Cancer stories and news

When you’re diagnosed with cancer it’s natural to wonder how it will affect your work. Medical appointments will often be scheduled during working hours and treatment may make you feel tired and weary.

This amazing breakthrough is thanks to people like you. You’ve funded life-saving cancer research that’s enabled researchers to find better ways to prevent cervical cancer.  

How could I have lung cancer? I’d always been really careful with my health. I have always been fit, healthy and active and never smoked a day in my life.

Professor Philip Darcy and Dr Paul Beavis are at the forefront of a new form of cancer treatment.

Cancer Council is working in partnership with world leading researchers to reduce the impact of cancer on our community.

Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world with around 1 in 13 Australians developing bowel cancer during their lifetime.

A discovery of a tiny new structure in human cells has led to promising new research into the causes and treatment of breast cancer.

Professor Joanne Aitken leads the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry, a critical Australian research tool driving major cancer research.

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Australia.

Cancer Council funded researcher, Professor Grant McArthur, has dedicated his career to curing melanoma.

Once a year, we pay special tribute to all our amazing volunteers including veteran ‘vollies’ John and Elaine. Sadly their work's just become far more personal.

We’ve got some tips to help you apply sunscreen effectively and stay protected.

It started with a gift in a Will. One family left a sizable donation because they wanted to help. “Had I not done the bowel screen, I'd have been organising palliative care,” says cancer survivor Louise.