Whether you’re heading out to the beach or just the backyard – Cancer Council has Gotcha Covered this summer with a brand new stylish sun protection collection. The Gotcha Covered range includes high quality SunSmart products from swimwear to sunglasses, sunscreen, long sleeve shirts, sun sleeves and gloves. The new summer campaign aims to give…

More Australians are quitting smoking, rates of overweight and obesity have stabilised and only one in 20 adults are eating enough fruits and vegetables, new figures out today show. The National Health Survey 2014-15, released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, shows national daily smoking rates have dropped by around a third since 2001,…

To celebrate the official launch of the Summer Season, Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast has joined forces with Cancer Council Queensland to raise awareness about the importance of sun safety. With temperatures set to soar in coming months, Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast and General Manager, Greg Yong said it is important for guests to be SunSmart whilst at…

When it comes to your plates, cups, bowls and glasses – size really does matter. At least that’s what the latest research is telling us. But hold five – do you even know how big your plates, cups and bowls are? Do you even care? Why should it matter?! Katie Clift tells all in her…

New national figures show almost half of the 10 million Australians who are overweight or obese consume sweetened beverages, with some drinking more than a litre a day. The Australian Health Survey Results for Sweetened Beverages shows consumption of intense-sweetened beverages is twice as high for those who are overweight or obese compared with Aussies…

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and we’re urging all Queenslanders to help destigmatise lung cancer by raising awareness, fostering empathy, and showing support for those affected. This year alone, around 2150 Queenslanders will be diagnosed with lung cancer and more than 1710 will die of the disease. While smoking is the leading cause of…

Cancer Council Queensland has congratulated the Palaszczuk Government for introducing legislation to Parliament today to safeguard the community against second-hand smoke. Among the proposed changes to the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act, the legislation will ban smoking at public transport waiting points, pedestrian malls, specified national parks and at or near children’s organised sporting…

Australia’s answer to the much-loved Ugly Xmas Sweater will be launched statewide today – the Queensland-made limited edition Ugly Xmas Rashie! Created by KOZII Swimwear – Gold Coast-based creators of performance swimwear – the Ugly Xmas Rashie is sun safe and 100 per cent Australian made, with all profits from every sale helping Cancer Council…

QUT and Cancer Council researchers have endorsed a tool to assess the attitudes of men when it comes to skin checks, helping those most at risk to detect melanoma early. Men 50 years and older are most at risk of being diagnosed with and dying from melanoma, and are the least likely to detect the…

Queensland researchers are working to understand the significance of changes in breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 to improve cancer risk predictions. A team of University of Queensland and QIMR Berghofer researchers, funded by Cancer Council Queensland, is aiming to develop clinically useful tools to classify genetic mutations responsible for increasing risks of breast cancer.…