'Revitalised' bowel cancer plan could save 90,000 lives - possibly yours
The Australian Government’s "revitalised" National Bowel Cancer Screening Program could save 90,000 Australian lives over the next four decades if at least 60 per cent of eligible people participate in...
View Article#Beaniesforbraincancer helps raise awareness of brain cancer
Following TV star Carrie Bickmore’s powerful speech about brain cancer at the Logies, Cancer Council Australia is encouraging Australians to get behind Brain Cancer Action Week (4-8 May). Carrie spoke...
View ArticleGovernment listening on high-cost cancer drugs, screening and e-health
The Australian Government should be commended for its $600 million 2015-16 budget commitment to funding new cancer medicines and strengthening its cancer screening programs, Cancer Council Australia...
View ArticleTeenage boys more vulnerable to junk food ads
New research released today by Cancer Council and the National Heart Foundation of Australia shows that Australian teenage boys consume more fast food and snacks high in salt compared with their female...
View Article$360m for workplace cancer compensation 'tip of the iceberg'
Australian employers, regulators and workers need to improve efforts to protect workers from cancer risks in the workplace according to a new report released by Cancer Council at a conference today...
View ArticleReps' inquiry must translate to real change if health system to remain...
Australia’s health system will be more sustainable if a new government inquiry into chronic disease prevention translates into best practice, the Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (ACDPA)...
View ArticleRoxanne Dubash wins Cancer Council student essay competition
Medical student Roxanne Dubash, from the University of Newcastle/New England Joint Medical Program, has won the 2015 Cancer Council Australia Student Essay Competition.
View ArticleGovernment commended for assisting up to 1.8 million Australians avoid a...
Australian smokers who are trying to avoid a premature tobacco-caused death have access to a range of new materials to help them quit, thanks to the Australian Government.
View ArticleNew analysis confirms effectiveness of breast cancer screening in 50-74...
Cancer Council is encouraging more Australian women aged 50 to 74 to consider participating in the free BreastScreen program following a major new international data analysis that showed the lifesaving...
View ArticleInternationally acclaimed cancer control expert named as new Cancer Council...
Cancer Council Australia today (4/6) announced the appointment of Professor Sanchia Aranda as its new Chief Executive Officer.
View ArticleNicola Roxon appointed new Chair of Cancer Council Australia Board
Cancer Council Australia has announced the appointment of the Hon. Nicola Roxon as the new Chair of its Board.
View ArticleHealth practitioners needed for research
In Australia there is a wide disparity for survival outcomes for Indigenous people with cancer, especially in the first two years after diagnosis. Communication between health professionals and their...
View ArticleBreast cancer screening rates drop, despite new data on life saving benefits
Cancer Council is encouraging all eligible Australian women aged 50 to 74 to consider participating in the free BreastScreen program following the release of data showing a downward trend in...
View ArticleScholarships available for Oceania Tobacco Control Conference
This year’s Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, hosted by Cancer Council WA, will take place in Perth from 20 – 22 October.
View ArticleDecline in cancer death rates welcome, but much more to do, says Cancer Council
New data released today (23/7) shows that cancer death rates in Australia are continuing to fall, but not quickly enough, according to Cancer Council Australia.
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