Aware by CancerAid

CancerAid’s mission is to empower people and organisations affected by cancer to thrive through expertise, empathy and technology.

CancerAid is an Australian company founded in 2015 by cancer specialists who saw the challenges their patients went through during their treatment and in survivorship. 

CancerAid provides people with digital evidence-based tools, personal coaching and educational resources assisting them to better understand their lifestyle habits which may increase cancer risk, adopt positive behavioural changes in relation to cancer screening and be engaged in their own health. 

Some of Australia’s largest insurers, employers and providers are supported by CancerAid.

Aware by CancerAid is a product designed to:

• Increase uptake of government-funded screening programs (bowel, breast, cervical); and
• Help people understand what they can do to reduce their risk of getting cancer (i.e. exercise, diet, smoking, skin checks).

Important to note this product does not prevent cancer, only suggests recommendations to reduce risk and promote screening.  
 
It has the following features:

• An online questionnaire, which gives people some suggestions on how they can reduce their risk, but also identifies the people that have not met recommended screening guidelines for bowel, cervical and breast cancer.
• For those identified as not having met their screening, we offer them a consultation with a GP - the purpose of that call is to help them learn more about cancer screening, overcome any barriers, and facilitate access to screening.

What cancers and screening programs are the focus for this program?

• The digital questionnaire will help all people (regardless of demographic) better understand how to reduce their risk of getting cancer.
• The GP calls are targeted towards helping customers take up government-funded breast, cervical and bowel cancer screening services (BreastScreen Australia, the National Cervical Screening Program and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program).

All members of BUSSQ.

Enrollment is via the https://aware.canceraid.com/en-AU/wattle3

The cost of the program is covered by Zurich. Insurance Cover is provided to eligible BUSSQ members by Zurich Financial Services Australia.

This service is anonymous and is designed to be a prompt for participants to get cancer screening checks.

CancerAid does not capture or store any of the personal information you enter into the questionnaire. 

CancerAid may collect anonymised and aggregated analytics about the use of Aware, which may be shared with our sponsors and partners (Zurich and BUSSQ), or otherwise used for research and analysis purposes. 

CancerAid have partnered with SwiftDoc Pty Ltd (ABN 32 616 105 349) (SwiftDoc) to offer Aware participants the opportunity to book an appointment with a registered clinician. CancerAid is not involved in this relationship in any way, and you will be subject to SwiftDoc’s privacy policy and terms of service. CancerAid do not share any information or results from your Aware questionnaire response with SwiftDoc. 

Any clinical concerns should be discussed with your GP. If you require immediate medical attention, contact your treating clinician or call 000. Note that if you have received a complimentary telehealth consultation form SwiftDoc, it is your responsibility to ascertain any costs involved in accessing additional services from SwiftDoc.

Detecting cancer early, even before any symptoms appear, is the best protection and chance for cure. Of course, if anything is detected, we are here to support you and protect the life you love. Please contact BUSSQ on 1800 692 877 to check your eligibility to make a claim.