Cancer Council Queensland has welcomed this week’s introduction of a Bill into Parliament urging the Government to protect Queenslanders from the harmful effects of smoking. The Private Member’s Bill, sponsored by Shadow Health Minister and Member for Caloundra Mark McArdle MP, calls for a ban on cigarettes sold at ‘pop-up’ shops and smoking bans within…

Cancer Council Queensland has welcomed Federal Government funding for a new cervical cancer screening program to replace the two-yearly pap smear test from 2017. The new screening program, announced as part of a $600 million cancer package in last night’s budget, will be undertaken by Queensland women every five years. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie…

Thousands of patients are expected to benefit from Australia’s first publicly provided Gamma Knife to offer a non-invasive alternative to neurosurgery for brain cancer patients. The Health Minister announced the delivery of the $4.3 million machine to the Princess Alexandra Hospital yesterday, with the first patients expected to be treated by August. Cancer Council Queensland…

A new international review has found survival prospects for men with prostate cancer are strongly linked to where they live. Reviewing national and international studies, Cancer Council researchers found consistent differences in survival from prostate cancer for men in urban or affluent areas compared to those in rural or disadvantaged areas. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson…

Queenslanders diagnosed with a HPV-related cancer have new hope thanks to groundbreaking research being undertaken by Griffith University, funded by Cancer Council Queensland. As part of the organisation’s 2015/16 research grant funding, Cancer Council will invest in the work of Professor Nigel McMillan, who is investigating novel therapeutic targets for all HPV-driven cancers. Cancer Council…

Cancer patients now have access to no-cost legal assistance, thanks to a new pro-bono program launched by Cancer Council Queensland. The Cancer Council Legal Referral Service is the first of its kind in Queensland and will allow cancer patients, their carers and families to access assistance on a pro bono basis if they cannot afford…

Cancer Council has welcomed the Queensland Government’s independent review of State property laws to canvas options for regulating smoking in multi-unit residential lots. The review follows stakeholder meetings identifying smoking and smoke drift between lots as a major concern of residents in apartments and units. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said community input ahead…

Commercial solariums are now completely banned in Queensland, a move the Cancer Council says will save countless lives in the future of the Sunshine State. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift commended the Health Minister for his leadership to save Queensland lives from skin cancer. “The ban is a major achievement that will protect Queenslanders…

Queensland research into Hodgkin’s lymphoma has discovered a way to help individualise cancer treatment for each patient, with potential to improve survival and prevent side-effects for a range of cancers. For the first time, Cancer Council Queensland Clinical Fellow Professor Maher Gandhi and researchers at the Translational Research Institute and PA Hospital have identified molecules,…

Queenslanders over the age of 50 are risking their lives rather than taking a simple bowel cancer screening test, with a report released today finding 643,000 Australians threw away a free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit in 2012-13. The findings have prompted Cancer Council Queensland to renew its call for all eligible Queenslanders to…