New research shows third-hand smoke which clings to furniture, carpets, walls and children’s toys could cause cancer, endangering the future health of Queensland children. This World No Tobacco Day (May 31), Cancer Council is warning Queenslander’s of the severe dangers of third-hand smoke, which occurs when second-hand smoke reacts with indoor air, lingering in homes.…

A new international review has found survival prospects for men with prostate cancer are strongly linked to where they live. Reviewing national and international studies, Cancer Council researchers found consistent differences in survival from prostate cancer for men in urban or affluent areas compared to those in rural or disadvantaged areas. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson…

Queensland researchers are working on a new approach to beat breast cancer, targeting the microenvironment around tumours to stop them from evading existing therapies. A team at UQ’s Diamantina Institute, led by Dr Roberta Mazzieri, has been funded by Cancer Council Queensland to investigate the treatment. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said the organisation…

Cancer Council is warning Queenslanders against health claims on products sweetened with sugar substitutes, many of which still contain higher than recommended levels of sugar. The warning follows the release of new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines recommending sugar intake be limited to less than 10 per cent of total energy intake to reduce risks…

Scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute are driving an international effort to give women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variations a more accurate indication of their increased cancer risk. The project – funded by Cancer Council Queensland – will be led by Associate Professor Amanda Spurdle who heads the Molecular Cancer Epidemiology Laboratory at…

Queenslanders diagnosed with a HPV-related cancer have new hope thanks to groundbreaking research being undertaken by Griffith University, funded by Cancer Council Queensland. As part of the organisation’s 2015/16 research grant funding, Cancer Council will invest in the work of Professor Nigel McMillan, who is investigating novel therapeutic targets for all HPV-driven cancers. Cancer Council…

New Australian research shows quitting smoking at the time of diagnosis could increase the long term survival of cancer patients. A new study released by Cancer Council, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology*, shows a large number of Australians diagnosed with cancer continue to smoke, potentially reducing their overall long term survival. The study…

Research shows something as simple as increasing shade structures in Queensland schools would not only reduce skin cancer risk, but also promote increased physical activity. A Cancer Council report* on shade recommendations for early childhood identified shade as a vital means of sun protection that could reduce sun exposure by up to 75 per cent,…

Smoking rates among young people in NSW and Queensland fell from 15 per cent to 11 per cent in the two years following tobacco display bans in 2010 and 2011, new research shows. A new report released this week in the Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco Research is the first to assess the medium-term effects…

New Cancer Council research shows rates of female breast cancer are rapidly increasing in countries that traditionally recorded low rates of the disease, including China, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. The Cancer Council Queensland and University of Malaya study* found breast cancer mortality was also increasing rapidly in many Southern and South-East Asian countries, in contrast…