Around 27,800 Queenslanders were diagnosed with cancer in 2015, according to the latest statistics, which reveal cancer cases in Queensland have more than tripled in just over three decades.  Cancer Council Queensland’s Viertel Cancer Research Centre has released 2015 data and trends (the latest available from the Queensland Cancer Register) for incidence, survival, mortality and prevalence, providing the latest snapshot of cancer in…

Cancer Council Queensland will today announce a $2 million investment in cancer research projects across Queensland over two years, as it reveals its 2019-2020 research grant recipients. Over the two years, 10 Queensland research teams will receive $200,000 toward their projects. To help improve treatment options and quality of life for cancer patients the research grants will be invested in projects that examine brain cancer cells, cancer vaccines, multi-cancer risk genes, immunotherapy, cell…

Giant mug to travel across state ahead of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to prepare to pop on the kettle and host an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea their way this May in support of the one in two people who will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Registrations…

This International Women’s Day (March 8) Cancer Council Queensland is calling on females to put their health first, learn about women’s cancers and prioritise cancer screening. In Queensland, there are 4312 females diagnosed with a breast or gynaecological cancer each year and according to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data only 56 per cent…

While childhood cancer incidence rates are on the rise in Australia, mortality rates have decreased by 38 per cent over the last two decades, new Cancer Council Queensland figures show. The latest data* from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry, which is independently managed and funded by Cancer Council Queensland, has been released for International Childhood Cancer Day…

This February, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queensland women to get in the know – to understand symptoms of the disease and to give themselves the best prospects for surviving it. Ovarian cancer is one of the hardest cancers to detect and is the leading cause of death from gynecological cancer, with less than half of all women diagnosed surviving five years. Cancer Council…

As new research* has revealed the number of cancer cases that would be potentially avoidable if the prevalence of overweight and inactivity could be reduced, Cancer Council Queensland has launched a new awareness campaign. The forecast, released this World Cancer Day (February 4), has shown that over 200,000 cancer cases could be avoided in Australia…

January 31, 2019 Statement Cancer Council as a federation has no public position on matters of economic and financial public policy, other than an ongoing position calling for greater public investment in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, care and research. Public comments from Cancer Council Queensland (a sovereign member of the Cancer Council federation) in…

Letter to the Editor January 31, 2018  Dear Editor, Queensland’s sun is harsh. We have the unfortunate title of the skin cancer capital of the world and when children are at school, daily ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels are at their peak. This brings responsibility to schools, as well as a wonderful opportunity to educate children about UV and engender sun protective behaviours as…

Cancer Council Queensland is calling on students across the state to register for the Ponytail Project this year and rock the chop! The fundraising campaign encourages high school students to chop off their ponytails to raise funds for Queenslanders affected by cancer. The Ponytail Project originated in 2015 at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School after a member…