This International Women’s Day (March 8), Cancer Council Queensland is calling on women to get active – for the sake of their health. Research* shows a staggering 59 per cent of Australian adult women don’t exercise enough, resulting in the risk of a range of chronic diseases. By the age of 25, 62.5 per cent…

It may be autumn but Queenslanders will have to wait a little bit longer to switch their swimming togs for warm layers, with summer-like temperatures expected to linger until April.   Cancer Council is warning locals not to be lazy about sun protection, renewing its calls for Queenslanders to Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, and Slide.…

High intensity exercise is significantly more effective in improving the health of bowel cancer survivors than moderate intensity exercise, a new study has found. The UQ, Cancer Council and Griffith University study* is the first to compare the different effects of moderate and high intensity exercise on fitness and body composition in any cancer survivorship…

New research has found male and female cancer patients without a partner at diagnosis are more likely to die within 10 years than those with a partner, regardless of their cancer type. The Cancer Council Queensland and QUT study* examined 176,050 cases of the ten leading cancers in Queensland, diagnosed from 1996 to 2012. The…

Goodlife Health Clubs have enlisted in Cancer Council’s The March Charge, encouraging Aussies to sign up and ride, swim or run down cancer next month. As the official app partner of The March Charge, Goodlife Health Clubs will encourage participants to download and use the new free Goodlife App to push themselves one third further, faster and…

Only 39 per cent of eligible Central Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay residents are participating in bowel cancer screening, and fewer than 60 per cent are taking part in breast and cervical cancer screening, new stats show. Cancer screening in Australia by Primary Health Network*, released by the AIHW, provides a report card for…

Members of the Queensland Parliament have unanimously voted for comprehensive new laws to help eliminate smoking in public places, positioning Queensland as the world’s most progressive jurisdiction on tobacco control. From September 1, the Bill will see new bans on smoking at public transport waiting points, pedestrian malls, aged care facilities, specified national parks and…

More than half of Queenslanders diagnosed with cancer receive emotional and practical support from other survivors of the disease, a Queensland-first research study has found. Cancer Council Queensland’s 1000 Survivor Study is an Australian-first project, assessing the physical, emotional and practical concerns of cancer survivors. The study found 52.5 per cent of Queensland cancer survivors…

Around half of all toddlers are considered fussy eaters, screwing up their nose at salad and pitching butternut pumpkin from their high chairs. Establishing healthy eating patterns in children is important and can have a big impact on their everyday health, growth and cognitive development. So, how do we avoid the daily food fight? Cancer…

20 February: Souvlaki, getting a good nights’ sleep, The March Charge and outsmarting injury! Listen to the latest Live Well, Be Well radio podcast with Katie Clift here, and catch up on episodes you may have missed. Live Well, Be Well radio is broadcast across Queensland each Saturday morning on 96Five and 91.9 Fresh FM,…