ACT CONTENTS

The Cancer Council ACT 2 Key Achievements 3 President’s Report 4 Treasurer’s Report 6 Executive Officer’s Report 7

Programs and Services

Cancer Information and Support Program 10 Cancer Information Service 10 Cancer Support Service 12

Cancer Education Program 16 Adult Smoking Cessation Service 16 The Community Cancer Prevention Service 18 Youth Anti-Tobacco Education Service 20

Fundraising and Promotion Program 23

Research 30

The Cancer Council ACT Shop 34

Staff 35 Volunteers 36

Financial Report 37

About This Annual Report

This annual report provides details of The Cancer Council ACT Inc activities, initiatives and achievements for the financial year ended 30 June 2001.

Approximately 500 copies of this comprehensive review are printed and provided to key stakeholders within Australia and overseas, including other state and territory cancer organisations, government, council members, and other interested parties.

The report is the major publication produced by the Council each year. It is used to provide readers with information about the Council’s performance during the year and indicate direction for the coming year.

The Cancer Council ACT aims to make this report an accurate, informative and easy to read document. Your feedback and suggestions for improvement are welcome. If you have any comments, please contact The Cancer Council ACT.

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Working in the Australian Capital Territory to reduce the incidence and impact of Cancer

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Memberships Vision

The Cancer Council ACT, together with To promote a healthier community by other member organisations in each reduction of the incidence and impact state and territory, is a member of The of cancer in the Canberra area Cancer Council Australia. through information, education,

Through this membership The Cancer support and research. Council ACT is a member of the Asian and Pacific Federation of Objectives Organisations for Cancer Research and Control; the International Non- • To advocate and implement Governmental Coalition Against Cancer; and the International Union health education and promotion For Health Promotion and Education. strategies and programs in cancer prevention and its early detection The Cancer Council ACT is also a member of the International Union • To improve quality of life of Against Cancer (UICC). The UICC is individuals with cancer and their an international non-governmental families and carers association of more than 290 organisations in 90 countries. Its • To promote and support research objectives are to advance scientific into any aspect of cancer or related and medical knowledge in research, issues diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer, and to promote all other aspects of the campaign against • To provide best practice cancer throughout the world. management and appropriate infrastructure to support the above objectives

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We now know that between one third to one Each year over 1000 people in the ACT will half of cancer cases can be prevented through be diagnosed wtih cancer, and for most lifestyle change and early detection strategies. people this diagnosis will create confusion and Reducing the incidence of cancer is one of our uncertainty for themselves and their families. greatest challenges. This is how we met the Our vision is to reduce the impact of cancer challenge in 2000/2001: through providing information and support. In 2000/2001 The Cancer Council: • The Cancer Council ACT reached more than 1700 adults who were trying to • Provided practical and emotional support quit smoking this year through a through over 1000 client contacts, combination of courses conducted in a representing a 6.9% increase from diversity of workplaces as well as through 1999/2000. provision of individual education and support. • Updated the library service to provide the latest evidence based information, and 45 participants who were in Quit courses empowered clients to access contacted 6 months after they finished the appropriate information through course, 17 (30%) remained quitters. assisted Internet access.

• A “Quit Challenge” launched this year • Assisted more than 400 patients by resulted in 45% of participants reducing the impact of treatment on their remaining “quit” after 12 weeks appearance through our Wig Service; a compared to a national average quit rate 33% increase from the previous year. of 30% per intervention. • Linked 29 cancer patients to survivors • This year audiences of up to 10,000 through our volunteer program. people were reached with key cancer prevention messages: sun protection, not smoking, making healthy food choices and being physically active.

• The “Smarter than Smoking” service began its pilot of an innovative community development approach to reducing smoking uptake in ACT youth.

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• $566,000 was raised through bequests, provide key education, information and donations and events. More than support programs. $420,000 of this total was raised through a variety of fundraising events • Implementation of a new strategic plan, including Daffodil Day and Relay for Life. and a number of key policies and Fundraising efforts were supported by procedures, provided a foundation and more than 250 volunteers. Funds raised focus to support the efforts of The Cancer enabled The Cancer Council ACT to Council ACT in delivery of all programs.

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The Cancer Council ACT remains • excellence in human resourcing; committed to its twin goals of reducing the and incidence and impact of cancer in the ACT • appropriate development of financial community. The services and advocacy and material resources. we provide remain much needed in the community at large as well as among the A number of areas emerged where further individuals and families affected by cancer strategy development is underway each year. Cancer is a leading cause of including: strengthening our membership premature death in Australia, responsible base; clarifying the direction and for almost 34,000 deaths (28% of male improving the quality of our information deaths and 24% of female deaths each education and support services; building year). In the ACT, the most recent annual stronger effective partnerships and data available (1997) shows that there alliances with organisations and groups were 414 deaths. that share our goals; and, strengthening our policy advocacy work to improve The past year has been a time of cancer services in the ACT. reflection, repositioning and planning for the long-term effectiveness and viability of Obvious to those who have been The Cancer Council ACT. We reviewed associated with the organisation, will be our recent achievements and developed a the change of name from the ACT Cancer new two-year strategic plan that sets out Society to The Cancer Council ACT. This the broad priorities and strategies in three change, together with a strategy for key result areas: national branding of the members of The Cancer Council Australia, allows us to 1. A reduction in the incidence of all demonstrate our association with the cancers in the ACT but especially the national organisation that is established following: as Australia’s primary non-government • cancers resulting from smoking cancer control body. A special general • skin cancer meeting of members in May 2001 • colorectal cancer determined that the name change allows • prostate cancer us to benefit from the achievements, • cancer of the cervix credibility, and profile of the national body

• breast cancer in females and other state member bodies.

• other cancers which we have the

knowledge to prevent or where we It is 25 years since the ACT Cancer

can minimise effects. Society was incorporated. We will

celebrate this milestone and our solid

2. Reduction of the impact of cancer in the achievements and reputation with the first

lives of individuals with cancer and their ever history of the organisation. The

families and carers. history titled, “Facing the Future: a history

of the ACT Cancer Society 1976-2001”

3. Maintenance and development of The will be launched in September 2001. The

Cancer Council ACT as a well known, author is well known Canberra chronicler

respected, well managed organisation in Alan Foskett. The Board records its

the cancer field through: thanks to the many contributors who • offered their recollections and some of the wise and prudent governance; • source material for the book. We are effective and efficient management;

4 3UHVLGHQW·V5HSRUW particularly grateful to those long-standing have developed clearer policies for members and supporters who gave governance and guiding policies for the considerable time to making the Board’s strategic leadership of the publication a credible and professional organisation. Key policies include: publication. Board Roles and Ways of Working; Executive Officer Limitations; A major focus of the Board’s work has Performance Appraisal; Membership of been assessing the feasibility of building the Council; and, Volunteering. Other new premises for the Council. The policy work will continue in the coming existing rented premises at Kaleen are far year. from ideal in terms of accessibility, visibility and amenity. The Board is There have also been a number of negotiating the possibility of establishing changes on the Board during the year. lease of land from the ACT Government Long standing members Graham Bigg and has drawn up preliminary plans for (past Treasurer) and Russell McGowan building on a site in Curtin. I would like to (past Deputy President) completed thank the building sub-committee of the terms at the last AGM and are thanked Board, until recently chaired by Peter for their very important contributions. Murray, for the significant contribution The immediate past President Laurie they have made to get this project Grealish resigned during the year and underway. we thank her also for her dedication and work for the Council. We are proud of the record levels of event fundraising achieved this year. This is Lastly, the Board records its thanks to largely due to the tremendous efforts of Joan Bartlett, the staff team and our staff and volunteers who plan, manage many volunteers for their hard work and and participate in the range of events commitment to making The Cancer during the course of the year. Our Council a successful and highly achievements are also in some part due professional organisation serving the to the strong collaboration and community. cooperation between all state and territory members of The Cancer Council Australia.

