Canrevive Inc. 更生會

CanRevive inc.is a not for profit organization, established in 1995 by two cancer survivors & a carer to support Chinese speaking people through their cancer journey. The aim is to help to minimize the impact of cancer on patients and carers by providing information and support services to cater for their cultural and linguistic needs. Three Chinese women, two former cancer patients and one former carer, experienced the benefits of support groups and the value of information during their battle with cancer. It was their wish that Chinese language speaking cancer patients will be able to have similar supports in their own language With the help of Cancer Council and a generous donor who provided free meeting rooms, the women began to offer information service and group meetings in Chinese languages in July 1995. They called their organization “CanRevive". It was the first time such a service was ever offered in Australia.