The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

Finding the Words. Starting a conversation when your cancer has progressed.

Developed to help people with metastatic (secondary) cancer talk about how palliative care might help them to live as well as possible when cancer has spread.

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Document status:: Greater than 5 years. This resource was developed, reviewed or revised more than 5 years ago and may no longer reflect current evidence or best practice.
Publication audience:: People affected by cancer, and their family and friends
Year of publication:: 2016

Last updated 17 January 2025

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