Public health experts are one step closer to answers on how best to decrease skin cancer rates, following the launch of a Queensland-wide survey on sun protection. Cancer Council Queensland’s Everyday Health Survey seeks to gain understanding of Queenslanders’ knowledge and behaviours towards sun protection and explore how the community wants to be informed about…

Cancer Council Queensland is dedicated to improving outcomes through research and support. Each year in Australia around 700 children aged zero to 14 will be diagnosed with cancer. No child should have their childhood stripped away from them. No parents should have to witness the pain and suffering caused by this disease. September is International…

Cancer Council Queensland and Queensland Government cover kids from the harsh Queensland sun Queensland kids will have more access to shade thanks to funding from the Queensland Government. The 2019 funding round of the SunSmart Shade Creation Initiative has officially opened and the grant recipients for the 2018 funding round have been announced. The initiative,…

To mark World Mental Health Day (October 10), Cancer Council Queensland will hold five events simultaneously across the state aimed at those affected by cancer and their loved ones. The series of free events, ‘Take time for yourself – improving and maintaining mental health’ will focus on ways people affected by cancer can prioritise their…

It’s time to get the girls together for a cause that matters! Cancer Council Queensland is calling on women across the state to host a Girls’ Night In to raise funds for its life-saving work in women’s cancers, following a re-launch of the campaign’s website. All people have to do to get involved is set…

In an Australian first, Queensland researchers have used a new measure to provide a more complete picture of the mortality burden associated with a cancer diagnosis. The study*, which looked at survival patterns across 13 types of cancer and a population-based cohort of over 2 million Australian cancer patients, was led by Cancer Council Queensland…

More than 965,000 daffodils have arrived in Queensland, just in time for Daffodil Day (Friday August 23)! The daffodils will be delivered to fundraising sites across the state by StarTrack. A colourful media opportunity will be held in Brisbane at 4pm on Wednesday, August 21, with Cancer Council Queensland and Star Track employees. The location…