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Cancer Council Queensland has called for the urgent introduction of smoke free spaces to help address the prevalence of maternal smoking in Queensland. The rate of Brisbane women still smoking while pregnant is as high as 13 per cent in some parts of the region. The call follows the release of a new National Health…
A Griffith University researcher has identified an enzyme that could help stop the spread of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Council Queensland has awarded a $100,000 research grant to Dr Stephen Wood of Griffith University to undertake further investigative trials. Dr Wood’s early research trials with mice have found that the enzyme, Usp9x, is a critical suppressor…
Video interventions highlighting the seriousness of melanoma and the importance of skin checks may save the lives of Queensland men over 50, according to a landmark study. New research* from CCQ, QUT, QIMR Berghofer and Griffith University recruited more than 900 Queensland men aged 50 years or older for a seven month study. While 469…
in 2014, Men’s cancers, Research, Risks.
More Queenslanders over 50 are expected to participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, thanks to the success of a Queensland-first TV ad breaking the silence on bowel cancer. The Cancer Council advertisement, produced with Federal Government funding, has seen a 46 per cent surge in calls to the Cancer Council Helpline since June.…
Cancer Council has called for South West Queenslanders to get moving, with figures showing rates of physical activity in some areas are as much as 25 per cent lower than the Queensland average. According to Queensland Health data, the adult rate of participation in sufficient activity for health benefit was 25 per cent lower in…
Cancer Council has called for South West Queenslanders to get moving, with figures showing rates of physical activity in some areas are as much as 25 per cent lower than the Queensland average. According to Queensland Health data, the adult rate of participation in sufficient activity for health benefit was 25 per cent lower in…
in 2014, Men’s cancers, Prevention, Research, Support.
Queensland research into Hodgkin’s lymphoma has discovered a way to help individualise cancer treatment for each patient, with potential to improve survival and prevent side-effects for a range of cancers. For the first time, Cancer Council Queensland Clinical Fellow Professor Maher Gandhi and researchers at the Translational Research Institute and PA Hospital have identified molecules,…
Cancer Council has urged the state’s food manufacturers to abandon the daily intake guide and adopt Health Star Ratings, congratulating the Queensland Government for voting with other state and federal ministers to reinstate the scheme today. The Health Star Rating Scheme features ratings from half a star up to five stars and includes nutritional information…
in 2014, Advocacy, Events, Prevention, Research.
Cancer Council Queensland has launched its new Living Mindfully telephone group program to benefit cancer patients and their families who are not able to travel to access support services. The Living Mindfully eight-week telephone group program will be launched on Thursday, July 31 and allow those who are too unwell, or who live regionally, to…
Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to practice more mindful eating to help curb rising rates of obesity and overweight. The call follows new research revealing many Queenslanders eat mindlessly, endangering their health. Nearly two-thirds of Queenslanders eat dinner in front of the TV at least five times a week, one in three Queenslanders…
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