December

More Victorians living with cancer are reaching out for help than ever before

Wednesday 21 December 2022

More Victorians than ever before are calling 13 11 20 – Cancer Council Victoria’s vital information and support phone line for people affected by cancer and their families.

Call to improve alcohol health warning labels as new study finds industry’s DrinkWise labels are failing consumers

Thursday 8 December 2022

New research from Cancer Council Victoria reveals adult drinkers exposed to alcoholic products carrying health warning labels with text and pictures are more likely to intend to reduce their alcohol intake than those exposed to no health warning labels or to the industry-developed DrinkWise labels that currently appear on some alcohol products in Australia.

Concerns for 3800 undiagnosed Victorians living with cancer

Thursday 8 December 2022

COVID-19 may have all but disappeared from the headlines but the latest data shows a concerning trend. 

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria back the Australian Government’s commitment to strengthen tobacco plain packaging measures on the 10th anniversary of world-leading legislation

Thursday 1 December 2022

The announcement of 11 new proposed measures to strengthen plain packaging legislation for tobacco and provisions to update advertising regulation to capture e-cigarettes; a burgeoning risk to public health and a risk to young people in particular.