About Parenting Through Cancer

Parenting Through Cancer is an online support service from CanTeen and Camp Quality providing expert advice, counselling and peer support for parents dealing with their own cancer diagnosis of cancer in the family. Their free and confidential counselling and support service allows parents to speak to a specialist about the parenting challenges that cancer brings, developing coping strategies, or simply someone to talk to.

The Parenting Through Cancer online community provides parents with a safe space to connect with other parents in similar situations. Their message service allows users to have private conversations with other parents, or read about other parents’ experiences of dealing with cancer in their family and add their own voice to the discussion. Parenting Through Cancer also provides practical advice resources for parents impacted by cancer.

Who is Parenting Through Cancer for?

Parenting Through Cancer was designed for Australian parents dealing with their own cancer diagnosis or cancer in their family.

Is there a cost to use Parenting Through Cancer?

There is no cost to join the Parenting Through Cancer community.

How to access Parenting Through Cancer

Parenting Through Cancer can be accessed at https://parentingthroughcancer.org.au/. To join the Parenting Through Cancer community users must register with a first name, last name, email account and phone number.