Cancer Council is gearing up to turn Queensland yellow next month and celebrate 31 years of the state’s most iconic campaign, Daffodil Day! Cancer Council Queensland will celebrate the fundraising campaign during the entire month of August, with the official…
Queenslanders can get back on track with their health resolutions using these tips from Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan. Setting goals is easy; the hard part is accomplishing them. Now we are halfway through the year, it’s the…
New Year, new goals. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift shares five easy tips to help make your 2016 resolution last the distance. Whether you love or loathe New Year’s resolutions, setting personal goals is a great way to help…
Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift shares our secrets to keeping your health and wellbeing New Year’s resolutions! Welcome to 2014! A fresh new year to set some big goals for your health and wellbeing! Many of you may have…
…regional cancer survival rates were equal to South East Queensland. “This means that more than 250 regional Queenslanders die of cancer each year because they live outside urban centres. “The Ellis Lodge provides patients with a home-away-from-home at no cost,…
Letter to the Editor November 12, 2019 Dear Editor, I want to personally acknowledge and congratulate Peter Dornan AM for being named the 2020 QLD Senior Australian of the Year. Following a prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, Peter put an…
…new? After accounting for other possible causes of death, survival at three years after diagnosis was less than 60% for each of the 9 different types of childhood cancer included in the study apart from Hodgkin lymphoma. Survival was poorest…
We’re excited to share the latest staff and volunteer update with you. Jeff Dunn, our CEO, chats about last week’s Relay For Life Summit, improved cancer survival rates and shares news from our Cancer Research Centre. More Volunteer News…
What is known? Survival for children with cancer is far worse in low-income countries compared to high-income countries. This suggests that many childhood cancer deaths in places such as Africa are potentially preventable. However, the lack of accurate information on…
…1 in 5 cancers diagnosed was a rare cancer type. Overall five-year survival was relatively low (around 53%). There was substantial evidence that the incidence and survival varied markedly between small geographical areas across Australia, with similar patterns so that…