Queensland men affected by prostate cancer are being urged to reach out for support today as Cancer Council launches a dedicated prostate cancer call-in day. New data shows only 20 per cent of Brisbane callers to the Helpline so far this year were men, prompting Cancer Council Queensland to set a date specifically for men…

A new report shows rates of human papillomavirus diagnosed among Australian men and women dropped by 13 per cent in just six years, thanks to the cervical cancer vaccination. A report released yesterday by the Kirby Institute in NSW showed 14 per cent of women were diagnosed with genital warts in 2007, compared to just…

Queensland men affected by prostate cancer are being urged to reach out for support as Cancer Council launches a dedicated prostate cancer call-in day on their Helpline, on September 24. New data shows only 20 per cent of Brisbane callers to the Helpline so far this year were men, prompting Cancer Council Queensland to set…

Cancer Council Queensland is calling on all Queenslanders to wear a dash of pink this October in support of national Pink Ribbon Day. This year in Queensland, around 3900 women will be diagnosed with breast or gynaecological cancer, and around 800 will die from these women’s cancers. Pink Ribbon Day (Monday, October 27) provides an…

Scorching figures show Queenslanders are fast increasing their risk of skin cancer, with more than 50 per cent of adults getting sunburnt every year. More than 72 per cent of Queenslanders aged 18-24 are sunburnt each year, compared to nearly 68 per cent of those aged 25-34 and nearly 65 per cent of those aged…

Cancer Council Queensland has called on the State Government to ban smoking in designated public places, with new research revealing 10 Queenslanders die every day from smoking-related illness and disease. The data was disclosed by Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young in an interview with ABC Queensland, ahead of the release of the Chief Health…

Cancer Council Queensland has commended the Queensland Government for becoming the first state in Australia to subject e-cigarettes to the same laws as regular cigarettes. The amendments to the Tobacco Act will become effective from 1 January 2015, and will ensure the same tough restrictions on regular cigarettes will be applied to all electronic cigarettes.…

Cancer Council has issued an urgent reminder for HPV-vaccinated women to still get pap smears, with new research revealing lower rates of cervical cancer screening among vaccinated Australian females. Less than 30 per cent of Australian women aged 30-34 who have received the HPV vaccine are undergoing regular pap smears, according to a study published…

This September, Cancer Council is calling on Queenslanders to be proactive about prostate cancer, urging men at risk to talk to their GP about the pros and cons of testing. About 32,500 men are alive today in Queensland after a diagnosis of prostate cancer, and about 4000 Queensland men will be newly diagnosed this year.…

New research from Cancer Council Queensland has the power to change the way skin checks are conducted across the state, particularly for melanoma survivors. Previous studies show melanoma survivors have a six to seven times higher risk of being diagnosed with a subsequent invasive melanoma when compared to the general population. But new research* from…