As a health professional, you play a vital role in cancer control. The CCQ Health Professional Network is designed to strengthen your relationships with other health professionals working in cancer care and to keep you informed about resources and support…

A place that provides comprehensive care for people with a life-limiting illness. This may include inpatient medical care, respite care and end-of-life care for people who are unable to die at home.

…Queenslanders aged 18 and over to complete the online survey and test their everyday health.“Our Everyday Health Survey will inform the development of targeted strategies to help all Queenslanders live healthier, happier and more empowered lives,” Ms Clift said. “We…

Cervical cancer that has spread deep into tissues at the primary site (cervix), and/or to other parts of the body.

…BC, Youlden DR, Cundy TP, O’Callaghan ME, Karpelowsky J, Aitken JF, McBride CA. Renal tumours in Australian children: thirty years of incidence, outcome, and second primary malignancy data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health….

…receiving chemotherapy. Five‐year survival was estimated to be 74%. What does this mean? Our results represent one of the largest and most complete studies of children with primary malignant lung cancers available to date. Raising awareness is important as detection…

What is known? Primary liver cancer is a leading source of cancer deaths globally and is associated with poor survival. The key cause of liver cancer is viral hepatitis B infection in Asia and other developing countries, and viral hepatitis…

…and email to 13QUIT-HealthPromotion@health.qld.gov.au. Creating a supportive environment A comprehensive smoke-free policy will help your organisation create a supportive environment for staff and clients to quit smoking. Smoke-free environments protect non-smokers from the dangers of second-hand smoke and support smokers…

…water bottle with you and avoid going down the soft drink aisle at the supermarket. At least one third of all cancer cases are preventable through healthy lifestyle choices; healthy drinking can assist in maintaining a healthy weight and reducing…

…or care for cancer patients and survivors, should focus on having a healthy balanced diet now more than ever. Research suggests that eating a healthy well-balanced diet benefit people during and after cancer treatment, as well as improving your body’s…