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News: Ponytail Project calls on students to rock the chop for cancer

…sign up to rock the chop!” To register for Ponytail Project, or find out more information, students and schools should visit ponytailproject.com.au. More information about Cancer Council Queensland is available at cancerqld.org.au or Cancer Council’s 13 11 20. About Ponytail…

Health Professional Cancer Network

Health professionals play a key role in cancer control through cancer prevention, early detection, cancer diagnosis and treatment, survivorship and palliative care. Cancer Council Queensland aims to reduce the incidence of cancer, to diagnose cancer early, and enhance the standard of care for people impacted by cancer by engaging with health professionals and providing access to information and educational opportunities.

…end of life. For more information, please contact healthpros@cancerqld.org.au. Register for the Health Professional Cancer Network Have you or someone you love been touched by cancer? Help us give hope to Queenslanders affected by cancer by sharing your story. Stories…

Research snapshot – Avoidable cancer deaths due to better cancer survival Dasgupta 2020

cancer patients. What is new? A study has been conducted involving more than 2 million Australians diagnosed with an invasive cancer. This study calculated the ‘avoided cancer deaths’ (reduced number of cancer deaths within ten years of diagnosis due to…

Research snapshot – Cancer in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children Youlden 2021

…increase in the incidence rate of cancer amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (compared to 12% for other Australian children). However, because cancer incidence was initially much lower among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, their rate of cancer

Request for Cancer Support

Cancer Support – Health professionals’ online request Cancer Support Cancer Council Queensland’s Cancer Support Services aim to assist Queenslanders affected by a diagnosis of cancer through the provision of information, emotional and practical support. Submitting a request for cancer support…

Research snapshot – Non-cancer mortality among survivors of childhood cancer Youlden 2021

…first national study in Australia of deaths due to noncancer diseases among five-year survivors of childhood cancer, showing that they experienced more than a four-fold increased risk of noncancer disease-related death compared to people who did not experience childhood cancer

News: Free wigs give Queensland cancer patients their confidence back

…diagnosed with cancer every 20 minutes in Queensland – more than 27,000 each year. For more information or to book an appointment with the ESA Wig and Turban Service, please call Cancer Council’s 13 11 20 or visit cancerqld.org.au. The…

News: Regional cancer patients are being short changed: Cancer Council calls on State Government to take action

Cancer Council Queensland has called on the State Government to overhaul the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme, following a scathing report by the Queensland Ombudsman. Cancer Council CEO, Ms Chris McMillan, said hundreds of cancer patients were being short-changed by the…

Blog: Cancer Council Queensland announces the next round of $4 million cancer research funding

cancer research in areas of need Develop the capacity of high-quality cancer research groups in Queensland. To find out more about the latest cancer research projects conducted and funded by Cancer Council Queensland, click here. Cancer Council Queensland is an…