The escalating out-of-pocket costs associated with a cancer diagnosis are deterring some people from seeking treatment, a new Cancer Council Queensland study has found. Cancer Council Queensland’s Everyday Health Survey, Health System Quality and Costs, revealed that high out-of-pocket costs discouraged 35 per cent of people surveyed from seeking medical advice when they noticed signs…

Escalating out-of-pocket costs for cancer treatment will be assessed in a Queensland-first survey seeking to better understand the crippling financial burden faced by thousands of Queensland families every year. Cancer Council’s latest Everyday Health Survey “Health System Quality & Costs – How High is the Burden?” will survey patients and carers across the state to…

Cancer Council has called on supermarkets to take urgent action in the fight against obesity, with concerning figures showing Queensland is home to the largest number of childhood obesity cases nationally. The call coincides with World Obesity Day today. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said around 28 per cent of Queensland children were overweight…

A statewide survey on smoking could help to clear the air for thousands of Queenslanders affected by harmful cigarette smoke drifting into their homes from neighbouring properties. Cancer Council’s new Everyday Health Survey, launched today, will canvass community views on a range of anti-smoking measures – from banning smoking in multi-unit dwellings to a generational…

New food labels depicting the amount of exercise needed to work off food and drink could improve public health, experts say. An article in today’s British Medical Journal suggests that more than half of consumers would positively change their behaviour if ‘activity calories’ were printed on food packaging. According to the article’s authors, exercise labelling…

Cancer Council Queensland has joined calls from public health experts to get kids off the couch and moving for their health these school holidays. Less than half of Queensland children aged five to 17 years get enough exercise, and 34 per cent average two or more hours of screen time daily, exceeding the recommended guideline.…

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,…