Legendary cricketer Glenn McGrath will assist announce an enormous $166m dedication from the Commonwealth authorities to assist sufferers recovering from most cancers.
The funds will likely be invested into hiring extra most cancers nurses and well being care suppliers to sufferers recovering from most cancers, by the creation of the Australian Most cancers Nursing and Navigation Program.
Mr McGrath, who’s the president of the McGrath Basis, will be a part of Well being Minister Mark Butler on the Sydney Cricket Floor on Friday to announce the landmark funding.
The funds will likely be divided into 4 parts to assist enhance most cancers outcomes for Australians struggling with the illness, together with funding into most cancers prevention, early detection, therapy, survivorship and finish of life care.
This contains $74.5m to proceed funding current prostate most cancers nurses by the Prostate Most cancers Basis of Australia, and assist the McGrath Basis recruit 100 new ‘all most cancers care’ nurses throughout Australia.
$49.6m may even be given to Most cancers Council Australia to create a brand new Most cancers Navigation Service, to help most cancers sufferers with info and help, with $32.1m directed to non-government most cancers organisations to proceed delivering cancer-specific telehealth help providers.
The Little one and Youth Most cancers Hub, led by Canteen, Canteen and Redkite may even obtain $9.4m.
Mr McGrath mentioned he was “extremely proud” the McGrath Basis would help the supply of the Australian Most cancers Nursing and Navigation program.
The legendary quick bowler co-founded the organisation along with his late spouse Jane, after she was recognized with breast most cancers on the age of 31.
“After we began the Basis, we hoped we might make a constructive distinction to only one household,” he mentioned.
“My household understands first-hand the unimaginable distinction this care makes, so realizing Australians will quickly have entry to this care it doesn’t matter what kind of most cancers they’ve, simply blows me away.”
Mr Butler mentioned most cancers nurses had been “invaluable to sufferers who’re confronting a few of their hardest days”.
“That’s why the Albanese Authorities is making the most important funding in most cancers nurses on file, backed by our landmark Australian Most cancers Plan,” he mentioned.
“Greater than 164,000 Australians are estimated to be recognized with most cancers this yr and our Authorities is making certain they’ve the help in place to get by their analysis, irrespective of the place they dwell or what their most cancers kind.”
Breast most cancers survivor Elisa Charles mentioned having a McGrath Breast Care Nurse was a “essential” a part of her therapy, and wished all people recognized with most cancers had that degree of help.
“It’s vital to have somebody who’s well-informed to speak to, particularly in these moments when your ideas go to a darkish place,” she mentioned.
“Nothing prepares you for the fact of a breast most cancers analysis. You should take up a variety of info abruptly and make doubtlessly life-altering choices in a short time.”
