Cancer Council has expressed urgent concern over the latest adult obesity figures released for Queensland, showing North Queenslanders have the second highest rate in the country. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Healthy Communities: Overweight and obesity rates across Australia, 2014–15, was released today, finding North Queensland adults are the most obese in Queensland.…

Cancer Council Queensland has renewed calls for tougher regulation of smoking in multi-unit dwellings, following a move by the Obama administration to ban smoking in US public housing developments. The call supports new Cancer Council research that found 70 per cent of Queenslanders support a total ban on smoking in multi-unit dwellings, including balconies.

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Cancer Council will today issue an urgent warning for Queenslanders ahead of a predicted five-day heatwave, while officially launching the start of summer at Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast. Severe to extreme temperatures are expected to soar across the state from tomorrow, reaching tops of 38 in Brisbane, 37 on the Sunshine Coast and 33 on the…

Cancer Council Queensland has teamed up with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) to offer locals the chance to have their skin photographed by a UV camera – giving a rare snapshot of an individuals accumulated sun damage. The renowned UV camera will be set up at Cancer Council Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Retail Store…

Almost one third of mothers under 20 still smoke in the first 20 weeks of their pregnancy, new national figures have found. The AIHW’s latest Australia’s mothers and babies report found one in nine women nationally smoked at some time during their pregnancy in 2014, the latest figures available. The study showed 19 per cent…

Researchers from Cancer Council Queensland and Queensland University of Technology are seeking Brisbane-based Health Professionals who work with cancer patients to join a focus group to help us better understand how health professionals interpret cancer-related statistics, particularly their understanding of disease maps. The information will play a crucial role in the way we communicate these…

Researchers from Cancer Council Queensland and Queensland University of Technology are seeking Brisbane locals to join a focus group to help us better understand how people interpret cancer-related statistics, particularly their understanding of disease maps. The information will play a crucial role in the way we communicate these type of statistics in the future as…

Cancer Council has issued an urgent warning for Queenslanders to stay safe in the sun, with nearly 60 per cent of adults and 64 per cent of children reporting being sunburnt in the past year. The staggering figures were released last week in the 2016 Chief Health Officer’s report, forecasting a grim future for Queenslanders…

Cancer Council Queensland has today welcomed a call from the Grattan Institute recommending a tax on sugary drinks, to help reduce the burden of obesity across the State. The proposed sugary drink tax would add 40 cents per 100 grams of sugar to all non-alcoholic, water-based drinks that contain added sugar. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson…