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in 2014, General Media Release, Research, Risks.
Give up booze for the month of July, clear your head, focus on being healthy and at the same time support an important cause – Dry July is back for 2014! For the first time Cancer Council Queensland has been named a Dry July beneficiary, with funds contributing to the improvement of services provided at…
in 2014, Advocacy, Breakthroughs, General Media Release, Research.
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…
in 2014, General Media Release, Research, Retail.
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…
The majority of outdoor workers in Queensland say a skin cancer diagnosis is inevitable, according to new research from Cancer Council Queensland, QUT and Curtin University. Sun protection among outdoor workers surveyed four industries with a high proportion of outdoor workers – building/construction, rural/farming, local government and public sector. Around 70 per cent of all…
Cancer has overtaken circulatory diseases as the leading cause of death in Australia, according to the latest Council of Australian Governments report released last week. The COAG Reform Council’s Healthcare in Australia 2012-13 reported on national healthcare progress and outcomes during the 2007-08 to 2012-13 period. The report found Australian deaths from both circulatory diseases…
in 2014, Advocacy, General Media Release, Research, Support.
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…
Less than three per cent of Queensland adults will take sufficient precaution against skin cancer this winter, increasing their risk of the state’s most commonly diagnosed cancer. Figures from the latest Self reported health status survey* show only 2.5 per cent of adults in Queensland abide by all five recommended sun protective behaviours in winter:…
in 2014, Events, General Media Release, Research.
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…
Cancer Council Queensland’s $6 million Ellis Lodge in South Brisbane will celebrate its first anniversary today, Friday 30 May, from 10am. Cancer Council Queensland past and present lodge residents, health care professionals, donors, CCQ staff and volunteers will attend the celebration for speeches, cutting of the cake and a tour of Ellis Lodge. Since the…
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…
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