This World Obesity Day (Sunday, October 11), Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to take action against obesity. Queensland is the heaviest state in Australia, with around 40,000 Queenslanders becoming obese every year. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift urged Queenslanders to exercise more, eat less junk food and maintain a healthy weight. “One…

Alana Lowes is calling on Queensland to share a meal together this October, to help raise vital awareness, support and funds to beat women’s cancers. The celebrity cook, TV presenter and writer has prepared an exclusive recipe in celebration of Cancer Council Queensland’s Girls’ Night In campaign – in a bid to bring people together…

Logan City Council will unveil the new-look Beenleigh Town Square today – a completely smoke free zone protecting locals from the potentially lethal effects of smoking and second-hand smoke. The move brings the square in line with Ipswich Mall and Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall which are entirely smoke free for the health and wellbeing of…

Queensland: Get the girls together now, to keep the girls together later! This October Cancer Council is calling on all Queenslanders to unite in the fight against women’s cancers by hosting a Girls’ Night In fundraiser – and putting the spotlight on their own health. One in six Queensland women will be diagnosed with breast…

Queensland cancer patients are set to benefit from greater access to world-leading treatments thanks to a five-year funding deal worth $7 million for independent clinical trials in Queensland hospitals. The funding, to be jointly provided by Queensland Health and Cancer Council Queensland, is expected to increase participation in cancer clinical trials led by national and…

Queenslanders have been advised to avoid sugar-sweetened sports drinks, which may be contributing to the state’s burgeoning obesity epidemic. Cancer Council warns some products may contain more than 13 teaspoons of sugar in one bottle – over twice the recommended daily intake. Even smaller 380ml varieties of some sports drinks have between 8 and 13.5…

Queensland smokers will pay up to $3.05 more for a packet of cigarettes from today, with the price of a single cigarette rising to more than $1 for some brands. The latest national tobacco tax excise increase of 12.5 per cent, effective today, will see smokers paying an extra $1.52 in tax for a pack…

Incidence rates of the most common type of liver cancer have significantly increased in Queensland since the mid-90s, new data shows. The QIMR Berghofer and Cancer Council Queensland study* shows incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma soared during the 15 years surveyed from 1996 to 2011. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said older men had…

This year, Cancer Council and Coles are celebrating 20 years of growing hope for Aussies impacted by cancer through the charity’s iconic Daffodil Day campaign. Cancer Council is calling on Queenslanders to make the occasion count, by stocking up on hope next time they’re picking up their fruit and veg. In the lead up to…

The health of Queenslanders is at high risk, with about 30 per cent of Queensland adults eating unhealthy takeaway every week, and 12 per cent consuming sugar-sweetened drinks each day. Queensland’s chronic overconsumption of unhealthy food and drink has been reported in the findings from Queensland Health’s latest Self-Reported Health Status Survey. Cancer Council Queensland…