Am I At Risk?
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- - Am I At Risk?
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    - Am I At Risk?
      Here we take you through a step by step process of helping you to assess, understand and reduce your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
      Assess your risk
  - Know Your Risk Tool
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    - Know Your Risk Tool
      The Pink Hope online assessment tool helps women assess their personal risk for developing breast or ovarian cancer.
    - Know Your Risk Tool Further Information
    - When Not to Use This Tool
  - Risk Factors
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    - Risk Factors
      Learning about the risk factors associated with breast, ovarian and prostate cancers is crucial to being able to take control of your health.
      Risk Factors
  - Your Body and Your Doctor
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    - Your Body and Your Doctor
      Learn the steps you need to take to be in control of your breast and ovarian health by knowing your body and knowing how your healthcare professionals can help you.
    - Know Your Body
    - You and Your Doctor
  - Genetic Risk
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    - Genetic Risk
      At least 10-15% of breast and ovarian cancer are thought to be the result of inheriting a faulty gene from either your mother’s or father’s side of the family.
    - Family Cancer Clinics
      Genetic Risk
    - Investigate your Family Health History
  - Genetic Testing 101
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    - Genetic Testing 101
      Learn all about genetic testing - from eligibility to results.
    - Genetic Test Results
      Genetic Testing
      Genetic Testing FAQs
    - Public and Private Family Cancer Clinics
      What is Genetic Counselling
  - Understand Your Risk
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    - Understand Your Risk
      Understanding your own individual risk of cancer, gives you an opportunity to equip yourself with lifesaving information.
      Understand Your Risk
  - Risk Reducing Actions
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    - Risk Reducing Actions
      Learn about the ways that you can reduce your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
    - Risk Reducing Medication
      Risk Reducing Surgery
    - Screening
  - Lifestyle Factors
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    - Lifestyle Factors
      Lifestyle factors are known to impact overall health and wellbeing.
      Lifestyle Factors
Get Involved
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- - Get Involved
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    - Donate to Pink Hope
      Invest in our lifesaving programs, support services and campaigns.
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    - Donate to Pink Hope
      Invest in our lifesaving programs, support services and campaigns.
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  - Fundraise
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    - Fundraise
      Passionate about Pink Hope and want to make a difference. Sign up to host a Pink Hope fundraiser.
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  - Volunteer
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    - Volunteer
      Without the help of our volunteers - awareness and raising funds for our charity can be hard.
      Become a Volunteer
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  - Support Pink Hope
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    - Support Pink Hope
      There are several ways you can get involved with Pink Hope. Every bit of support no matter how big or small makes an big impact.
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      Collaborate with Pink Hope
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  - Support Other Women
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    - Support Other Women
      There is no one better to give support and advice than someone who has been there.
Get Support
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- - Get Support
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    - Get Support
      Pink Hope provides personalised support to the community to help them better understand their risk of breast and ovarian cancer, while ensuring the services we provide makes the increased risk journey easier to navigate.
      Get Support
  - She Shares
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    - She Shares
      Our “She Shares” events are a place for women to meet in a comfortable setting to share laughs, thoughts, questions, and advice. These events are held across the country and involve various activities and thoughtful interactions with others who truly ‘get it’.
      She Shares
  - Pink Hope Getaways
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    - Pink Hope Getaways
      Because sometimes, a difficult road, leads to a beautiful destination.....Pink Hope Getaways are an opportunity for women within the community to spend a few days recharging, connecting and relaxing.
      Pink Hope Getaways
  - Ask Our Genetic Counsellor
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    - Ask Our Genetic Counsellor
      Ask Our Genetic Counsellor is a Pink Hope service that allows you to submit questions relating to your own cancer risk.
      Ask Our Genetic Counsellor
  - Resources
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    - Resources
      Pink Hope has developed unique resources for the increased risk community from what questions to ask your doctor to tailored tips and advice direct from our increased risk community.
    - Diagnosed and Survivors Resources
      For High-Risk Men
    - For High-Risk Women
  - Information & Support Days
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    - Information & Support Days
      Pink Hope’s Information and Support Days are for those at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer either due to a gene mutation such as BRCA or family health history. Families and support people are very welcome.
      Information & Support Days
  - GP Education Program
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    - GP Education Program
      Pink Hope’s GP Education Program aims to connect with 10,000 GPs and non genetics trained healthcare professionals by providing genetic healthcare information on the Pink Hope website, resources and materials for their patients and attending general practitioner events.
      GP Education Program
  - Online Support Groups
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    - Online Support Groups
      Pink Hope’s peer support program offers increased risk women the opportunity to connect online with other increased risk women in a safe and supportive environment.
      Online Support Groups
Campaigns & Events
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About Pink Hope
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- - About Pink Hope
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    - About Pink Hope
      Pink Hope is a preventative health hub that allows every individual the necessary tools to assess, manage and reduce their risk of breast and ovarian cancer, while providing personalised support for at risk women.
      About Pink Hope
  - Our Mission and Vision
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    - Our Mission and Vision
      Our Mission and Vision
  - Impact and Achievements
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    - Impact and Achievements
      As one of the fastest growing organisations in the country focusing on breast and ovarian preventative health and personalised support for at-risk women. We have truly made an impact locally and globally on the cause and our mission.
      Impact and Achievements
  - Programs and Initiatives
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    - Programs and Initiatives
      Learn more about Pink Hope’s lifesaving programs and support services.
      Programs and Initiatives
  - Our People
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    - Our People
      Pink Hope is leading the charge and making a big impact because of the passionate and committed people we have involved in our organisation. Their dedication shines through in our ability to utilise limited funding and achieve so much.
    - Board Members
      Medical Advisory Committee
    - Our Founder
      Our Team
  - Annual Reports
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    - Annual Reports
      Here we showcase our annual audited financial statements, so you can see exactly where our funding is spent.
      Annual Reports
  - Contact Us
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    - Contact Us
      Have any questions for Pink Hope HQ, reach out to us.
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    - Collaborate with Pink Hope
      Your brand or company wants to collaborate with Pink Hope, get in touch with us and lets get it started.
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News & Stories
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News & Stories

