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Research snapshot – Differences in life expectancy after cancer diagnosis Dasgupta 2022

What is known? In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a lower life expectancy and poorer cancer survival rates than other Australians. To date, there has been no information on how remaining life expectancy after a cancer diagnosis…

life-limiting illness

When an illness is unlikely to be cured and will cause death at some stage in the future. A person with a life-limiting illness may live for weeks, months or even years.

Research snapshot – Life expectancy changes after cancer over time Kou 2020

…more years of remaining life to lose when diagnosed with cancer. Loss of life expectancy (LOLE) is the difference between the life expectancy among the general population, and the life expectancy of people diagnosed with cancer. What is new? LOLE…

Research snapshot – Life expectancy changes after cancer by geographic location Kou 2020

What is known? Loss of life expectancy (LOLE) due to a cancer diagnosis provides a different perspective to standard measures of prognosis following a cancer diagnosis. LOLE is the difference between the life expectancy among the general population, and the…

News: Celebrate, Remember and Fight back: Register for Relay For Life!

…more than $1.8 million through Relay For Life for its work in cancer research, education programs and patient support services. To register for Relay For Life, volunteer, or find out more information, visit relayforlife.org.au or call 1300 65 65 85….

Relay For Life Competition T&Cs

…for Cancer Council Queensland 2021 for Relay For Life 2021, through your online fundraising page at www.relayforlife.org.au website before 4pm Friday, November 26, 2021. b) Register to fundraise for Cancer Council Queensland 2021 for Relay For Life 2021 through www.relayforlife.org.au…

News: New research improves life expectancy estimates

…diagnosed with cancer at age 40 faced losing an average of 11.2 years of life due to their cancer, with 78 per cent alive after 10 years. Australians diagnosed at age 80, being closer to the age of full life-expectancy,…

Relay for Life 2023 – Bundaberg Fraser Coast Banking Challenge

…for Cancer Council Queensland Bundaberg Fraser Coast Relay For Life 2023 through your individual online fundraising page at https://www.relayforlife.org.au/ between 12am AEST, Friday, 6 October, 2023 and 11:59pm AEST Friday, 13 October, 2023. For cash donations, deposit with your banking…

News: Relay for Life – The Simple, Social and Mobile Way!

Relayers – it’s time to pick up your smartphones, get interactive and join the Relay For Life revolution! Relay For Life has just launched a brand new national website (www.relayforlife.org.au), designed to make participating in Relay simple, social and mobile….

Blog: Gympie family fight back against cancer at Relay For Life 

…cancer? You can register for your local Relay For Life event now! Relay For Life is a fun and moving overnight experience that raises vital funds for Cancer Council’s research, prevention and support services. To register a team, volunteer, or…