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With only one third of eligible Victorian men aged 50-54 participating in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, Cancer Council Victoria has launched an urgent call for them to complete the free life-saving test when it arrives in their mailbox every two years.
Distress calls from cancer patients worried about COVID-19 to Cancer Council Victoria nurses have quadrupled since the beginning of the pandemic.
Data released today by Cancer Council Victoria indicates melanoma reporting to the Victorian Cancer Registry decreased by 31 per cent in the first period of restrictions in Victoria (30 March to 30 June 2020) compared to the pre-COVID period (1 Feb to 27 March 2020).
World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States today resolved to adopt a strategy for the global elimination of cervical cancer and implementation of national cervical cancer control plans.
On World Hepatitis Day, the Doherty Institute and Cancer Council Victoria are urging at-risk* Victorians to prioritise viral hepatitis as a health concern as new data reveals a 41 per cent drop in hepatitis diagnosisi tests in April and May 2020, compared with April and May 2019.
A commitment to introduce an effective, visible pregnancy health warning on alcohol products in Australia and New Zealand has been applauded as a public health victory by Cancer Council Victoria.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) has shown that smoking among Victorian adults has continued to fall.
New data released today reveals a concerning drop in cancer reporting in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions.
Cancer Council Victoria awards $1.5 million grant to improve immunotherapy outcomes.
Cancer Council Victoria continuing to invest in ground-breaking research.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised Rachel Kitonyo Devotsu for her leadership in tobacco control with a World No Tobacco Day 2020 award.
Half of all calls and emails received by Cancer Council Victoria nurses since lockdown restrictions were introduced in Victoria in March and April have been from cancer patients worried about COVID-19 and cancer.
The McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer announced today that Jonathan Liberman has stepped down from his position as Director.
Cancer Council Victoria has made the decision to extend our 13 11 20 telephone service to support the oncology sector with the influx of queries from cancer patients, and their loved ones, concerned about COVID-19.
Cancer Council understands that Australians undergoing cancer treatment, cancer survivors and their families and friends may have questions in relation to the recent outbreak of COVID-19.
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