{"id":11303,"date":"2016-04-12T06:28:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T06:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solariscancercare.org.au\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2016-04-12T06:28:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T06:28:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solaris.nicoleking.com.au\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11303\" class=\"elementor elementor-11303\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0b0405 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0b0405\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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Our Cancer Support Centres are the first of their kind in Australia and offer support, information, education and complementary therapies to cancer patients and their primary carers.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bec44f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bec44f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All our services are free of charge and our therapies are provided by qualified practitioners who volunteer their time and skills to ensure that our patients receive the best possible care and support.<\/p><p>We encourage and support communication between all health care professionals, complementary therapists and cancer patients with the aim of enhancing the understanding between these groups. Our research continues to provide evidence of an improvement in quality-of-life following a complementary therapy session, and may provide a reduction in symptom distress.<\/p><p>Our name \u2018Solaris\u2019 is derived from solar, energy from the sun, and reflects our commitment to provide warmth, care and support through all that we offer.<\/p><p>Founded in 2001, by prominent Perth Haematologist, Dr David Joske, Solaris Cancer Care services are reinforced by a strong medical base, further enhanced by our commitment to sound research and education. Solaris Cancer Care is dedicated to empowering the community through the provision of quality, reliable information on cancer-related programs and support services.<\/p><p>We believe by combining the best in modern medicine with evidence-based support we can achieve the best possible patient care.<\/p><p>Dr David Joske: TedxPerth \u2018<em>Bringing Humanity to Healthcare\u2019<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6deb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ed6deb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XwbMQYwgzWE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-576f71a3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"576f71a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-166d0f49\" data-id=\"166d0f49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4f23ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"6e4f23ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"3072\" class=\"elementor elementor-3072\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a631aac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a631aac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb73b26\" data-id=\"cb73b26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be1aba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4be1aba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find a Support Centre near you<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0e65c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b0e65c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/solariscancercare.org.au\/about-us\/support-centres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Support Centres<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solaris Cancer Care is a community-based healthcare organisation. 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