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Funds raised this Dry July will help improve access to online information and services for cancer patients across Western Australia

About Us

For 20 years, Solaris Cancer Care has provided support services to cancer patients and their families. Our range of services include counselling, complementary therapies, education, wellness activities, support groups, courses and workshops.

We also offer tranquil and welcoming spaces for cancer patients to relax between treatment and meet people going through similar experiences. Our centres are at Cottesloe, Sir Charlies Gardiner Hospital – Nedlands, St John of God – Subiaco, Bunbury and Albany. We also work in partnership with Hedland Well Women’s Centre to support people living in the Pilbara area. Our aim this year is to extend services by piloting clinics in Joondalup, Midland, Murdoch and Rockingham to offer services closer to where people live.

Patients and carers can access a range of services including counselling, massage, acupuncture, Reiki and reflexology. The clinics will provide better access to complementary therapies and support services to help improve quality of life during and after cancer treatment. We would then plan to roll this program out to regional areas across WA because we believe everyone deserves access to support throughout their cancer journey.

Latest Updates

SolarisCare Community Garden

Through the support of Dry July, SolarisCare Foundation recently undertook the development of a purpose-built community garden within Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands (WA).

The garden will be an oasis within the hospital setting, providing a safe place for patients and their families to take a break and relax.  

Clinical Haematologist at SCGH, Founder and Medical Director of SolarisCare Foundation, Dr David Joske, said patients needed a tranquil location to cope with their diagnoses and treatment. “There are times patients simply need to get away to take some time out for themselves – this time of solitude and reflection has been proven as effective in enhancing treatment,” Dr Joske said.

SolarisCare Cancer Support Centres are the leading provider of integrative care for cancer across Australia, providing free vital support services to all types of adult cancer patients and their primary carers.

SolarisCare has opened the Community Garden to all patients, families, volunteers and staff within the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, providing a place of reflection and respite.

The area which had been previously unusable and inaccessible marked the beginning of an incredible journey.

New Soundproofing Panels at Solariscare Cancer Support Centres

With the funds raised through Dry July, SolarisCare implemented Sound Proofing panels into Therapy and Counselling rooms at SolarisCare Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, SolarisCare South West, Bunbury and SolarisCare Great Southern, Albany. The Sound Proofing Panels have been custom made using different photographs of nature and designs in each centre.  The panels help reduce any ambient noise and improve the overall patient experience during their therapy.

Beautification of the SolarisCare Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Drop In Centre

SolarisCare Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital was the first of SolarisCare’s four centres to open, and has been delivering free support services to cancer patients and carers since 2001. Thanks to the support of Dry July SolarisCare has been able to transform the drop in centre into a bright, warm and modern centre in which patients, their families and carers can feel relax in comfort. The makeover included the addition of a new aquarium, new furniture and artwork.

MASSAGE CHAIR AT SOLARISCARE GREAT SOUTHERN

Thanks to Dry July patients who drop in to the SolarisCare Great Southern Centre, Albany can relax and unwind in the new massage chair. Patients are able to enjoy the benefits of a massage as they wait for an appointment, after treatment or even if they just drop in for a coffee and chat.

Massage Tables at SolarisCare Centres

SolarisCare Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and South West recently upgraded their therapy rooms with new electronic massages tables, a welcome improvement from the portable folding tables which were previously used.

The new additions to the rooms allow therapists to better contour the tables to the patient’s physical needs whilst practising in a safe and comfortable environment.

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