This fundraising, together with financial support from the ACT Government, underpins our capacity to deliver high quality information, education, support services and research funding. We are continually assessing and planning how these services can be best delivered in order to maximise the benefits that flow to individuals, families and the wider community.

The Board has made a number of active, positive moves to strengthen its effectiveness as the governing body. We

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The financial statements for the year 2000/2001 Board of Directors ended 30 June 2001 shows a small Ms Lyla Rogan President operating deficit of $2,251.00. Ms Laurie Grealish President to (3/01) The donations and bequests received Mr Chris Soutter Treasurer during the year were $201,946.00 less Mr Peter Murray Secretary than the 2000 financial year. Mr Shane Austin Mr Ron Christie Bequests are not budgeted for and The Ms Margaret Morton Cancer Council ACT accordingly A/Professor Robin Stuart-Harris conducted its activities to ensure member Mrs Heather Wain funds are not eroded. This has been Ms Anna Wellings-Booth

achieved for the 2001 financial year with Public Officer: Graham Bigg the small recorded loss.

Honorary Life Members As The Cancer Council ACT does not Mrs R Grantham have a profit motive, but rather utilises its Dr R Mendelsohn funds to maintain its activities, the result Mrs E Skilbeck reflects such objectives. Emeritus Professor M Whyte

The efforts of the Executive Officer, Finance Committee Finance Officer and team at The Cancer Mr Chris Soutter Convenor Council ACT in achieving the 2001 Mr Peter Murray financial outcomes are greatly Ms Joan Bartlett appreciated. Policy and Planning Committee Ms Lyla Rogan Convenor Ms Joan Bartlett Chris Soutter Mr Ron Christie Treasurer Margaret Morton Heather Wain Anna Wellings-Booth

Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee Dr Desmond Yip Convenor Ms Joan Bartlett Ms Katrina Bayliss Ms Helen Cameron Mr Ron Christie Ms Victoria Jones Ms Jennifer Kavka Mr Russell McGowan Ms Melva Walters Dr Kevin White

Chris Soutter, Treasurer

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It is with great pleasure that I present my effectiveness of our prevention program third Executive Officer’s report for The available in the short term is the number Cancer Council ACT Inc (formerly the of smokers who, having participated in a ACT Cancer Society Inc). course provided by The Council, when contacted three or six months later As this report details, The Cancer Council confirm that they are no longer smoking. ACT works on a number of fronts in its Of all the participants in our education cancer control work: through providing programs, only a very few are available information, education and support and when we attempt to contact them six through financial and other support to months hence. This year the Adult research initiatives. Smoking Cessation Officer was able to contact 45 such participants. Of these 17 We focus simultaneously and equally on were not smoking. This number the prevention of cancer and reducing the represents 30% of those contacted who impact of cancer on the lives of those who had remained quit after intervention and is are diagnosed with cancer and their equal to the national average. It is, families and friends. therefore, a satisfactory result. Using the same benchmark, the Quit Challenge I was fortunate to be able to attend the 3rd brought extraordinary results with 45% of Global Cancer Organisation Conference its contacted participants remaining quit in the United Kingdom in June. The after 3 months model of cancer control organisations as developed by members of The Cancer We are devising measures to determine Council Australia is different from that in the effectiveness of our other educative the UK where cancer organisation’s efforts in the area of two of the major appear to concentrate solely, but preventable risk factors: tobacco use and comprehensively, on one aspect of cancer ultraviolet radiation exposure. We believe control, for example support groups or that primarily we need to change people’s information provision. I did learn a great behaviours to those which support health, deal from this experience and look but we also want to support and forward to introducing some of the ideas strengthen the attitudes of those whose and practices I encountered, especially behaviours are already consistent with after we move to our new home and are healthy living so they may become more more centrally located. influential in the community.

Because of the nature of the work of The A new and exciting initiative is the pilot Cancer Council ACT, education and intensive community development support is provided by all our programs program targeting young people based on and most staff members. However, the The Smarter Than Smoking program Council provides specific dedicated developed in Western Australia. Details services in both these areas against which are provided in the Cancer Education our success is measured. Program section of this report and I look forward to describing some preliminary Reducing Incidence of Cancer: results next year. Information Education and Support As a result of the release of the National The most reliable measure of the Cancer Prevention Policy, we have

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strengthened our emphasis on the professional expertise and effort of our preventable risk factors identified in team, our fundraising from events this addition to the well known tobacco use year has been outstanding. We improved and ultraviolet radiation exposure, and our result by $75,942 over the previous now provide multiple messages with year. However, the total result for information and education on diet, fundraising was less than in 1999/2000 physical activity and alcohol. because we had been very fortunate in that previous year to receive a large Reducing Impact: Information, bequest. This year The Council has Education and Support provided a graph demonstrating in percentage terms its income to costs The Council believes that some of the relationships with regard to events support needs of those who have been fundraising. It clearly shows that this diagnosed with cancer and their families program is run effectively and efficiently. and friends have been changing as “surviving cancer” becomes a more I would like to make known The Council’s common experience. The Council has deep appreciation of the generosity of applied for funds from the ACT those who have fought cancer with a will Department of Health and Community by making us a bequest. To those of you Care to undertake a mapping exercise in who might consider this option in the fight the ACT of the current support needs of against cancer, please phone the those affected by cancer. The Council fundraising and promotion unit of The provides a variety of support services as Cancer Council for information on how to detailed later in this report. A highlight become part of our new program The this year was in providing a workshop Heritage Circle. I look forward to reporting facilitated by Professor Miles Little, a on this in more detail next year. world leader in researching the experience of surviving cancer. Collaboration and Teamwork

Maintenance and Development of the We have enjoyed some rewarding Organisation collaboration with our fellow members of The Cancer Council Australia this year, as My reading of the relevant documents well as with local health related and other appears to show a steady decline in organisations and sponsors. government funding to The Council over the last three years. In 1998, The Thank you to the staff who are noteworthy Council received $368,143. This year we in their dedication to achieving The received only $256,476: a drop of $111, Council’s goals and objectives and are 667 over three years while all our costs also outstanding in their contribution to have risen. In the intervening years we team spirit, making The Council a received $329,285 (1999) and $267,919 rewarding place to work. (2000). This has certainly put the pressure on The Council to raise its own I would also like to thank the Board who funds. I would hope that we might be able have this year made strong inroads into to negotiate for increased government developing some key policies and funding in the next year. procedures. These will provide a strong grounding for future development. Luckily, but mainly through the

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Finally, thank you to the volunteers without whom our work could not be achieved. Most volunteers work in our fundraising area helping us to raise money without which we could not provide our services. Others work in giving support to others either through their dedicated work at the Wig Service, or through personal one-on-one support to those with cancer, their family, friends and carers. In this year of the Volunteer, we have had many occasions to remember how much The Council and the community owes you and to ensure we find occasion to demonstrate our appreciation.

