Posts By: Theresa Lennox

Walk the talk to improve your wellbeing

Around one in three Queensland adults are sedentary every single weekday – a habit that could be hindering your health and happiness! While some sedentary behaviour is often unavoidable at work, physical activity doesn’t need to inhibit on your productivity. So how do you find time to get moving at the office? The answer: take…

National stats confirm Queensland is the Sun Damage State

Health Professional Cancer Network

Queenslanders are more likely to be diagnosed with and die from melanoma than other Australians, a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found. According to the Skin cancer in Australia* report released today, the state has the highest incidence and mortality rates of melanoma nationally, based on estimates to 2016 and trends…

New study to improve sex lives of men with prostate cancer

Cancer Council is calling on men affected by prostate cancer to take part in a global study assessing the sexual health concerns of survivors, helping improve life after treatment. Research shows one-third of all men diagnosed with prostate cancer have unmet sexuality and sexual health needs following treatment. Specifically, rates of erectile dysfunction in prostate…

Patients and GPs fail to recognise overweight and obesity

A national study released this week shows many patients and GPs fail to recognise overweight and obesity, with many Australians incorrectly classified as a normal weight. The research, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, found one in four overweight or obese patients did not consider themselves overweight or obese. One…

Cancer Council welcomes interstate action on generational phase-out of smoking

Cancer Council Queensland has welcomed the finding of an interstate Parliamentary Committee that there are no legal impediments to implementing a generational phase-out of cigarettes. The finding by a Tasmanian Parliamentary Committee has effectively cleared the way for the state to push ahead with laws banning the sale of tobacco to young people born after…

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