Posts By: Cancer Council Queensland

Cancer Council campaign breaks the silence on bowel cancer

More Queenslanders over 50 are expected to participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, thanks to the success of a Queensland-first TV ad breaking the silence on bowel cancer. The Cancer Council advertisement, produced with Federal Government funding, has seen a 46 per cent surge in calls to the Cancer Council Helpline since June.…

Cancer Council calls for the South West to get moving

Cancer Council has called for South West Queenslanders to get moving, with figures showing rates of physical activity in some areas are as much as 25 per cent lower than the Queensland average. According to Queensland Health data, the adult rate of participation in sufficient activity for health benefit was 25 per cent lower in…

Cancer Council calls for the South West to get moving

Cancer Council has called for South West Queenslanders to get moving, with figures showing rates of physical activity in some areas are as much as 25 per cent lower than the Queensland average. According to Queensland Health data, the adult rate of participation in sufficient activity for health benefit was 25 per cent lower in…

Hodgkin’s lymphoma breakthrough leads to better treatment

Queensland research into Hodgkin’s lymphoma has discovered a way to help individualise cancer treatment for each patient, with potential to improve survival and prevent side-effects for a range of cancers. For the first time, Cancer Council Queensland Clinical Fellow Professor Maher Gandhi and researchers at the Translational Research Institute and PA Hospital have identified molecules,…

Hodgkin’s lymphoma breakthrough leads to better treatment

Queensland research into Hodgkin’s lymphoma has discovered a way to help individualise cancer treatment for each patient, with potential to improve survival and prevent side-effects for a range of cancers. For the first time, Cancer Council Queensland Clinical Fellow Professor Maher Gandhi and researchers at the Translational Research Institute and PA Hospital have identified molecules,…

We’re halfway – cheers to no beers for Dry July!

Cheers Dry July-ers – you’re halfway through a month of no booze for your health! Cancer Council is toasting the commitment of thousands of Queenslanders to feel great and look good, while raising vital funds to support adults living with cancer this July. Dry July invites Aussies to give up alcohol for a month –…

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