Joan Bartlett

Joan Bartlett Executive Officer

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The Cancer Information and Support 2000/2001 Information Service Data Program aims to lessen the impact of cancer in the ACT community by providing information and support to people with Contact Clients Percent cancer, their carers and families. Telephone 924 91% The two main services offered within the program include: Walk In 80 8% • The Cancer Information Service E-mail 10 1% • The Cancer Support Service Total 1014 100%

Cancer Information Service Information Service include:

• The Cancer Information Service provides The majority of clients come from information to those affected by cancer; central and north Canberra. • doctors and other health professionals; 75% of clients were female and 23% the general public through telephone were male. contacts made via the Cancer Information • 32% of clients were diagnosed cancer Line; through written publications; a library patients, 24% were a friend or relative service; e-mail service; and through a of a cancer patient; 24% were persons walk in consultation service. looking for general information; 14% were health professionals and 5.7% The Cancer Information Service does not were students. provide medical advice, but gives • Of the clients who contacted the information on the effects of different service, the majority sought types of cancer and methods of treatment information on breast cancer followed as well as information on the most recent by skin cancer, prostate cancer, advances in cancer care. colorectal cancer and lung cancer.

In the 2000/2001 financial year, there The Cancer Information Line were 1014 contacts made to the Cancer The Cancer Information Line at The Information Service (see data below). Cancer Council ACT is part of The Cancer Based on 1998 data, it is estimated that Council Australia’s national information 914 people were diagnosed with cancer in service. By calling 13 11 20, callers are the ACT in the last year. Evidence connected to experienced cancer suggests that for each person receiving a information consultants who provide diagnosis there will be an average of 2 evidence based information on cancer persons affected to the extent they will and cancer related issues. seek information. From this information, it is estimated that in 2000/01the Cancer In the 2000/2001 financial year, there Information Service reached 37% of those were 924 calls made to the Cancer people affected by cancer. This Information Line. This compares to 1140 compares to a national figure of 42% calls the previous year. The reduction in (Cancer Council Australia). reported calls was most likely due not to a fall in client contacts, but rather more Other statistics from the Cancer accurate recording through an updated record keeping system implemented this

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past year. March 2001. Publications were re- organised for ease of locating and a Publications thorough review of library resources was The Cancer Council ACT produces undertaken. The review prompted the information booklets and pamphlets on acquisition of additional resources. Future various cancer topics as well as providing initiatives include the continual expansion publications from other members of The of the library’s collection. Cancer Council Australia and other Australian cancer organisations. The library continues to provide unlimited Information booklets and pamphlets were Internet access including access to the distributed to 246 clients of the Cancer Cochrane Library – an Internet site which Information Service in 2000/2001. This reports on meta-analyses of clinical trials. means 24% of clients received written Cancer Council staff assist clients who information in addition to their need help “surfing the web”. Lists of consultation. The Cancer Council ACT’s credible cancer information web sites are written materials were also distributed available from the service. through oncology wards at the major Canberra treatment facilities and E-mail Services community health organisations. Those who prefer using e-mail to seek information may contact the Service via The Cancer Information Service published The Cancer Council ACT’s e-mail address 3 newsletters in the 2000/2001 financial [email protected]. 10 people requested year. The Cancer Chronicle (formerly information by way of e-mail this past ACT Cancer Society News), is a quarterly year. We expect this service to grow publication of the Cancer Information after the launch of our website. Service which contains news articles on relevant topics relating to cancer as well Walk in Consultation Service as updates on Cancer Council events and The Cancer Information Service offers a services. Each newsletter was distributed walk in consultation service. People to over 800 recipients including council seeking information on cancer can visit members and other individuals and organisations in the ACT.

This past year, the Cancer Information Service began collating information for a Cancer Services Directory for the ACT. This publication will provide cancer patients, their carers and friends, as well as health professionals, with a comprehensive listing of local oncology and community services available in the ACT. The Service expects to have the directory available in September 2001.

Library Service The Cancer Information Service launched Joan Bartlett, Executive Officer launching the a new and improved library service in new library service March 2001

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our office in Kaleen and speak one-on- 2000/2001 Support Services Data one to our Cancer Information Client Contacts Number Consultants. This past year 80 people

accessed this service. Support Group 537 One-to-one Support 29 Cancer Support Service Service

Wig Service 441 The Cancer Council ACT Support Other 92 Program provides practical and emotional

support for cancer patients, people living 1099 with cancer, their families and carers Total through support groups, a one-to-one support program and a wig service. Kidscan In 2000/2001, The Cancer Council ACT Kidscan is a playgroup/parent support support services received 1099 client group that provides a safe environment contacts (see data below). This where children with cancer aged 0-5 can represents a 6.9% increase from play and provides an opportunity for 1999/2000 in which there was 1028 client parents to come together and share contacts. experiences. The group is run by a professional facilitator and meets once a Support Groups week.

Cancer support groups offer an Thursday Support Group opportunity for persons to meet and talk The Thursday Support Group is a group with others who have been through similar open to patients with all types of cancer. experiences. In the 2000/2001 financial This group meets once a month. year, The Cancer Council ACT offered three continuing support groups and Living with Cancer Program supported a total of 537 contacts. The Living With Cancer Program is a six week education and support program for Breast Cancer Support Group people with cancer, their families and The Cancer Council ACT’s Breast Cancer friends. Guest speakers provide advice Support Group provides a forum for on coping with reactions to cancer, women who have experienced breast managing diet, exercise, and cancer in which they can share with communication. others in similar circumstances. The group meets twice a month and is One-to-one Support facilitated by a psychologist. One of the sessions held each month is dedicated as The Cancer Council ACT has volunteers an information session and guest available through the One-to-one Cancer speakers are invited to speak on subjects Support Service who will meet and/or talk relating to breast cancer. This past year, with people seeking support because of a information sessions were held on various cancer diagnosis. Volunteers of this topics including breast reconstruction, art service are specially selected and trained therapy, meditation and nutrition. and have had personal experience with cancer themselves. Support may be

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given through personal visits or via Wig Service is at reaching those who telephone. experience the loss of hair through chemotherapy treatment as currently In 2000/2001, 29 clients accessed this statistics are not recorded on how many service. Referrals to the service came people lose their hair due to through hospital social workers, chemotherapy in the ACT. However we community organisations and through are pleased with the increased level of self- referral. The most common requests clients served as it demonstrates that the came from clients seeking support from Council is meeting an important need. people skilled at supporting women with breast cancer. Support Service Events

The Wig Service Surviving Survival Workshop In March The Cancer Council ACT’s The Cancer Council’s Wig Service Support Service Program hosted an provides wigs for hire to clients who have interactive workshop for cancer survivors lost their hair through cancer treatment. and health professionals. The workshop The service is staffed by a paid employee entitled Surviving Survival was facilitated and trained volunteers who provide fittings by a multi-disciplinary group from the and advice on the style and type of head University of Sydney’s Centre for Values, wear for clients. Ethics, and the Law in Medicine. Headed by Emeritus Professor Miles Little who During the 2000/2001 financial year, the has been involved in ground breaking Wig Service assisted over 400 clients research into the psychological aspects of ranging in age from 16 to 90 years. 175 cancer survivorship, the group used a wigs were taken on hire which was an combination of storytelling, psychodrama, increase of 54 on the previous year where and formal presentation to offer those who 121 wigs had been hired.

The substantial increase in wig hire is most likely due to the attractive new stock and an increase in awareness of the Service. Funding for the purchase of the new wigs this year was made possible through a generous donation from the Snow Foundation (see Fundraising and Promotions section for details).

