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in 2017, Events, Walk for Women's Cancers, Working Together.
Sunshine Coast locals will step out in support of a cancer free future this weekend at the 2017 Walk for Women’s Cancers. Registrations are still open for the family-friendly walk, set to be held on Saturday, September 2. The annual event, was founded in 2004 by Cassandra Munson, and aims to raise funds and awareness…
in 2017, Prevention, Research, Support, Women’s cancers.
Married at First Sight’s Nadia Stamp has put her quest for love on hold this month and instead devoted her time to making a difference in the fight against cancer! The reality TV star has teamed up with Cancer Council Queensland to show her support for Daffodil Day (August 25), as an official ambassador of…
in 2017, Support, Walk for Women's Cancers, Women’s cancers.
Janet Kake has been diagnosed with breast cancer not once, but three times. The Eumundi local, 53, was first diagnosed with cancer at only 33-years-old, with her most recent reoccurrence just three years ago. “The first time I was diagnosed, I only went to see the doctor because I had a pain under my arm…
in 2017, Event, Events, Support, Walk for Women's Cancers, Women’s cancers.
Walk to beat women’s cancers and you could win! Those who register online for the Sunshine Coast Walk For Women’s Cancers event before August 11 will go in the draw to win a getaway for up to six people at Plantation Resort at Rainbow. Perfectly situated in the main street of Rainbow Beach, across from…
Cancer Council Queensland is calling on the Sunshine Coast and Cairns communities to create hope for every woman’s future. Registration has officially opened for two Walk for Women’s Cancers events – the first will kick-start at Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club on September 2, and the second will depart from the Cairns Esplanade on…
in 2017, Breakthroughs, General Media Release, Prevention, Research, Walk for Women's Cancers, Women’s cancers.
Women with particular sub-types of breast cancer have been given new hope, thanks to a discovery by Queensland researchers identifying a new way to kill certain types of cancer cells. Funded by Cancer Council Queensland, a University of Queensland study published in the international journal Oncogene has found that some women with breast cancer could…
in 2017, Support, Women’s cancers.
Cancer Council Queensland is reaching out to Queensland women who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment, offering free wigs and turbans in a time of need. Women diagnosed with cancer can borrow a wig or turban, free of charge, for the duration of their treatment through Cancer Council Queensland’s innovative ESA…
97.3FM and 4KQ Breakfast radio newsreaders Monique Dews and Jo Hayes have signed up as national ambassadors for Girls’ Night In, supporting the 1 in 6 Queensland women diagnosed with a women’s cancer in their lifetime. The radio newsreaders are calling on Queenslanders to get the girls together this October, raising funds and awareness for…
in 2016, Event, General Media Release.
Cancer Council is calling on Queenslanders to get the girls together this October in support of the 11 women who are diagnosed with a breast or gynaecological cancer every day. Cancer Council’s Girls’ Night In draws on the power and impact of female friendships to raise vital funds and awareness for all women’s cancers. Cancer…
