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Cancer Council scholarship and travel grant applications open - to boost cancer care
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Cancer Council grants to boost cancer care Cancer Council Queensland is offering up to $70,000 worth of study and travel grants to Queensland health professionals, and applications open today. Community Services Co-ordinator of Professional Lia...
Physical fitness helps men fight prostate cancer
Monday 6 September 2010
Physical fitness helps men fight prostate cancer The lead researcher on Australia’s first large-scale study to follow men with prostate cancer for five years from their diagnosis has urged Queensland men to fight prostate cancer with physical...
New support tool for cancer patients launched
Friday 20 August 2010
In a first for Queenslanders affected by cancer, a new resource is available to help patients and their carers and families cope through cancer diagnosis and treatment. Cancer Council Queensland’s Cancer Counselling Service has proudly launch...
Cancer Council backs Brisbane’s call to make Queen St Mall smoke free
Thursday 15 July 2010
Cancer Council backs Brisbane’s call to make Queen St Mall smoke free July 15, 2010 Cancer Council Queensland has today welcomed the overwhelming weight of public support to make Queen Street Mall smoke free, following the release of Brisbane ...
Participants wanted for c-vivor: a new active support pilot program
Wednesday 14 July 2010
c-vivor is an exciting new active support program being piloted by Cancer Council Queensland in August and September 2010. c-vivor bring together people previously or currently affected by cancer each week for physcial and social activity...
Women warned away from alternative breast imaging
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Women warned away from alternative breast imaging July 6, 2010 The Queensland Government and Cancer Council Queensland have urged women not to rely on alternative breast imaging technologies to detect breast cancer. The warning is a response t...
New cancer report reveals poor survival from late diagnosis
Thursday 1 July 2010
New cancer report reveals poor survival from late diagnosis A new report from the Queensland Cancer Registry and Cancer Council Queensland has highlighted the importance of early detection and screening, revealing lower survival rates for cancers typi...
Queenslanders set to benefit from breast cancer education day
Friday 25 June 2010
Queenslanders set to benefit from breast cancer education day June 25, 2010 Cancer Council Queensland’s 33rd Annual Oncology Nurses Group Conference will for the first time during its two-day conference dedicate a full-day session to educa...
Cancer Council condemns disparity in rural cancer survival
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Cancer Council condemns disparity in rural cancer survival Cancer Council Queensland has called on the Queensland Government to reform its assistance scheme for rural cancer patients, following the release of an Australian Institute of Health and...
Young Queenslanders called to ‘seize the day’
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Young Queenslanders called to ‘seize the day’ June 22, 2010 Cancer Council Queensland is calling on young Queenslanders aged between 16 and 21 who have been affected by cancer to apply for this year’s Seize the Day Study Awards. ...
Queensland researchers use family link to prevent bowel cancer
Tuesday 8 June 2010
Queensland researchers use family link to prevent bowel cancer June 8, 2010 Cancer Council Queensland researchers are developing an exciting new trial program, CanPrevent, for the first degree relatives of colorectal (bowel) cancer survivors, to hel...
Enough buts about bowel cancer screening
Thursday 3 June 2010
Enough buts about bowel cancer screening June 3, 2010 Cancer Council Queensland has warned that significant numbers of Queenslanders could be at risk of a late diagnosis of bowel cancer if the Federal Government does not fund a comprehensive nationa...
Coping with Childhood Cancer in the Classroom
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Coping with Childhood Cancer in the Classroom Cancer Council Queensland and the Queensland Children’s Cancer Centre (located at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane) are inviting all teachers and school-based guidance officers, counse...
Unborn babies take first breath of fresh air
Monday 31 May 2010
Unborn babies take first breath of fresh air May 31, 2010 A new Cancer Council Queensland health program will be the first of its kind in Queensland to focus on reducing smoking during pregnancy among Indigenous women. The launch of the program...
Call for a smoke free Queensland on World No Tobacco Day
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Call for a smoke free Queensland on World No Tobacco Day May 26, 2010 Councils across Queensland have been urged to create smoke free cities and towns in the lead up to World No Tobacco Day this Monday May 31. Cancer Council Queensland has writt...
Young women affected by breast cancer invited to benefit from travel grants
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Young women affected by breast cancer invited to benefit from travel grants Twenty young women affected by breast cancer are set to benefit from travel grants to attend the second National Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer, ...
Cancer Council celebrates Queensland action on tobacco
Thursday 29 April 2010
Cancer Council celebrates Queensland action on tobacco 29 April, 2010 Cancer Council Queensland has hailed the Federal and State Government decisions on tobacco control as the most promising reforms yet undertaken to stamp out tobacco-related deat...
Tis the season to sip for charity... Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Tea lovers are being called on to register to host a morning tea for Cancer Council Queensland’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea this tea-sipping season. Thursday, May 27 is the official date when tea and scones will be enjoyed across...
Cancer statistics now easily available
Monday 1 February 2010
Cancer Council Queensland has unveiled a newly improved online tool for easy access to the latest cancer statistics, facts and trends in Queensland. The Queensland Cancer Statistics Online (QCSOL) research tool, available to use free on Cancer Coun...
Faulty bowel cancer screening test kits - Cancer Council puts it in perspective
Friday 29 January 2010
Bowel cancer kills more than 4000 Australians every year, yet nearly all cases can be cured if found early. Cancer Council Australia strongly supports the national Bowel Cancer Screening Program and is campaigning for its expansion to cover all Austral...
Incidence of girls cancer on the increase
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Queenslanders are being asked to give generously to Cancer Council Queensland’s Christmas appeal, following the release of a Cancer Council Queensland report showing an increase in childhood cancer incidence rates for Australian girls. The re...
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