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Dear Editor, February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to increase awareness and support for the estimated 270 Queensland women who will be diagnosed with the disease this year. Ovarian cancer is one of the hardest cancers to detect and is the leading cause of death from gynaecological cancers, with fewer than half of…

13 February: Valentines Day, avoiding dehydration, Hugh Jackman’s skin cancer scare & running for cancer! Listen to the latest Live Well, Be Well radio podcast with Katie Clift here, and catch up on episodes you may have missed. Live Well, Be Well radio is broadcast across Queensland each Saturday morning on 96Five and 91.9 Fresh…

The number of cancers diagnosed each year in Queensland has more than tripled in 31 years, from 8274 cases diagnosed in 1982 to 26,335 cases in 2013, new Cancer Council data shows. Cancer Council’s Cancer Research Centre has released 2013 data and trends (the latest available from the Queensland Cancer Registry) for incidence, survival, mortality…

Public health experts have warned that Queenslanders who drink a can of soft drink per day could gain nearly seven kilograms in one year, worsening the state’s obesity crisis. Evidence suggests that consuming one can of 340ml soft drink per day could lead to a 6.75kg weight gain in one year, if calories are not…

Cancer Council Queensland has launched its first population-wide health survey to help Queensland create a cancer free future, as spokesperson Katie Clift explains. Cancer Council Queensland has launched a Queensland-first survey in a quest to help all Queenslanders live healthier and happier lives. The Everyday Health Survey seeks to evaluate individual diet and lifestyle habits…

Queensland employees distressed by cancer now have greater access to specialised psychological support, thanks to a partnership raising awareness of cancer-related stress in the workplace. AccessEAP has joined forces with Cancer Council Queensland to offer specialised face-to-face or telephone counselling to their customer’s employees and families affected by cancer. CEO of AccessEAP, Sally Kirkright, said…

6 February: Friendships, retraining your brain to outsmart stress, the Everyday Health Survey and zucchini slice! Listen to the latest Live Well, Be Well radio podcast with Katie Clift here, and catch up on episodes you may have missed. Live Well, Be Well radio is broadcast across Queensland each Saturday morning on 96Five and 91.9…

Cancer Council launched the Do It For Cancer campaign this week, calling on Queenslanders to create their own fundraiser to join the fight against cancer. Do It For Cancer is a community fundraising initiative that supports people to fundraise in any way that they like. Some people like to shave their heads, some challenge themselves…

Take the survey online here, now! Public health experts are one step closer in their search for answers to Queensland’s obesity epidemic, following the launch of Queensland’s first population-wide Everyday Health Survey on World Cancer Day (4 February). The Cancer Council survey seeks to evaluate individual diet and lifestyle habits in order to improve community…