During 2000-2001, the Wig Service continued to assist in the delivery of 5 courses of Look Good Feel Better – An international program dedicated to restoring appearance and self esteem to women undergoing cancer treatment. Surviving Survival Workshop Facilitators The Cancer Council ACT has had difficulty in assessing how successful the

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attended ways in which they could begin talking about survival. Over 50 cancer survivors, carers and health professionals were part of a capacity audience for this workshop.

Breast Cancer Consumer Forum In August 2000 The Cancer Council ACT, along with The Breast Cancer Network and the National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC), hosted a “Breast Cancer Consumer Forum” at Calvary Hospital. The National Breast Cancer Centre initiated the public meeting to inform those affected by breast cancer about new developments in management and treatment of the disease.

Over 120 consumers attended the event and were provided with the latest Nicole McGinn, Manager, Cancer Information and information on issues ranging from Support Services lymphoedema, to sentinel node biopsy. The afternoon was dedicated to support as well as being an open forum. Issues raised at the open forum were noted for future program development by the NBCC, The Cancer Council ACT and The Breast Cancer Network.

ABCDay Breakfast Australia’s Breast Cancer Day was marked this year by a breakfast. The Cancer Council ACT took a major role in organising the event which brought together five organisations involved in breast cancer support. Over 50 people attended the event, which aimed to raise awareness about breast cancer control in Australia.

Jennifer Kavka, Cancer Information Consultant, A/g Manager Cancer Information and Support Services

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Future Directions

• To maintain or exceed the current proportion of clients affected by cancer served by the Information and Support Service.

• To publish and distribute the “Cancer Services Directory”.

• To ensure that all patients who lose their hair during treatment are aware of and able to access The Wig Service.

• Ensure statistics on how many individuals lose their hair due to chemotherapy in the ACT are recorded so we may better evaluate the value of the Lynne Webb, Wig Service Manager Wig Service.

The Breast Cancer Support Group

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The Cancer Education Program aims to intervention. reduce the incidence of cancer in the ACT through educating and providing The ACT Department of Health and information about cancer prevention Community Care provides the greater strategies that will encourage people to proportion of the funding for this service maintain lifestyles that will decrease their with The Cancer Council ACT cancer risk. supplementing the funds. The Department contracts with The Cancer The process of influencing lifestyle Council to purchase: change through education calls for a variety of strategies and results are not • Courses held within diverse known in the short term. Current research workplaces across Canberra suggests that between one third to one • Courses held at community venues half of cancer cases can be prevented, if such as local high schools risk-taking behaviours are changed early • One-on-one courses held at The or never begun. The education programs Cancer Council offices offered by The Cancer Council ACT in • The Quitline (a telephone information 2000/2001 aimed to address the four key and support service for those wanting cancer prevention behaviours outlined in to quit smoking) the National Cancer Prevention Policy 2001-2003: protecting oneself from the Client contacts for this year have sun, not smoking, eating a healthy diet significantly exceeded contract and being physically active. requirements for the Department.

Prevention education was offered this Client Contacts for 2000/2001 year through three main services: • Adult Smoking Cessation Courses Contacts • Youth Anti Tobacco Service • Community Cancer Prevention 8 Workplace 146 Service 9 Community 337 7 Individual 23 Adult Smoking Cessation Service Quitline 1255 Seminars 137 The Adult Smoking Cessation Service —————————————— aims to educate and support adults who Total 2088 wish to quit smoking and to prevent uptake of smoking in adults. This past year the Adult Smoking Cessation Service received 2088 client contacts. This is an excellent result compared to 2033 client contacts made in 1999/00.

Of the 45 participants who participated in Quit courses and were willing and able to be contacted, 17 (30%) remained quitters 6 months after the course. This compares to a national average quit rate of 30% per

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promoting the World No Tobacco Day theme of an awareness of Passive Smoking. This was done collaboratively with the Drug and Alcohol Program and the Heart Foundation.

New Smoking Cessation Projects Following the success of the Mental Health Consumers Project last year, the Education Unit has made a concerted effort to establish networks with groups in the community who are known to have more difficulty than other smokers in quitting. The Quit Coordinator has Chloe Gaul receiving her certificate from regularly visited Samaritan House, a Michael Moore at the Quit Challenge Breakfast homeless men’s refuge where 95% of held at the Southern Cross Yacht Club residents smoke. Successes to date include educating male residents about smoking and health, and providing Quit Smoking Activities information on Quitline services available to residents when they are ready to quit. “Quit Challenge” The Education Unit has also sought to One reason that giving up smoking is so raise its profile in the community and the difficult is that people often suffer a lack of professional arena through participation in confidence after previous unsuccessful a wide range of public events. tempts to quit. The inaugural Quit Challenge was launched to improve Other activities in which The Cancer confidence and remove guilt through Council has been involved and through adding an element of glamour and which we have reached thousands of prestige to giving up smoking. The people are: Challenge was well supported by several • ANZAC Parade Open Day local businesses. • World No Tobacco Day

• Environment Day The Challenge was launched on 2 April • School Drug Forums 2001 with 22 people committing to give up • smoking and remain non-smokers up to Orientation week for Universities and and after World No Tobacco day on 31 CIT • May. Of this group 10 were still non- Indigenous Family Fun Day • smokers at the end of the Challenge; a The Canberra Show 45% quit rate at 12 weeks compared to • International Day of People with a a national average quit rate of 30%. Not Disability surprisingly, we were very satisfied with • Kidz and Parentz Expo this result.

World No Tobacco Day In addition to the Quit Challenge Breakfast, the Education Unit set up stalls in five Canberra shopping centres

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The Community Cancer Prevention Service

The Community Cancer Prevention Service promotes the adoption of cancer prevention behaviours and participation in early detection programs. The program focuses on the four key cancer preventable risk factors outlined in the National Cancer Prevention Policy 2000 - 2003: tobacco use, ultraviolet radiation exposure, poor diet and low physical activity. Cancer prevention information and education is provided through the following sub-programs: • Health Promotion Sponsorships • SunSmart Community Education • Outdoor Worker Sub-program

Health Promotion Sponsorships Lindy Butcher, Manager, Education Services One of the key ways The Cancer Council ACT works to promote cancer prevention behaviours is through a process called

Catherine Moyle, Adolescent Smoking Cessation Roz Lemon, Cancer Prevention Officer Officer

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health promotion sponsorship. relevant policies. Sponsorship involves providing financial support to sporting organisations and During the 2000/2001 financial year, the other clubs with a large proportion of the following organisations and The Cancer funding being provided by Healthpact. Council ACT each received Healthpact funding with which they together promoted The role of The Cancer Council ACT is to the health messages: provide expertise in the area of cancer prevention and to educate and assist the • Tennis ACT funded organisation to undertake health • ACT Cricket promotion activities. The sponsorship • ACT Orienteering aims to educate the communities reached • Triathlon ACT through the sponsored organisations • Athletics ACT activities in all four of the preventable risk • Royal National Capital Agricultural factors with a primary emphasis on Society tobacco use and ultraviolet radiation • Summernats exposure. • Australian Science Festival

