2016

Live Well, Be Well Radio – 2 April

Live well be well

Listen back to our April 2 show! Be part of an Ipswich Race Day raising funds for CCQ, learn to savour time to yourself, grab a healthy chicken parma recipe & find out why setting goals for 90 days is better than setting annual goals. Listen to the latest Live Well, Be Well radio podcast…

Global obesity crisis keeps getting heavier

Many more people worldwide are now obese than underweight, a landmark study has found, prompting Cancer Council to call for urgent action to curb the crisis. The Lancet study revealed global obesity has increased by 167 per cent since 1975, compared to a 35 per cent drop in the number of underweight people. Cancer Council…

Cancer Council reveals shock sugars in Easter treats

Cancer Council will today reveal the alarming amounts of sugar in popular Easter treats, warning Queenslanders about the significant health dangers of overconsumption. New research* has found one medium Easter egg contains 23 teaspoons of sugar on average – three times the daily maximum amount recommended for children. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said…

High intensity exercise improves the health of bowel cancer survivors

Physical Activity - running

High intensity exercise is significantly more effective in improving the health of bowel cancer survivors than moderate intensity exercise, a new study has found. The UQ, Cancer Council and Griffith University study* is the first to compare the different effects of moderate and high intensity exercise on fitness and body composition in any cancer survivorship…

Cancer patients without partners have greater risk of death

New research has found male and female cancer patients without a partner at diagnosis are more likely to die within 10 years than those with a partner, regardless of their cancer type. The Cancer Council Queensland and QUT study* examined 176,050 cases of the ten leading cancers in Queensland, diagnosed from 1996 to 2012. The…

Goodlife Health Clubs runs down cancer in Queensland!

Physical Activity - running

Goodlife Health Clubs have enlisted in Cancer Council’s The March Charge, encouraging Aussies to sign up and ride, swim or run down cancer next month. As the official app partner of The March Charge, Goodlife Health Clubs will encourage participants to download and use the new free Goodlife App to push themselves one third further, faster and…

More care needed for cancer screening: Cancer Council

Cancer information and support

Only 39 per cent of eligible Central Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay residents are participating in bowel cancer screening, and fewer than 60 per cent are taking part in breast and cervical cancer screening, new stats show. Cancer screening in Australia by Primary Health Network*, released by the AIHW, provides a report card for…

Survivors offer strong support to newly diagnosed

Health professionals

More than half of Queenslanders diagnosed with cancer receive emotional and practical support from other survivors of the disease, a Queensland-first research study has found. Cancer Council Queensland’s 1000 Survivor Study is an Australian-first project, assessing the physical, emotional and practical concerns of cancer survivors. The study found 52.5 per cent of Queensland cancer survivors…

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