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Time to step up efforts on prevention

Thursday 24 October 2013
Investment must be expanded in order for further in-roads to be made on smoking, obese and overweight rates in Australia, according to Cancer Council Victoria.

Heat on Victorian employers to keep their employees safe from the sun

Tuesday 22 October 2013
This Work Safe Week, SunSmart is calling on Victorian employers to take action towards preventing skin cancer in the workplace.

VIC State Government introduces solarium ban legislation

Wednesday 16 October 2013
SunSmart and Cancer Council Victoria welcome the new solarium ban legislation passed in Parliament yesterday.

Victorian cancer burden to jump 50%

Friday 11 October 2013
Cancer in Victoria: Statistics & Trends 2012, released today, predicts that by 2027 more than 44,000 new cases of cancer will be recorded in Victoria each year. In the same period cancer deaths will increase to more than 13,000.

Victorian cervix cancer rates at all time low

Friday 11 October 2013
Cancer in Victoria: Statistics & Trends 2012, released today, reveals that the rate of new cervix cancer cases has fallen by 45% and the rate of deaths has declined by 61% in Victoria within the past 20 years.

Obesity Driving Increase in Uterus Cancer

Monday 23 September 2013
New figures released today for the launch of Cancer Council’s Girls’ Night In campaign show the number of Victorian women diagnosed with uterus cancer is set to rise by 60% in the next 15 years (from 577 diagnoses per year to 900) as the number of younger women facing the disease grows.

Seeking Pioneer in Cancer Research

Wednesday 18 September 2013
Cancer Council Victoria today announced that applications are open for the prestigious $1.5 million Colebatch Clinical Research Fellowship.

Health groups throw down the challenge to Coca Cola

Wednesday 11 September 2013
Peak health and community organisations have written to Coca-Cola calling for the company to stop weight-washing the issue of obesity with expensive advertising, and instead take practical steps to address the core drivers of weight gain.

New figures reveal numbers of Victorians living with cancer

Wednesday 21 August 2013
Almost 156,000 Victorians are living with a diagnosis of cancer made in the past decade according to figures released for the first time today.

$5.6 million hep B funding will help to stem fastest growing cancer

Monday 12 August 2013
Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed an announcement today by Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek to commit $5.6 million to identifying and treating hepatitis B.

A New Professional Golf Tournament with a Twist is Launched - 'The Rush'

Friday 9 August 2013
Imagine this: Kerri-Anne Kennerley has the chance to hole a putt worth $1 million for her team. Well that is one of the many scenarios Frank Williams spoke about when he announced the most exciting new event on the Australian Golf calendar in years, 'The Rush'.

Greens Commit to Ban on Junk Food Advertising to Children

Friday 9 August 2013
The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has today congratulated the Greens for their commitment to restricting junk food advertising to children, and it's urged other parties to follow suit.

Smoking rates in Victoria drop to record lows, new research reveals

Tuesday 6 August 2013
New Cancer Council Victoria data has revealed regular smoking rates in Victoria have dropped to a record low of 13.3%.

Webinar for BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers facing tough choices

Tuesday 6 August 2013
New research released today has revealed that women with a strong genetic predisposition to breast cancer may be able to dramatically reduce their risk of developing a new tumour by taking the cancer prevention tablet Tamoxifen after their first tumour.

Tax increase will help thousands to kick the habit

Thursday 1 August 2013
The cigarette tax increase announced by the Federal Government today could help tens of thousands of Australians to kick the habit, Quit Victoria Acting Executive Director Kylie Lindorff said today.
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