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News: Australian Cancer Atlas unpacks cancer burden by locality

…Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). Australians can use the Australian Cancer Atlas at atlas.cancer.org.au. More information about Cancer Council Queensland is available at cancerqld.org.au or Cancer Council’s 13 11 20. Key statistics…

News: More care needed for cancer screening: Cancer Council

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

News: Cancer Council Queensland expands patient transport service in Brisbane

Cancer Council Queensland has partnered with Icon Cancer Centre to expand its home-to-treatment transport service to include the Moreton Bay region. The Transport to Treatment service, which currently operates in inner-city Brisbane, will now transport eligible cancer patients from their…

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Each year, more than 32,000 Queenslanders are diagnosed with cancer. Do you need to talk? Whether you or a loved one has been affected by cancer, you can call our help line on 13 11 20, email us, or…

What is cancer?

…tumour at a new site, it is called a secondary cancer or metastasis. A metastasis keeps the same name as the original cancer. For example, bowel cancer that has spread to the liver is called metastatic bowel cancer, even though…

News: World Cancer Day: Cancer leaders call for equal access to reduce premature cancer deaths by 25%

[3] World Health Organization (2017) Cancer Fact Sheet. [Accessed:20.12.17] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/ [4] GLOBOCAN 2012 (International Agency for Research on Cancer), Estimated Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence in Nigeria in 2012 [Accessed: 20.12.17] http://globocan.iarc.fr/Pages/fact_sheets_cancer.aspx Key information: • World Cancer Day (February 4)…

Blog: Cancer Council Queensland announce the next round of $4 million dollar cancer research grants targeting melanoma and ovarian cancer

This November, Cancer Council Queensland has announced the next round of Accelerating Collaborating Cancer Research (ACCR) Grants. Two Queensland-based cancer research projects will be awarded $500,000 annually for the next four years, comprising of $350,000 per annum from Cancer Council…

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…