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class="info-holder mb-30 left-align lazyload" style="color: #fff !important; background:inherit;min-height: 450px;" data-bg="url(/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art-background.png)"> <div class="info-content"> <p class="h2 text-center text-md-left" style="color:#E5E4DC;">Welcome to our cancer information website produced together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.</p> </div> <div class="info-img" style="min-height:350px;position:relative;"> <div class="bg-stretch lazyload" style="background-image:inherit;" data-bg-image="url(/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/norman-allan.jpg)"> <a href="https://player.vimeo.com/video/114192775?color=b02102&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" data-fancybox="true" class="video-icon lightbox" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Play video welcome"></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"><div><div> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-holder py-20"> <div> <h1 style="text-align: center;">Cancer information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples</h1> </div> </div> <div class="card-block mb-20 mb-sm-30 mb-md-45"> <div class="wrap-column three-col"> <div class="mb-0_8 mb-md-15 d-flex column"> <a href="/about-cancer/" target="_self" class="card card-circle"> <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column justify-content-between"> <div class="wrap-content"> <div class="card-circle mb-20"><img data-src="/wp-content/themes/ccnsw-lite/images/aboriginal-red-circle.svg" width="80" height="80" alt="red circle art" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80/80;"><noscript><img src="/wp-content/themes/ccnsw-lite/images/aboriginal-red-circle.svg" width="80" height="80" alt="red circle art"></noscript></div> <span class="card-title d-block">Living with cancer? </span> <p class="card-text mb-30">If you or someone from your mob has cancer, learn more about what cancer is, how it is treated and what you can expect.</p> </div> <div class="wrap-btn"> <span class="btn btn-red">Find out more</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="mb-0_8 mb-md-15 d-flex column"> <a href="/staying-healthy/" target="_self" class="card card-circle"> <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column justify-content-between"> <div class="wrap-content"> <div class="card-circle mb-20"><img data-src="/wp-content/themes/ccnsw-lite/images/aboriginal-orange-circle.svg" width="80" height="80" alt="orange circle art" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80/80;"><noscript><img src="/wp-content/themes/ccnsw-lite/images/aboriginal-orange-circle.svg" width="80" height="80" alt="orange circle art"></noscript></div> <span class="card-title d-block">Want to stay healthy? </span> <p class="card-text mb-30">There are lots of ways to protect yourself and your mob from cancer – from eating healthy tucker to having cancer checks.</p> </div> <div class="wrap-btn"> <span class="btn btn-orange">Find out more</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="mb-0_8 mb-md-15 d-flex column"> <a href="/health-workers/" target="_self" class="card card-circle"> <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column justify-content-between"> <div class="wrap-content"> <div class="card-circle mb-20"><img data-src="/wp-content/themes/ccnsw-lite/images/aboriginal-yellow-circle.svg" width="80" height="80" alt="yellow circle art" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80/80;"><noscript><img src="/wp-content/themes/ccnsw-lite/images/aboriginal-yellow-circle.svg" width="80" height="80" alt="yellow circle art"></noscript></div> <span class="card-title d-block">Are you a health worker?</span> <p class="card-text mb-30">Cancer Council has lots of online and printed resources to help support you and your mob.</p> </div> <div class="wrap-btn"> <span class="btn btn-yellow">Find out more</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-holder py-20"> <div> <h2 style="text-align: center;">More information</h2> </div> </div> <div class="card-block mb-20 mb-sm-30 mb-md-45"> <div class="wrap-column three-col"> <div class="mb-0_8 mb-md-15 d-flex column"> <a href="/our-stories/" target="_self" class="card card-photo"> <div class="img"> <div class="bg-stretch"> <span data-srcset="https://aboriginal.cancercouncil.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Aboriginal-family.jpg, https://aboriginal.cancercouncil.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Aboriginal-family.jpg 2x"></span> </div> </div> <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column justify-content-between"> <div class="wrap-content"> <span class="card-title d-block">Our stories</span> <p class="card-text mb-30">Stories from our people about their cancer journeys.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div 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