A new app launched today is the latest weapon in the fight against overweight and obesity, with figures showing only 12 per cent of Queensland adults are a healthy weight and lead healthy lifestyles. The Health & Fitness Age Challenge app was launched by Queensland Health to help residents get healthier and happier – an…

Pop the kettle on boil – it’s time for Queenslanders to make their cup count today (Thursday, May 22) at Cancer Council Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea events across the State. Thousands of Queenslanders will gather in living rooms, community centres, schools and workplaces to celebrate Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea today and help raise more than…

Cancer Council is urging Queenslanders to get to know their own skin and stay vigilant about early detection, with reports of misdiagnosis for some types of melanoma in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology. The research focused on some of the less common subtypes of melanoma, such as nodular melanoma – which accounts for about 8…

Almost one Queenslander will die every day from inhaling tobacco smoke, without ever having smoked a cigarette in their life. Cancer Council Queensland has today renewed its call for the State Government to fast-track new laws creating designated smoke free public spaces across the state – to save Queensland lives. The call follows the announcement…

A national newspoll survey has revealed Queenslanders class tea as an all-time favourite beverage – with regular black reigning as tea of choice, and most connoisseurs preferring to sip their favourite brew out of a mug. The Cancer Council Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Newspoll survey, conducted nationally among adults aged 18-64, found a whopping majority…

Cheesecakes, corn chips, lollies and pastries are dominating the national diet, with a new report finding Australians eating less fruits and vegetables now than ever before. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released Australian Health Survey: Nutrition First Results – Foods and Nutrients, the first detailed report into Australia’s eating habits for 15 years on Friday.…

The effects of inadequate sun protection are ugly – increasing skin cancer risk and premature aging – yet many Queenslanders neglect to prioritise sun safety every time they walk out the door. Queensland is notoriously known for having the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Around 3,000 melanoma and 133,000 non-melanoma skin cancers…

National Volunteer Week (12-18 May): Volunteers have been recognised this week by Cancer Council Queensland for contributing to improved cancer survival rates in Queensland. Cancer Council Queensland CEO, Professor Jeff Dunn, paid tribute to the organisation’s 40,000 volunteers. “Volunteers are vital to cancer control. They work each day within the community to promote cancer prevention…

Cancer Council Queensland has delivered more than 21,000 counselling sessions in the past decade through its free service, which celebrates its 10th birthday in Brisbane today. Since the Cancer Counselling Service opened in April 2004, more than 7600 Queenslanders impacted by cancer have received support through face-to-face or telephone counselling. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie…

With rates of insomnia up to three times higher in cancer survivors than the general population, cancer survivors have been urged to take part in an Australian-first survey on the impacts of their diagnosis. Figures show around 63 per cent of Australian cancer survivors suffer sleep disturbance and about 30 per cent meet the clinical…