• Canberra Capitals (Basketball The long-term goal of the health Canberra) promotion sponsorships is to change • behaviours in relation to the risk factors Canberra Cannons (Canberra but also to shape and strengthen attitudes Basketball) • and values generally, so that the Soccer Canberra community itself becomes educators in our cause. SunSmart Community Education Service In 2000/01 Healthpact provided The Cancer Council ACT and 11 community In addition to those reached through the organisations with funding to promote the Health Promotion Sponsorships, over SunSmart and SmokeFree messages. 1,300 people in the ACT and surrounding The majority of the funded organisations regions attended education sessions were sporting associations. Some key provided by the SunSmart Community athletes and staff from the sponsored Education Service. organisations were trained by The Cancer Council ACT to educate others in the four The main target groups were outdoor key cancer preventable risk factors. workers, mothers groups and primary school students. The program also The health messages are promoted emphasised the importance of being a through education, public non-smoker, eating a healthy diet and announcements, signage, reusable being physically active giveaways and key participants modelling healthy behaviours. In addition, over 200 people from various groups including psychiatric patients from Sponsorships also provide a means to Calvary Hospital, children undertaking achieve structural change within the school holiday sailing courses and organisation and events through the students of the Adult Migrant English development and implementation of Centre received SunSmart educational

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presentations. The adult migrants were being a non-smoker (and not exposing particularly interested to learn that your baby to environmental tobacco Australia has the highest rate of skin smoke), having a healthy diet and being cancer in the world. physically active were discussed at these sessions. National SunSmart Schools Program The Cancer Council ACT assists ACT Youth Anti-Tobacco Education Service primary schools to become accredited as a SunSmart School under the National As approximately 90% of adult smokers SunSmart Schools Program. An begin their habit in adolescence, accredited SunSmart School has a preventing the uptake of smoking in our comprehensive sun protection policy youth is vital for reducing the level of meeting minimum national standards tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in relating to behaviour, curriculum and the the ACT. environment. The Education Service provides SunSmart support to both The adolescent population has been accredited SunSmart and other schools. notoriously difficult to reach, and efforts to Currently 23 ACT schools are accredited date across the world have been SunSmart Schools. ineffective to the extent they have been described as “dismal.” A National Secondary SunSmart Schools Strategy is being developed with other One of the main problems has been state and territory members of The identifying which programs or parts of Cancer Council Australia. The strategy programs are the most effective in will be released in November 2001. reducing adolescent smoking. This is due to the fact that programs have usually Outdoor Worker Program been provided in a widespread The Outdoor Worker Program provided “scattergun” way, and follow-up under presentations that aimed to increase the these conditions is practically impossible. awareness of those working outdoors to their particular high risk of getting skin To address this problem, The Cancer cancer. Over 100 outdoor workers from Council ACT has chosen to focus only on Totalcare, Yarralumla Nursery, Revolve a few school communities, and work (Mugga Lane Landfill Site) and ACT intensively with these communities over parking inspectors participated in the three years using a community program which encouraged an increase in development model to see if this approach their daily sun protection behaviours and will have a positive and sustainable effect promoted early detection of skin cancer. and to assess which, if any strategies were the most effective. Mothers Groups A new initiative this year was to promote The Council has chosen a respected cancer prevention behaviour to mothers Western Australian program, “Smarter groups with young babies through free Than Smoking” for this pilot education information sessions. Over 40 new program. mothers were educated about the best way to protect themselves and their The program combines curriculum babies from the sun. The importance of development, professional development

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for teachers, and most importantly, School. student and parent participation. The long-term goal of the Program is for • Initiating community-wide activities students who participate, to remain non- aimed at raising awareness and smokers or reduce the amount they increasing ownership and participation smoke throughout their school years. The of the program such as: “Smarter Than Smoking Program” is -Drug Free Afternoons planned to run for three years allowing for -Involvement in Youth Week and comprehensive tracking and evaluation of World No Tobacco Day changed attitudes and behaviours. (WNTD) -WNTD Wheelie Bin Art Start up activities for the Program include: -Feel Good, Look Good Drama Group • Comprehensive mapping of and -Focus Groups developing the school health infrastructure to support the “Smarter Than Smoking Program”.

• Establishing a Health Crew comprising at Calwell High School student members of the Health Committee. These students are a major driving force behind having an integrated health promotion movement within the school.

• Setting up of Health Committees including members of the broader community in the health promotion activities and decisions that affect the school.

• Providing professional development to teachers about the effects of tobacco use and providing them effective strategies to educate students about tobacco use.

• Curriculum Mapping to assess the level of tobacco education currently being undertaken and to identify opportunities for developing a comprehensive and cross curricula approach.

• Peer Training in which each school population assists with the transition of students from Primary School to High 21 &DQFHU(GXFDWLRQ3URJUDP

Future Directions

• To maintain or exceed the level of clients contacted through the Education Service and to seek opportunities to educate groups known to be at higher risk for developing a cancer.

• To develop strategies and instruments to allow The Cancer Council to measure the change made in the behaviour, attitudes and values of education and health promotion sponsorship participants in relation to the four preventable risk factors.

• Educate student leaders at residential colleges at the Australian National University on the health effects of tobacco and nicotine.

• Ascertain the needs of specific target Roz Lemon and Philip McGhie promoting the groups and tailor appropriate SunSmart message educational responses through “Supported Quit Smoking Program for People on Low Incomes” in collaboration with other community organisations including the “No More Boondah” Program with Winnunga Nimmityjah.

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Expenses include administrative costs, wages & total costs of individual events

1998 Giving Trends in Australia: O’Keefe and Partners suggests that for an organisation of The Cancer Council’s size, that is, events fundraising revenue is less than $500,000, a reasonable benchmark for costs of events fundraising is between 40-80%. The Cancer Council ACT’s result, costs at 36% of revenue is certainly excellent using this comparison. We will work towards reducing this figure as appropriate in the future.

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Total fundraising income this past year Wolfe from radio station MiX106.3. As the was $566,000. This is $126,004 less than ACT patrons for Daffodil Day both Mark in 1999/2000. Donations were also and Kevin voiced their support of Daffodil down. The Council received $59,366 as Day and encouraged the Canberra compared with $116,694 in 1999/2000. community to support the event by However, income raised through events purchasing a fresh daffodil or Daffodil Day was $423,113 a considerable increase merchandise. over the $347,171 raised in the previous financial year. Mark and Kevin continued their support of the event throughout the week leading up The Council relies heavily on the financial to Daffodil Day and went one step further support of the local community to help by dressing as daffodils and doing the fund cancer support groups, education Daffodil Day dance in Garema Place on and prevention services and programs, Daffodil Day. The students of Yarralumla and cancer research initiatives. Primary School, dressed as miniature daffodils, joined Mark and Kevin and sang The money needed to sustain these the Daffodil Day song. programs is raised through bequests, donations and specific fundraising events. Over 250 volunteers gave up their spare The events include: Relay For Life, time to staff shopping centre stalls Daffodil Day and Australia’s Biggest throughout the Canberra region and over Morning Tea. This financial year saw 300 workplaces ordered point of sale each of the above mentioned events grow merchandise boxes for their office. considerably.

Daffodil Day

The Cancer Council’s largest fundraising event is Daffodil Day. Now in its 8th year Daffodil Day continues to grow in the ACT both financially and in volunteer participation.

The daffodil is now known internationally as the symbol of hope for those people affected by cancer. Daffodil Day is the largest fundraising event for cancer in the southern hemisphere and raised $6.4 million nationally in 2000/2001. The Cancer Council ACT contributed $141,240 to the national total and this figure is $16,687 more than was raised during the 1999/2000 event.

