Need help or advice?

Cancer Council NSW Cancer Helpline

If immediate help or advice about cancer is needed, please call the Cancer Helpline on 131120 (Monday – Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm).

The Cancer Helpline is a free confidential service provided by the Cancer Council NSW. All calls are charged at a local rate and are confidential. Cancer nurses provide assistance to people with cancer, their family and friends. The Cancer Helpline will put people in touch with helpful services available in their local area.

Quitline

For help to quit smoking, call the Quitline on 13-QUIT (13-7848). Counselling and information service is available Monday - Friday 7:00 am to 11:00 pm and Saturday - Sunday (including public holidays) 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Calls made out of hours will be returned by a counsellor the next day.

The Quitline is a free confidential service that helps smokers quit smoking and is funded by the Cancer Institute NSW. Support is available for family and friends of smokers or members of the public who are seeking information. An interpreter service is available.

Further information is available through Quitnow, provided by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing.