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…

Queensland has the lowest rate of vitamin D deficiency nationally, dispelling the common concern that we don’t get enough sunshine in winter. The latest Australian Health Survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found 94 per cent of the Queensland population have adequate vitamin D levels during summer and 85 per cent of the population…

Cancer Council has developed a unique sunscreen to protect those most vulnerable to harsh effects of the sun’s UV rays – including those who have had skin cancers or moles removed. Cancer Council Professional Sunscreen for Scars was developed under the guidance of dermatologists and plastic surgeons to meet the needs of those who have…

Cancer Council is reassuring Queensland women to follow current national dietary guidelines on meat consumption, following the release of a US research study on meat intake in early adulthood and breast cancer. The study, published in the British Medical Journal today, is the first study of its kind to investigate the association between dietary protein…

Cancer Council Queensland CEO, Professor Jeff Dunn, has been appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia in recognition of distinguished service to cancer control. The Queen’s Birthday Honours List acknowledges Professor Dunn’s contribution to the field of psycho-oncology through local and international promotion of innovative cancer care. Fewer than 2,220 Australians have received the…

Queenslanders aged 50 and over are being urged to screen for bowel cancer, with the launch of the state’s first ever TV campaign promoting the life-saving benefits of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Developed by Cancer Council with funding from the Australian Government, the campaign follows a federal budget announcement that the free screening…

The statistics are compelling – around 10 women every day in Queensland receive the devastating news that they have breast or gynaecological cancer. About 4000 Queensland women will be diagnosed with a women’s cancer this year, and sadly more than 750 women will die from breast or gynaecological cancer. Cancer Council Queensland has launched a…

Pop the kettle on boil – it’s time for Queenslanders to make their cup count today (Thursday, May 22) at Cancer Council Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea events across the State. Thousands of Queenslanders will gather in living rooms, community centres, schools and workplaces to celebrate Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea today and help raise more than…

A national newspoll survey has revealed Queenslanders class tea as an all-time favourite beverage – with regular black reigning as tea of choice, and most connoisseurs preferring to sip their favourite brew out of a mug. The Cancer Council Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Newspoll survey, conducted nationally among adults aged 18-64, found a whopping majority…

The effects of inadequate sun protection are ugly – increasing skin cancer risk and premature aging – yet many Queenslanders neglect to prioritise sun safety every time they walk out the door. Queensland is notoriously known for having the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Around 3,000 melanoma and 133,000 non-melanoma skin cancers…