Flowers and other merchandise were sold in stalls throughout the city to raise funds for cancer research, prevention programs and patient support.

Dubbo Cancer Support Group were kept busy on Talbragar Street with a constant flow of customers from 8am.

Group members Elise Howard and Gwen Glover took a different approach to the traditional stall.

“Every year Gwen and I walk up and down Talbragar Street because there’s a lot of people who work and it’s difficult for them to get flowers before they’re sold out,” Ms Howard said.

The duo were full of praise for the daffodils provided by Hot Poppies and expect to sell out by mid afternoon at the latest.

Ms Howard said she became involved with the Cancer Council and the support group after her husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2004.

Before he died in 2009, Ms Howard said her husband had been a strong advocate for more cancer services in rural and regional areas.

“Being at the coalface you realise how much the Cancer Council does. Every piece of money goes to a wealth of social and medical services,” Ms Howard said.

Ms Glover had herself been diagnosed with cancer.

Coordinator Genelle Reid said the Dubbo Cancer Support Group members had all either been touched by cancer or were a carer for someone who had been.

“More and more people are getting diagnosed and they’re getting younger. It’s scary,” she said.

Every day around 350 Australians are diagnosed with cancer, according to Cancer Council.