Inadequate shade structures at pools, playgrounds and parks may be putting Queensland kids at increased risk of skin cancer, according to new national research. Cancer Council Queensland has called on State and local governments to ensure all outdoor recreational areas in Queensland have adequate shade cover to best protect children from the sun. The move…

Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift shows us how to get sun protection right. Sunscreen is the most common form of sun protection used by children and by parents for children – it’s a worry to think that we’re applying it wrong and putting our young ones at risk of skin cancer. A report by…

The chilly change in Queensland temperatures calls for something warm! Why not make your dollar count by buying a 2014 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea mug and celebrate with your favorite toasty brew this May? Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is fast approaching, with all Queenslanders invited to pop the kettle on this May 22…

Celebrity chef and Cancer Council Ambassador Dominique Rizzo will raise her cup and tip the balance in the fight against cancer this May as part of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea! The standout chef has joined the likes of Poh Ling Yeow, Alana Lowes and Matt Moran as a 2014 national ambassador, committed to making every…

Cancer Council Queensland has backed a new advertising campaign launched by the State Government today designed to help young Queensland’s quit smoking. The campaign uses the 70s hit ‘All By Myself’ to send an emotional message to smokers aged 25 to 44, to help them seek support to quit. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift…

Cancer Council Queensland has joined the World Health Organisation in advising adults to significantly reduce the amount of sugar in their diet – the latest move to combat rising obesity. New draft guidelines issued by the WHO recommend that sugar should make up less than 10 per cent of a person’s daily energy intake, advising…

Queensland scientists are working to stop the spread of one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer thanks to a $200,000 research grant awarded by Cancer Council Queensland. There is currently no treatment for metastatic melanoma (skin cancer that has spread to distant skin sites, lymph nodes or internal organs) that has a proven impact…

Cancer Council Queensland has backed the State Government’s latest sun safety campaign aimed at helping young Queensland women reduce their risk of skin cancer. Project SPF (Stay Pretty Forever) has today launched a competition inviting Queenslanders to design a sun safe, fashion-forward outfit to win a mentorship with fashion designer Julie Grbac. Queenslanders aged 16-24…

Cancer Council says an improvement in the uptake of breast and cervical screening is crucial, following the release of new figures by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare yesterday. The AIHW report showed almost 6 in 10 women in the target age groups for breast and cervical screening participated in the programs in 2011…

Cancer – it’s the nation’s top health concern, it impacts one in two people directly by age 85 and takes the lives of around 8000 Queenslanders each year. Today, Cancer Council Queensland is inviting Queenslanders to help beat the disease with the launch of the 2014 I Can for Cancer campaign! Cancer Council Queensland’s I…