Cancer Council Australia is a national, nonprofit organisation which aims to promote cancer-control policies and to reduce the illness caused by cancer in Australia. It advises various groups, including the government, on cancer-related issues, acts as an advocacy group for cancer patients and their friends, and is a major funding contributor towards health research, prevention and education.
Background
Cancer Council Australia formed in 1961 as an incorporated association trading as Australian Cancer Society, when the six state cancer councils, of which had separate identities, agreed to federate with the goal 'to promote cancer control at the national level.' The cancer councils of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory were subsequently formed and joined the Society. In 1997, all eight members agreed to expand the Society and rebrand as The Cancer Council Australia and appointed Alan Coates its inaugural CEO. By 2008, the organisation migrated from an incorporated association to become a registered company, dropping 'The' from its name and rebranding as Cancer Council Australia, which it has since retained.[2][3]
Cancer Council Australia includes eight member organisations, which operate in their individual