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Vaginas

Health and Wellbeing 26 Nov 2018 by Krystal Barter

There’s a lot we don’t know about vulvas and vaginas – in fact many women don’t know the difference between the two. But these ‘female bits’ are fascinating body parts and can play big roles in not only your sexual health, but your general health too. So, let’s take a tour of some lesser-known facts, […]
It’s time to get #EndoWise

Health and Wellbeing 26 Sep 2018 by Krystal Barter

Endometriosis, also known as ‘endo’, is a condition that is more common than diabetes or breast cancer – affecting one in 10 women of reproductive age worldwide – yet many people don’t know what it is. It also takes, on average, 7-10 years for a woman to get a diagnosis of endo, from when she […]
Breast health: what’s normal and what changes…

Health and Wellbeing 03 Sep 2018 by Krystal Barter

Breasts come in all shapes and sizes. One may be larger than the other, a different shape to the other or you may have an inverted (pulled in) nipple or nipples. Breasts can also change a great deal throughout life at different ages and life stages. Breasts can even change over the course of your […]
Mindfulness & Health

Health and Wellbeing 03 Sep 2018 by Krystal Barter

Mindfulness might appear to be a fad, but the technique is underpinned by evidence. Women’s interest in mindfulness as a tool for improving health appears to have markedly increased. While more research is required to understand the reasons for this, several things can be inferred. Firstly, mindfulness appears with increasing frequency in mainstream media and […]
Confidence & Your Health

Health and Wellbeing 03 Sep 2018 by Krystal Barter

Nutrition There is a connection between the confidence to make positive health decisions and wellbeing. When we feel confident we eat well, our physical and mental wellbeing improves and we are better able to tackle life’s daily challenges. Not surprisingly, when we eat well, mood and mental wellbeing improves, which can do wonders for our […]
The Key to Sticking with Exercise? Do…

Health and Wellbeing 28 Aug 2018 by Krystal Barter

We all know that exercise is essential to better health, but what most people don’t realise is that choosing an activity that you enjoy is perhaps just as important as doing the exercise itself. After all, if you don’t enjoy what you’re doing, then you probably won’t do it for very long – if at […]
The Issue with Bioidentical Hormones: Jean Hailes

Health and Wellbeing 09 Jul 2018 by Krystal Barter

In recent years, bioidentical hormones have gained popularity as a more ‘natural’ alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treatment of menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, vaginal dryness and difficulty concentrating. Bioidentical hormones are based on extracts such as yam and soybean, hence their ‘natural’ appeal. However, claims that they are safer and more […]
Breast Screening: What’s Right for Me?

Health and Wellbeing 15 May 2018 by Krystal Barter

When it comes to routine breast screening, it’s without a doubt an essential step to ensure you’re in control when it comes to your health! However, we believe that not all screening is equal and the screening option that’s best for you is determined by several personal factors. Recommendation on the type and frequency depend […]
PINK HOPE WISH GRANTED: AFFORDABLE BRCA TESTING…

Health and Wellbeing 12 Oct 2017 by Krystal Barter

SYDNEY, 12 OCTOBER 2017 – Pink Hope has today welcomed the decision by Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) to provide free BRCA gene testing for families at high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. A move Pink Hope has long-advocated for. Until now, Aussies at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer – because of their […]
How Knowing Your Family History Can Help…

Health and Wellbeing 29 Aug 2017 by Krystal Barter

Pink Hope Outreach Ambassadors Kathryn and Christine share their reasons for researching their family trees and the importance of this information in relation to their own genetic health and the health of other family members. There is a saying that a family is like a tree – it branches off in different directions but shares […]
Know Your Risk Tool – reviewed and…

Health and Wellbeing 21 Aug 2017 by Krystal Barter

Know Your Risk is an online questionnaire that helps women assess their personal risk for developing breast or ovarian cancer. Previously, the tool used a woman’s family history to assess her risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. We have now updated the tool to include other factors that can strongly impact risk of these […]
Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk

Health and Wellbeing 20 Jul 2016 by Krystal Barter

Carolyn McAnlis, Dietitian and Pink Hope Outreach Ambassador discusses alcohol and breast cancer in this blog post. It has been well established through research studies that heavy alcohol consumption can raise the risk of many types of cancer, especially those in the gastrointestinal tract. But why does that happen, and does it apply to breast cancer […]