It’s back-to-school time and Cancer Council Queensland is lifting the lid on lunchboxes, encouraging parents to prioritise healthy options to boost their kids’ brain power, and keep them healthier and happier. Research shows there is a strong link between diet and better concentration, but less than six per cent of children are meeting the recommendation for daily serves of vegetables.* Cancer Council Queensland CEO…

With Australia Day just around the corner and ultraviolet radiation levels predicted to be extreme, Cancer Council Queensland is urging people to enjoy the day the SunSmart way! According to the Queensland Government, half of all Queensland adults and children are sunburnt on a yearly basis* and 133 sunburn cases were treated by Queensland emergency departments in the first half of last year.** Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms…

Welcome Happy New Year and welcome to the fourth edition of our Friends of CCQ newsletter! 2018 was a great year for us at Cancer Council Queensland. I feel very proud of what was achieved and very appreciative of the hard work put in by employees, volunteers and supporters. Wonderful outcomes are only made possible…

Dear Editor, Rates of daily smoking are more than double among adults living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas compared to those in advantaged areas – putting those people’s health and lives at risk On behalf of Cancer Council Queensland, I encourage social and community service organisations to help us to stamp out smoking by joining our…

Meet our People – Danny Youlden Name: Danny Youlden Role: Senior Manager, Childhood Cancer Research How would you describe your job to someone in a different field / not familiar with CCQ? My primary role is to analyse and report on data that is collected in the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry, which stores details on…

With the average Queenslander spending about one third of their life at work and figures showing that 4 in 10 adults aren’t active enough*, Cancer Council Queensland is encouraging more workplaces to take a stronger stand on employee health.  Sedentary behaviour is emerging as an important risk factor for poor health and half of all workers have jobs that…

Queenslanders – it’s time to put your feet down, one after another, and walk towards a cancer free future. Cancer Council Queensland is officially launching Relay For Life for 2019 this week – encouraging regions to lace up and team up to give hope and fight back against cancer. Relay For Life is community fundraising…

With its warmer, longer days, summer is the perfect time to head outdoors, but with plenty of days of extreme heat still to come this season, it’s important to take precautions to stay healthy when getting active Exercising in Queensland’s hot and humid conditions can not only be uncomfortable, it can rapidly raise your body’s…

With another year on its way, thousands of Queenslanders will be setting a New Year’s Resolution for 2019 and Cancer Council Queensland is determined to help make them stick. Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan said establishing a healthy lifestyle is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your cancer risk. “Last year, health and fitness topped the…

Barbecue season is in full swing and Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to put a healthy spin on their cook-outs. So, fill up your esky with water, swap your snags for lamb skewers and get your zinc on for a cracking Boxing Day. Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan said hosting a healthy barbecue was easy and only required a few simple…