The official ACT launch of Daffodil Day took place at The Canberra Centre and Daffodil Day, 2000 was launched by Mark Parton and Kevin

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Without the support of the volunteers or Relay For Life the participants, Daffodil Day would not have been as successful as it was. The second ACT Relay For Life grew enormously this year and saw 33 teams Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea participate in the 24-hour event. Much of the success this year can be attributed to This financial year’s Australia’s Biggest Kowalski Consulting who made a Morning Tea proved to be the most generous donation toward the event. This successful morning tea event ever sponsorship allowed for the printing of organised by The Council. For our brochures and posters, and for a generous volunteers hosting a morning television community service tea is quite easy. Members of the local announcement (CSA) to be made. The community register as hosts, and they printed matter and the TV CSA created invite as many people as they can or want greater awareness of the event and to their individual morning teas. Each increased event participation. morning tea participant is asked to donate a gold coin for every “cuppa” they drink. Each team that registers to participate in Relay For Life is required to pay a $100 The ACT launch of Australia’s Biggest registration fee and asked to raise a Morning Tea took place at the Hyatt Hotel minimum of $1,000. This year $80,654 and was hosted by Daniel Gibson from was raised through the event and this radio station 1053 2CA. Approximately 50 figure has grown by $41,571 compared to people participated in the launch and had last year’s figure. a “cuppa” for cancer. The relay style event sees participants The local community was extremely eager walk or run around an athletics track for a to participate in the event and 617 people 24-hour period. The event begins with a registered to host a morning tea. 109 survivors’ lap which honours those who more hosts participated in the event than have survived and after dark, a moving last year. To date $102,418 has been candle lighting ceremony, provides an raised from the event and this figure is opportunity for participants and others expected to rise as additional money is can remember their loved ones. banked in the new financial year. So far, there is an increase of $25,714 on last Relay For Life is now held nationally year’s event. throughout Australia. It is also the largest fundraising event in the world. Lipton and Weston's Biscuits sponsor Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Terry Fox Fun Run nationally. This sponsorship covers the cost of printing promotional material and Terry Fox, a remarkable young man, also provides each host with free tea and after being diagnosed with cancer biscuits for their morning tea. This and having a leg amputated, began a sponsorship allows the money raised from “Marathon of Hope” across Canada to the event to be used to fund cancer raise money for, and create awareness of research as well as the other services the cancer. Terry did not complete his journey Council provides to the local community. as his cancer developed further and he died before he could complete his goal.

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His spirit, however, lives on in The Terry Fox Fun Run organised each year by the Canadian High Commission. The money raised from the event is donated to The Cancer Council ACT.

Nortel Networks was the major sponsor of the event again this year. The weather was exceptionally fine and encouraged 1,900 people to brave the cold and participate in the fun run. A total of $22,362 was raised from the event and this is an increase of $10,958 over the previous year.

Other 2000/2001 Fundraising Events

• Christmas In July Dinner Dance & Charity Auction • The Doug Russell Memorial Golf Day • Walk For Wigs – Crispin Hull, Nicole Stone, Fundraising and Promotion Manager The Canberra Times • Christmas Card Sales • Film Preview – Hoyts Belconnen • Open Gardens – The Horticultural Society of Canberra • Department Of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Can Clips • Grease, The Musical – Charity Breakfast

The 2000 / 2001 fundraising financial year was extremely successful with $423,113 being raised. This is an increase of $75,942 from 1999 / 2000.

2000/01 Financial Year Event Sponsors

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea 2001

Delfast Hyatt Hotel Opening Ceremony, Relay For Life 2001 Lipton Westons

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Westpac Zamels

Christmas In July Dinner Dance & Charity Auction 2000

Kowalski Consulting Adler & Stoyles Pty Ltd Melrose-Peugeot JRW Fine Wine Merchants The Boat House Restaurant Central Auctions

The Doug Russell Memorial Golf Day 2000

Melrose Peugeot Tony Farrugia Bodyworks The Royal Canberra Golf Club Rustic’s Haircutters Elizabeth Williams, Fundraising and Promotion RSL Club Assistant 2CA Deakin Health Spa Ondina Westons Australian Connections Insignia Embroidery Design Daffodil Day 2000 Union Offset Printers Bunnings Warehouse Amcal Sportsmans Warehouse Ansett Australia Rosemount Wines Bi-Lo Southern Cross Club Coles Kamberra Wines Crossroads Canberra Raiders Delfast ACT Rugby First National Bank Canberra Symphony Orchestra Health Insurance Commission of Casino Canberra Australia Oz Design Katies Old Parliament House Kmart Hoyts Cinemas Medibank Private National Capital Balloon Club Miller’s Fashions ACT Cancer Society Shop MiX 106.3 Bernie Farmer Mobil/Quix Newsagents Relay For Life 2001 NRMA Rockmans Kowalski Consulting Spotlight Australian Institute of Sport Union Offset Printers

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ACT Cancer Society Shop Agfa Film Film Night 2001 Ainslie Football Club AMF Belconnen Hoyts 10 Belconnen Audio Solutions David Farmer Wine Merchant Belconnen Baptist Church Kingston Hotel Wines Berri Ltd Liquorland Belconnen Blokes and Colours Choir Bowen Therapists Grease the Musical Charity Breakfast Buttercup Bakeries 2001 2CA Canberra Indoor Rock Climbing Bakers Delight Woden Canberra Milk Belconnen Rotary Club Carry On Karaoke Bunnings Warehouse Creative Chic Canberra Milk Dairy Farmers Coles Jamison Daramalan College Donut King Electric Shadows Bookshop Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets MiX106.3 Gospel Choir Rustler’s Spit Roast Greater Union Cinema So Good Sausages Hogs Breath Café Hoyts Cinema Terry Fox Fun Run 2001 Kelloggs King O’Malley’s Irish Pub Nortel Networks Martin Bowland The Canadian High Commission Mike’s Meat Superstore Australian – Canadian Association Mobile Expresso Café ACT Athletic’s Association National Aquarium & Wildlife Park ACT Cross Country Club National Dinosaur Museum ACT Veteran’s Athletic’s Neville White Jazz Band Association Next of Kin Band ACIL Consulting P J O’Reilly’s ACT Bureau of Sports & Peter Alexander Recreation Polyco Candle Pty Ltd ACTEWAGL Queanbeyan Pitch & Putt Golf Active Travel & Northern Territory Questacon Allied Pickfords Radio Rentals BBC Hardware RMC Duntroon Bertram Ellis Real Estate Rustler’s Spit Roast Camp Maple Syrup Scissorman Campbells Cash & Carry Screen Sound Australia Canada 3000 St John Ambulance (ACT) Cadbury Schweppes Ted’s Camera Store Canberra Cabs TEN Capital Canberra City News The Canberra Centre Canberra Southern Cross Club Tribal Rhythms Group Canberra Southern Cross Yacht Woden Plaza Club

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Canberra Trophy Centre Canon Australia Capital Travel Manuka Corporate Express Daniels of Manuka D & JC Packaging Executive Rentals FM104.7 Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets Fred Palmer & Son Freehills Impressive Signs & Screen Printing Just Rite Home Improvements Kell & Rigby Kennards Hire Launch of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea KJB Law Microsoft Morgans Carpet Cleaning National Foods – Pura Milk National Gallery of Australia Novotel Canberra OM Shanti College of Tactile Therapies Pacific Waste Management Panther Publishing and Printing Parkroyal Canberra Prestige Portables Qantas Airlines RL Newman & Associates Rotary Club of Canberra East Rotary Club of Canberra South Sportsman’s Warehouse Sing Australia Blokes Future Directions St John Ambulance Step Into Life • To maintain or exceed the funds Stewart Barlen Hire raised in this financial year with The Canberra Times special concentration on increasing The Pancake Parlour donations. The Regent Sydney The Runners Shop • To develop our bequest program. Urban Contractors Waldorf Apartment Hotel Canberra • Continue to monitor and evaluate Water & Gas Doctor fundraising events, seek Westpac opportunities to add new events and Wilson’s Removals to develop new fundraising opportunities.

