Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan explains that eating healthily doesn’t have to hit your hip pocket. Have you been shocked by the amount of unhealthy food that’s slipped into your shopping cart or the total you’ve managed to rack up at the checkout? Between the latest food trends, marketing hype and product placement,…

It’s no secret that we shouldn’t be drinking sugary drinks. As more and more research investigates the ill effects of regular consumption of soft drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks and cordials, it may be time for you to give it up, or at least reduce the amount you consume on a daily or weekly basis.…

Dear Editor, We need a tax on sugary drinks – it’s as simple as that. Our state’s obesity epidemic is not slowing down and needs to be addressed. Cancer Council Queensland has long called for initiatives to tackle obesity, which includes introducing a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks. Sweetened beverages are a major…

Dear Editor, One in five Queensland men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer by the age of 85 – our dads, brothers, grandfathers, partners and friends are at risk. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer among men in Queensland, with around 4000 men diagnosed each year on average. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness…

Dear Editor, I write to commend the State Government on their announcement to make an additional 100,000 free and discounted car parking spaces available at public hospitals each year to help Queenslanders in need. The $7.5 million boost, which is part of a four-point action plan, will significantly advance our efforts to better support Queensland…

We all have a role to play in cancer control. As mothers, fathers, grandparents, friends, colleagues, football coaches, and members of the community. One Queenslander is diagnosed with cancer every 20 minutes, and all of us know someone who has been impacted. It’s a disease that affects all of us in some way, often leaving…

Dear Editor, Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be an extremely distressing time for those diagnosed and their family – but when coupled with financial uncertainties those stresses can escalate. Cancer Council Queensland has launched a Queensland-first survey to better understand the crippling financial burden faced by thousands of families every year. Our latest Everyday Health…

Queenslanders have stepped up the call for a smoke free state – and their voices have been widely heard. An overwhelming majority of submissions to a State Government review supported the creation of powers by which body corporates can ban smoking in units and apartments. The strength of the submissions encouraged me, in my newly…

Dear Editor, At least one third of all cancers in Queensland – around 9000 every year – are preventable through healthy lifestyle choices, including being active and maintaining a healthy weight. This year, we’re calling on Queenslanders to make their health a priority and reduce their own risk of cancer by joining Team CCQ! Team…

Dear Editor, This month, thousands of Queenslanders are charging through March by hitting the pavement to help beat cancer! The March Charge, which reaches the halfway mark this week, challenges Queenslanders to run or walk throughout the month to improve their health and raise funds for Cancer Council. To those taking part – we’re cheering…