…national research agenda, and we are formally accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Improving cancer outcomes in: Descriptive Epidemiology Childhood Cancer Health Systems and Behavioural Research The research conducted within the centre enhances and builds…

…protect your body from billions of bacteria, viruses, and other germs. Living with cancer increases your risk for complications from influenza, so people currently going through treatment, or who have a personal history of cancer, and people who live with…

The removal of part of the breast. Also called breast conserving surgery.

…breast cancer and men with non-metastatic prostate cancer. The effect of psychosocial interventions on cancer-related fatigue was not associated with sociodemographic or clinical characteristics, or with the extent of symptoms (fatigue, pain) prior to intervention. Breast cancer patients with clinically-diagnosed…

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…

…addressing the future needs of children with cancer. Most importantly, research using the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry data is of benefit to clinicians, pediatric cancer patients and their families. Read more about research using the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry data…

… Emotions and Cancer This booklet will help you understand more about the emotional impact of cancer View more Talking to Kids about Cancer Explaining a diagnosis of cancer to children or teenagers can feel difficult and overwhelming.…

…and basal cell skin cancers are sometimes called nonmelanoma skin cancers. Nonmelanoma skin cancer usually responds to treatment and rarely spreads to other parts of the body. Melanoma is more aggressive than most other types of skin cancer. If it…

World Cancer Day aims to raise awareness by uniting and mobilising people the world over in the fight against cancer. The 2016 theme is “We can. I can.” – highlighting that we all have a role to play in cancer…

…than one marquee. Apply now Important dates Applications open August 1, 2023 Closing date Midnight 30, September 2023 Successful recipients notified October 2023 For more information, email Cancer Council Queensland: SunSmartApplications@cancerqld.org.au Cancer Council Queensland Portable Shade Project Terms & Conditions…