December 2019 - Cancer Council Victoria

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Sunday 1 December, 2019

Vale former premier John Cain

Monday 23 December 2019

Cancer Council Victoria has paid tribute to the enormous public health legacy of the former premier of Victoria, the Honourable John Cain.

International study reveals women with sustained weight loss have reduced risk of breast cancer

Wednesday 18 December 2019

Sustained weight loss, even small amounts, can lower women’s breast cancer risk, a new study has today revealed.

Brain cancer overtakes leukaemia as biggest cause of cancer death in children

More children are dying from brain cancer than leukaemia, despite leukaemia diagnoses being double that of brain cancer, a new report on the latest cancer trends by Cancer Council Victoria has revealed

International genetic study reveals physical activity plays key role in prostate cancer risk

Thursday 5 December 2019

A new study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology today, reveals that being more active reduces the risk of prostate cancer.

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Aboriginal communities

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Cancer Council Victoria would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We would also like to pay respect to the elders past and present and extend that respect to all other Aboriginal people.