Queensland, it’s time to pick up the pace and get into gear for Australia’s newest fundraising campaign – a 5200km virtual cycling tour across Australia. Queenslanders are encouraged to register a team of five for The Great Southern Crossing and virtually cycle from Brisbane to Perth, via Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The initiative, supported by…

Death rates for female breast cancer and gynaecological cancers have dropped significantly in Queensland in recent decades, new Cancer Council research shows. The latest data from CCQ’s Cancer Research Centre shows female breast cancer death rates have dropped by an average of more than two per cent per year since 1993 – a total decrease…

Next Monday, October 26, the State will turn pink in celebration of Cancer Council Queensland’s official Pink Ribbon Day! Hundreds of dedicated Cancer Council Queensland staff and volunteers will be out in force across the state selling pink merchandise to raise vital funds for breast and gynaecological cancer research and patient support. Cancer Council Queensland…

QUT and Cancer Council researchers have endorsed a tool to assess the attitudes of men when it comes to skin checks, helping those most at risk to detect melanoma early. Men 50 years and older are most at risk of being diagnosed with and dying from melanoma, and are the least likely to detect the…

Queensland researchers are working to understand the significance of changes in breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 to improve cancer risk predictions. A team of University of Queensland and QIMR Berghofer researchers, funded by Cancer Council Queensland, is aiming to develop clinically useful tools to classify genetic mutations responsible for increasing risks of breast cancer.…

This National Carers Week (October 11-17) Cancer Council Queensland is urging Queenslanders to support carers and celebrate their significant contribution to the community. Queensland carer Joan Wilson-Jones cared for her partner Philip after he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2002. “We don’t prepare for the role of caring for seriously ill loved ones…

This World Obesity Day (Sunday, October 11), Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to take action against obesity. Queensland is the heaviest state in Australia, with around 40,000 Queenslanders becoming obese every year. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift urged Queenslanders to exercise more, eat less junk food and maintain a healthy weight. “One…

Alana Lowes is calling on Queensland to share a meal together this October, to help raise vital awareness, support and funds to beat women’s cancers. The celebrity cook, TV presenter and writer has prepared an exclusive recipe in celebration of Cancer Council Queensland’s Girls’ Night In campaign – in a bid to bring people together…

Logan City Council will unveil the new-look Beenleigh Town Square today – a completely smoke free zone protecting locals from the potentially lethal effects of smoking and second-hand smoke. The move brings the square in line with Ipswich Mall and Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall which are entirely smoke free for the health and wellbeing of…

Almost half of working Queensland cancer survivors have been negatively affected in their jobs as a result of their diagnosis, new research shows. Cancer Council Queensland’s 1000 Survivor Study is an Australian-first project, assessing the physical, emotional and practical concerns of cancer survivors. The survey found the majority of cancer survivors who had work concerns…