Welcome to the second edition of our Friends of CCQ newsletter, and our first for 2018! I hope you have had a great start to the year and are feeling positive and excited for the year ahead. Last year was another successful year for Cancer Council Queensland. We were proud to introduce several new services,…

This year thousands of Queenslanders across the state will gather in living rooms, cafes, workplaces and community halls to raise their cups in celebration of 25 years of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Over the past 25 years, $31.2 million has been raised for Cancer Council Queensland by like-minded individuals hosting a morning tea to make…

Lung cancer incidence rates among Indigenous people in Queensland are a staggering 79 per cent higher than for non-Indigenous people – with death rates even higher at 89 per cent. New figures released today by Cancer Council Queensland for National Close the Gap Day (March 15), reveal that around 750 Indigenous people were diagnosed with…

It’s no secret that we shouldn’t be drinking sugary drinks. As more and more research investigates the ill effects of regular consumption of soft drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks and cordials, it may be time for you to give it up, or at least reduce the amount you consume on a daily or weekly basis.…

Breast cancer incidence rates are increasing faster in north and west Queensland than in the rest of the state, a new Cancer Council Queensland study has found[1]. Researchers from Cancer Council Queensland examined incidence and survival patterns for the five most common cancers in 516 areas across the state, diagnosed between 1997-2004 and 2005-2012. For…

Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8), Cancer Council Queensland is urging women to put their health and wellbeing first and get screened to save lives. In Queensland, only 56 per cent of all eligible women aged 50-74 participate in recommended breast screening through BreastScreen Queensland – leaving around 44 per cent of women unscreened,…

  To celebrate 30 years of Volunteer Voice we are featuring two very special volunteers Renee Coroneo and Liz Harris have been volunteering with Cancer Council Queensland for over 30 years! Renee and Liz started volunteering at our office in Water St, Fortitude Valley, back when we were called the Queensland Cancer Fund.  The office was small, and we only had a couple of volunteers. They then…