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Research is the key to gaining evidence • Department of Biostatistics and based information in all areas of cancer Epidemiology control. The Cancer Council ACT is • Enduring Solutions committed to promoting and supporting • Palliative Care Australia research into all aspects of cancer. • International Union Against Cancer Review The Council achieves research aims • World Health Organisation through two primary means (1) by providing funds to support researchers investigating cancer and related issues, and (2) by participating in and providing data for research being undertaken by other organisations. Investigator Dr JG Collins

The Australian National University The Cancer Council ACT provides funds for independent research projects through a research grants scheme. Each year Grant Awarded: $4,000 (2 year award) The Cancer Council ACT invites Project Title: Multinuclear Platinum application/s from ACT researchers. The Complexes as Anti-Cancer Agents applications are recommended to the Board by the Medical and Scientific Platinum metal complexes are amongst Advisory Committee, a committee which the best chemical agents currently draws upon the expertise of a multidisciplinary group of medical, allied available for the treatment of cancer. health and research professionals. The Examples of Platinum metal complexes, most significant applications will be entered into the national peer review Cisplatin and carboplatin are amongst the scheme. In 2000/2001 two research most widely utilised antitumor drugs in the proposals were received and two were chosen for funding. A summary of each of world. They are highly effective in the these projects follows. treatment of testicular and ovarian

In 2000/01 The Cancer Council provided cancers, and contribute in the treatment of data for, and participated in, a number of a range of other cancers. Despite their research initiatives being carried out by other organisations. These projects comparative success, cisplatin and included: carboplatin have significant • ACT Department of Health & Community Care disadvantages. These include: severe • Australian Medical Workforce Advisory toxicity; some tumours have a natural Committee • Calvary Hospital resistance while others develop resistance • Carers Association after initial treatment; and they have a low • Consumer’s Health Forum • Canberra Institute of Technology water solubility and hence must be given • Community Information and Referral intravenously. Service of the ACT

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platinum complexes as anticancer agents. One new approach in the design of However, we are utilising a platinum based anticancer drugs has heteroaromatic ligand (dpzm) as the linker been the formulation of multinuclear between the platinum centres. We have platinum complexes – ie where two or synthesised two new multinuclear three platinum atoms are linked together. platinum complexes, one di- and one Like cisplatin, the anticancer activity is trinuclear species, that have potential as due to their DNA binding properties, but anti-cancer agents. the multinuclear platinum complexes will form radically different DNA-Pt adducts Preliminary cytotoxicity tests have and hence have significantly different indicated that both complexes have anticancer properties. Farrell and co- significant anti-cancer activity, in both workers in the USA have prepared a cisplatin sensitive and resistant cell lines. trinuclear platinum complex (BBR3464), The aim of our current studies is to determine how our multinuclear platinum linked by a -CH2- chain, that is about ten complexes bind to DNA. 4+

HN NH (1) Using sequence specific NH H3N N Cl 3 N oligonucleotides we have found that the NH3 Pt Pt Pt multinuclear platinum complexes will HN 3 N N NH3 H3N Cl preferentially associate in the DNA minor HN NH groove before covalently binding to the Our dpzm based trinuclear platinum complex DNA. NMR experiments have indicated times more potent than cisplatin and is that the concentration of the platinum also highly active in cisplatin resistant cell complex in the minor groove is 100 to lines. BBR3464 has now entered clinical 1000 times (depending upon the particular trials. These multinuclear platinum segment of DNA) that found in the major complexes represent a totally new class of groove. This does not mean that metal based anticancer agents. multinuclear platinum complexes will covalently bind in the minor groove, since We are also exploring multinuclear the relative reactivity and accessibility of the various DNA sites will have a greater

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influence on the final covalent product (3) In order to determine the nature of the distribution. However, the preferential DNA adducts that the multinuclear pre-covalent binding association in the platinum complexes are capable of minor groove enhances the probability of forming, we are currently studying the covalent binding in the minor groove. All binding of the complexes to platinum based anti-cancer agents are oligonucleotides. By using thought to covalently bind in the major oligonucleotides with different sequences groove, hence the potential minor groove we can determine if particular adducts are binding by the multinuclear platinum likely to be formed. After the complexes may represent a completely oligonucleotide is reacted with one of the new mode of action. multinuclear complexes, the mixture of the free and the various platinum bound forms (2) Using the dinucleotide d(GG) we have of the oligonucleotide is resolved by shown that our multinuclear platinum HPLC. The structure of each platinum complexes can not covalently bind the bound form is then determined by NMR most common cisplatin binding site – two spectroscopy, principally using Nuclear sequential guanine bases. This indicates Overhauser Effect (NOE) type that the anti-cancer activity of our experiments. multinuclear complexes is due to a completely different DNA binding profile. In vitro cross-linking assays have shown that our complexes form high levels of DNA interstrand cross-links, with 50% interstrand cross-linking observed at much lower concentrations than cisplatin. The higher extent of interstrand cross- linking is probably due to the rigid nature of the dpzm linking ligand, which prevents the complexes from forming short-range intrastrand adducts, like the d(GG) adduct formed by cisplatin.

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and a constitutively active mutant of Gzα Investigator: Prof Ian A Hendry in order to determine the effect of this The Australian National University Grant Awarded $43,410.00 overexpression on the development of morphine tolerance. These experiments Project Title: Investigation of morphine tolerance in Gza deficient have been compounded by the finding mice: Implications for the treatment of that the expression of the Gzα gene in chronic cancer. mice of the C57BL/6J strain of mice is

extremely high but the animals all die The experiments funded by this grant before they reach breeding age. On the seek to determine the role of the GTP other hand expression of the transgene in α binding protein Gz in the development of the BALB/c strain results in virtually no opioid tolerance. expression of the gene. At present experiments are underway to intercross We have set up an adenyl cyclase assay the two strains in order to determine the and are in the process of examining its epigenetic phenomena that control Gz changes in the whole brain of naive and expression. tolerant Gzα deficient mice. At this gross level preliminary experiments suggest that there are no specific changes seen. Work will continue looking at subregions likely to be relevant to morphine tolerance. We have shown there are no significant changes in the G protein compliment of any specific brain region in the Gzα deficient mice after chronic morphine treatment. Thus the role of Gzα in morphine tolerance appears to be a direct one.

We generated mice that overexpress Gzα

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The Cancer Council ACT Shop exists to provide quality sun protection products to the ACT community at affordable prices. The Shop complements the work done by the Council, particularly in the area of providing information about sun protection. The Shop is also a source of fundraising.

In 2000/01 the Shop reported a profit. While turning a profit is helpful, the main aim of the shop remains providing quality sun protection products to the community.

The Shop had enormous success increasing sales with merchandise stalls at SummerNats and the Canberra Show. Plans are underway for additional merchandise stalls at Canberra events next year.

The Cancer Council ACT Shop, Future Directions Level 3 Westfield, Belconnen

• To exceed net profit achieved in 2000/01.

• To continue to promote the SunSmart message by providing a wide selection of sun protective products at affordable prices.

• To open another shop if/when The Cancer Council builds its own premises.

