - https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/oesophageal-cancer/diagnosis-and-treatment/diagnosis/understanding-your-diagnosis
• NSW Cancer Council - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/oesophageal-cancer/about-oesophageal-cancer/
• Cancer Council - https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/oesophageal-cancer