Regional, rural and remote bowel cancer patients experience poorer survival rates and less optimal clinical management than those living in metro areas, new research by Cancer Council Queensland and University of Southern Queensland has found. The study, published in BMC Cancer, focused on a review of research papers from 1990 to 2016 and found individual…

Daffodil Day Daffodil Day (August 25) is one of the most iconic fundraising events in Queensland – with thousands coming together to turn the state yellow and grow hope for a cancer free future. This year volunteers are needed to help sell daffodils and merchandise at sites across Queensland. Whether you can volunteer for the…

Queenslanders are being asked to put their foot down, one after the other, when it comes to the fight against cancer. Cancer Council Queensland is officially launching Relay For Life season two events this week – encouraging regions to lace up and team up to give hope for a cancer free future. There are 25…

Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan is encouraging Queenslanders to ditch the screens and move more for better health. Our country is famous for its outdoor lifestyle, so it may come as a surprise to find out many Aussies prefer couch time to getting active if given the chance. A LiveLighter survey of Australians…

Pop the kettle on and fill your cups, Queensland – there’s still time to make every tea bag count in our fight against cancer! Queenslanders can tea-up and host an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea any time before June 30, to help raise funds for Cancer Council Queensland’s work in research, prevention and support. This year…

The number of women dying prematurely from lung, bowel and liver cancer is expected to increase sharply by 2020 – a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study has found. Released today, the Burden of cancer in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 showed the fatal burden of lung cancer for women could…

The number of Queensland men dying from melanoma continues to increase, despite skin cancer being one of the most treatable forms of cancer if detected early. New figures released by Cancer Council Queensland for Men’s Health Week (June 12-18) show an estimated 220 men die from melanoma each year, an increase from 125 men in…

Regional Queenslanders impacted by cancer are set to benefit from a $785,000 Federal Government grant for Cancer Council Queensland to upgrade its patient lodge at Herston in Brisbane. The grant has been awarded under the Commonwealth Community Development Grants Programme, which aims to support the delivery of priority infrastructure promoting stable, secure, and healthy local…

Cancer Council Queensland has called on the State Government to overhaul the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme, following a scathing report by the Queensland Ombudsman. Cancer Council CEO, Ms Chris McMillan, said hundreds of cancer patients were being short-changed by the scheme. “Regional Queenslanders affected by cancer are constantly doing battle against this bureaucratic process and…

Cancer Council is urging Queensland schools to make sun safety a priority this winter to protect children from the harmful effects of UV radiation. Research shows around 64 per cent of Queensland children aged five to 17 years are sunburnt annually*, significantly increasing the risk of skin cancer later in life. Cancer Council Queensland CEO…