High school students from the most disadvantaged areas of Queensland are almost twice as likely to smoke than students from non-disadvantaged areas, new data has found. Cancer Council data also reveals that compared to students from schools in the most advantaged areas, students from schools in the most disadvantaged areas find it easier to get…

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…

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Many more people worldwide are now obese than underweight, a landmark study has found, prompting Cancer Council to call for urgent action to curb the crisis. The Lancet study revealed global obesity has increased by 167 per cent since 1975, compared to a 35 per cent drop in the number of underweight people. Cancer Council…

Cancer Council has issued an urgent warning for Queenslanders to stay vigilant about sun safety, with the Sunshine State still taking out the title as skin cancer capital of the world. A global study, published this week, found Australia no longer has the highest per capita rates of invasive melanoma in the world – in…

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.…

Cancer Council will today reveal the alarming amounts of sugar in popular Easter treats, warning Queenslanders about the significant health dangers of overconsumption. New research* has found one medium Easter egg contains 23 teaspoons of sugar on average – three times the daily maximum amount recommended for children. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said…

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…

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…