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Executive Officer Joan Bartlett

Cancer Information and Support Program Manager, Cancer Information and Support Services Program Nicole Druhan McGinn (mat leave from 24/4/01) A/g Manager, Cancer Information and Support Services Jennifer Kavka (from 24/4/01) Cancer Information Consultant Jennifer Kavka (from 6/7/00) A/g Support Services Coordinator* Katrina Bayliss (from 30/4/01) Cancer Support Group Leader Alison Meritini* (from 28/3/01) Breast Cancer Support Group Leader Sacha Gibson* Kidscan Coordinator Vicki Fox* Wig Service Manager Lynne Webb

Cancer Education Program Manager, Education Services Margaret Morton (to 29/9/00) Lindy Butcher (from 4/12/00) Health Promotion Sponsorship Officer Christina Cawkell* Cancer Prevention Officer Roz Lemon (from18/9/00) Adult Quit Coordinator Patricia Jones Adolescent Smoking Cessation Officer Catherine Moyle (from 15/8/00)

Fundraising and Promotion Program Fundraising and Promotion Manager Nicole Stone Fundraising and Promotion Assistant Elizabeth Williams

Finance and Administration Accounts and Personnel Officer Caroline Jones Secretary Receptionist Laurinda Armstrong (to 18/8/01) Office Administrator (new postion) Katrina Bayliss (fr 15/1/01, p/t fr 30/4/01) Office Trainee Michelle Hill (from 26/3/01)

The Cancer Council ACT Shop Shop Manager Philip McGhie (to 8/1/01) Andrea Hoare (from 30/1/01) Shop Assistants Danielle Abrahams* Renee Ellis* Shannon Jones* Renee Kirkham* Fiona Pryke* Marie Robins* *Service Delivery Contract or Casual staff

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Fundraising Volunteers Cathy Colligen Glenys Nagel 2000/2001 Cathy Harris Gordon Masters Cathy Willis Grace Holroyd Pam Stagg Celia McKew Grace Sugden Daryl Lawrence Chantelle Collinson Gwen Bendun Aeron Latham Charis Mitchell Hazel Brewer Alexandra Martyniak Cheryl Henschell Heather McGlen Alice Mason Cheryl Jackson Heather Phillips Alison Cox Christine Gault Heather Powrie Alistair Coe Claire Entriken Helen & Catherine Pitt Anastasia Mann Clare Conti Helen Fyfe Angela Lehmann Colin White Helen Mobbs Angela Sharma Dale Burgess Helen Shawe Anita Allan Dan Wheelaham Helen-May Timiney Anita Dickson Daphne Field Herb Skinner Anne Borger Daphne Graham Hue Truong Anne Nolan Daphne Hogie Ian Cochrane Annette Uttley Darren Grear Ian Penhall Annie Ngo David Lusty Ilona Fraser Arthur Riley Deborah Southwell Mr & Mrs McLeod Ashley Byron Debra Gradie Iris Frank Barbara Court Des Ross Jacqui Joyce Barbara Deacon Diana Prider Jamie Corcoran Barbara Finn Dianne Dominy Jane Cartledge Ben Witteveen Dick & Robyn Roe Jane Johnson Beth Clements Dimitria Karapanagos Janet Puffitt Beth Gibbs Donna D’Arcy Janice Page Betty Gardner Donna Harley Jaqui Bourke Betty Knight Doreen Hempstead Jean Barnes Betty Matthews Doug Strong Jemima Kilvy Betty Mears Eda Thompson Jenny Becker Bev Ault Eddie Cross Jill Parliament Beverley Chalker Edith Jones Jill Walker Beverley Leahy Eileen Morris Jo Pelle Bill Gibson Elaine Graham Joan Shepherd Bill Quinn Elaine Macky Joan Tritton Bock Thong Eleanor Kennealy Jodie Wagner Bridget Dawson Elizabeth Lusby John Garner Bronwyn Sharpe Elizabeth Smith John Rayner Caitlin Kelly Elizabeth Turton Jospehine Stanton Carol MacKay Ellen Matthews Joy Dymke Caroline Day Enid Ingpen Joy Gibson Caroline Gliddon Ethel Orth Joy Stephen Caroline Kuchel Mrs Faux Joyce McGuire Caroline Morris Fay Price Judith Mikk Carolyn Tweedie Fiona Ryan Judith Stark Caroyn Walker Garth & Margaret Mansfield Judy & Nell Byrnes Catherine Ruder Ginny Condon Judy Hynes

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Julie Renten Max Fitton Shona Miller Justin Bethehem Meredith Rowland Simone Bayly K Beaver Merna Stairman Sonia Widdowson Kal Pelvo Michael Adams Soucila Thompsett Karen Dahlweiss Michael Brice Stephanie Elliott Kate English Michael Strokowsky Stephanie Radovanovic Kate Lloyd Michelle Gale Sue Wood Katherine Fewell Michelle Taggart Susan Scott Katherine Field Mindy Sutherland Tasmin Hnatiuk Kathy Eastley Miriam Calvert Tenille Einsaar Katie Smith Moira Clune Tess Falconer Kelly Cole Molly Rand Theresa Luff Kris Stenborg Moya Kelly Therese Martin Larissa Macintyre Nancy Body Tim Graham Laura & Ian McDonald Natalie Csivincsik Tim Hardy Laurie McDonald Nduga Otieno-Pala Tim McNamara Lina Pelle Norma Ellis Tom Byron Linda Harlan P Metallinos Toni Falusi Lucy Cripps Pat McCarther Toni Wilson Lyn & Trevor Willson Patricia and Paul Gray Trish Creegan Lyn Ranieri Paul & Kelly Munger Trish Lemmey Lyn Stead Paul & Ruth Stanton Vee Kelly Lynne Combe Paul Flynn Veronica O’Brien Lynne Rowe Paul Want Vicki Shaw Lynne Sandland Pearl Callaway Vija Kirby Mabel Sansom Peter Brown Wendy Hicks Maree Jack Peter Hibberson Win Brassil Margaret Dando Philip Wynch Win McQueen Margaret Goyne Rachel Taylor Yvonne Cook Margaret Lee Rebecca Neeson Yvonne Gentry Margaret Lowry Rita Corbett Margaret Mulder Rita Tankey Margaret Vidler Robina Lindenmayer Maria Moleirinho Ron Morris Maria O’Reilly Rosemary Baehnisch Marianne Howard Rosemary Huff-Johnson Marina Catelli Ruth Alsford Marjorie Thorpe Ruth Dinnerville Mark Cmeil Ruth Downing Mark Hudson Samantha Gosford Marli Popple Sandie Brooke Mary Belavic Sandra Nelson Mary Bonney Sara Lynch Mary Elliott Sarah Ferguson Mary Galliano Saras Paramsothi Mary Gleco Sheila Duke Mary Rees Sheila Mumberson Mary Reynolds Shirley Clarke

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Wig Service Volunteers Joan Shepherd 2000/2001 Jan Skorich Angelica Ulrichsen Amanda Burton Cas VanAggele Beth Clements Joan Crook Nola Daley Ailsa Dickinson Diana Dobson Diana Elias Joyce Howe Enid Ingpen Eileen Jones Joanne Jones Maija Kepars Perrie Morris Miriam Mukojid Maz Petterson Linley Slinn Mary Sutherland Morag Tulley

Support Volunteers

Neuza Bertolaui Anna Wellings Booth Diane Carter Ron Christie David Craig Margaret Dando Emilia Della-Torre Tess Falconer Suna Fehringer Sarah Ferguson Robert Kefford Valerie Lee Ellen Mathews June McDonald Volunteers in action Judy McGlynn Graham Nicholls Sigrid Ooi Ian Penhall Margaret Pentony Margaret Pitt George Redfern Philip Robertson Marie Robins

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