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- ↑ Cancer Australia, "About Us"
- ↑ Cancer Australia, "Strategic Plan 2014-2019"
- ↑ Families dealing with children’s cancer to get additional support
- 1 2 Cancer Australia, "Government Cancer Control Organisations"
- ↑ Cancer Australia, "Cancer Support Organisations"
