Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift debunks eight myths about sun protection to help Queenslanders stay sun safe all summer long. In Queensland more than 324,200 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer, and 3600 cases of melanoma, are diagnosed each year. Knowing fact from fiction will help you reduce your cancer risk and protect your skin…

Dear Editor, November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and we’re urging all Queenslanders to help raise awareness of the disease, reduce their risk and support those affected. Lung cancer affects more than 2200 Queenslanders each year, and sadly, more than 1700 will die from the disease this year alone. While lung cancer is the fourth…

National health experts have today announced the launch of the world’s first Centre for Research Excellence in Prostate Cancer Survivorship, to be led by Queensland. The nation’s top prostate cancer experts will lead the multi-disciplinary survivorship centre, the first of its kind in the world. More than 10 Australian men are diagnosed with the disease…

Cancer Council will today celebrate 20 years of 13 11 20 in Queensland, with the cancer information and support service receiving more than half a million calls over two decades. Over the past five years alone, around 68,000 Queenslanders have called Cancer Council’s 13 11 20 for resources, psychological support, prevention and research information. Cancer…

Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift calls on Queenslanders to show they care about carers this National Carers Week. This week is National Carers Week (October 16-22) – an opportunity to raise community awareness about the diversity of carers and the importance of their roles. It’s also a time to show carers how much they…

Cancer Council has called on supermarkets to take urgent action in the fight against obesity, with concerning figures showing Queensland is home to the largest number of childhood obesity cases nationally. The call coincides with World Obesity Day today. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said around 28 per cent of Queensland children were overweight…

Too much screen time is placing Queensland kids at a high risk of obesity and chronic disease, with one in three children sitting at screens for more than the recommended maximum two hours per day. The new stats, to be officially released in the upcoming Chief Health Officer’s 2016 Report, also found more than half…

Kristen Larsen was just 21 years old when she received a phone call that changed her life forever. The Brisbane local was living abroad and travelling when she started experiencing severe cramps – not long after she was diagnosed with advanced (stage 3c) ovarian cancer. “On November 13, 2013, I was told my test results…

After selling out in just 48 hours in 2015, Australia’s answer to the much-loved Ugly Xmas Sweater is back in a brand new design, ready to raise funds for Cancer Council this summer. Cancer Council’s 2016 limited edition Ugly Xmas Rashie, designed by KOZII Swimwear, is a festive red, green and white pattern featuring a…

Cancer Council Queensland’s Relay For Life came to Cloncurry in the state’s north west for the first time this September. The inaugural Red Dirt Relay For Life offered the community the chance to celebrate with local cancer survivors, patients and their carers, while also honouring loved ones lost to cancer and raising funds to save…