Chinese Cancer Society of Victoria Inc

The Chinese Cancer Society of Victoria (CCSOV) began in 1996 with a Chinese social worker, a group of four Chinese people with cancer, and support from three other Chinese health workers. It has grown to an organisation of about 100 people, comprising people with cancer and their families, and is run entirely by volunteers from within this membership, including some health professionals.

Inside Chinese society, malignancy is covered up and not discussed, as it is seen as a shame on the family. Migration and absence of recognition with the dialect and the wellbeing framework in Australia force further challenges for some Chinese individuals with malignancy in this nation. In this connection, the CCSOV gives not just a spot where individuals can talk straightforwardly, yet solid informal organizations and a pile of other backing and training administrations. Raising support, dependably a test, has given another center to recreational and social exercises, while the Society's productions offer an outlet for the stories of individuals with growth. In general, the CCSOV has contributed generously to the personal satisfaction of Chinese individuals with malignancy and their families, and it gives a conceivable model to different associations of this nature.