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			Media Releases Podcast - Cancer Council Victoria
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			RSS feed for media releases by Cancer Council Victoria.
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			2012 Cancer Council Victoria. All rights reserved.
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				<![CDATA[Health groups welcome smokefree outdoor areas in north-central Victoria]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-may-2012/macedon-smokefree.html
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				<![CDATA[Heart Foundation (Victoria) and Quit Victoria have welcomed Macedon Ranges Shire Council's announcement that playgrounds and entrances to council owned buildings will be smoke-free from 1 July 2012.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/macedon-smokefree.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[1 in 3 Victorians confused over how much sun is enough for vitamin D]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-may-2012/vit-d-confusion.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[New research shows almost 1 in 3 Victorians think they need the same amount of sun exposure in winter as in summer to maintain their vitamin D levels, despite ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels being so much lower in winter in Victoria.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vit-d-confusion.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Vitamin D deficiency: are you at risk?]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-may-2012/vit-d-risk-2012.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart is warning that certain parts of the population may be at risk of low or deficient vitamin D levels during Victoria's autumn and winter months.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vit-d-risk-2012.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Victoria leads the way in cervical cancer prevention]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-may-2012/cervical-screening-report.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed Victoria has the highest two-yearly participation rate in cervical screening and the lowest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer in the country.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cervical-screening-report.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Mac off - get junk food out of junior sports]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-may-2012/mac-off-junk-food.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[71% of Australians want to see fast food given the boot from children's sports.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/mac-off-junk-food.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Australian Government's $50m investment in bowel screening will save thousands of lives]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-may-2012/bowel-screen-funded.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed the Federal Government's decision to expand the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, saying the $49.7 million investment will save the lives of thousands of Victorians.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bowel-screen-funded.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Mums urged to lower their cancer risk on Mother's Day]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-may-2012/mums-cut-cancer-risk.html
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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is calling on mums of all ages to spend some time thinking about their health next Sunday (May 13) and make a plan to get up-to-date with screening.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/mums-cut-cancer-risk.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Leading health groups call for Federal Budget to equalise alcohol taxation]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-april-2012/alcohol-tax-budget.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Alcohol Policy Coalition is calling for a volumetric tax, abolition of Wine Equalisation Tax and the introduction of floor prices.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alcohol-tax-budget.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Relief to health system in the pipeline with licensing freeze]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/relief-to-health-system.html
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				<![CDATA[The Alcohol Policy Coalition today welcomed the Victorian Planning Minister's extension of a cap on late night liquor licenses to areas beyond the CBD. Nearly 750 Melbourne venues serve alcohol past 1am, with 140 able to trade for 24hours, meaning there is no need to add more late night licenses.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relief-to-health-system.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council wants local communities to 'get behind it']]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/get-behind-local.html
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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is asking local communities to send a letter to their local Federal MP as part of the Get Behind Bowel Screening campaign to help save lives from Australia‟s second biggest cancer killer.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/get-behind-local.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Jim Stynes]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/jim-stynes.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[We are saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Stynes from cancer. Mr Stynes was a truly extraordinary individual who dedicated his life to improving the lives of others, from the people involved with the Melbourne Football Club, to the young people he inspired at Reach, and of course the lives of his family and friends.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/jim-stynes.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New research: Over 10,000 future cancer cases could be prevented by exercise and diet alone]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/ten-thousand-prevented.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[In Victoria more than 10,000 cancers each year could be prevented through improved diet and increased exercise alone, according to research on future projections released today in the Medical Journal of Australia.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ten-thousand-prevented.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Celebrating 15 years of progress in breast cancer research in Victoria]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/breast-cancer-research-15.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[A public forum, presented by the VBCRC in conjunction with Breast Cancer Network Australia, will discuss key research achievements over the past 15 years and future prospects for women with breast cancer.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breast-cancer-research-15.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[St Patrick's Day: assaults among young people to rise this Saturday]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/st-patricks-assaults.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Research from VicHealth and Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre shows young people and males are at greater risk of alcohol-related assaults on Saturdays and on St Patrick's Day. This has prompted the Alcohol Policy Coalition to today call for tighter restrictions on alcohol promotion in the lead up to St Patrick's Day this Saturday.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/st-patricks-assaults.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria receives two prestigious public health grants]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/public-health-grants.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is pleased to announce it has been awarded two preventive health research grants worth almost $750,000 from the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA), to help prevent the harm caused by obesity and tobacco.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/public-health-grants.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Vic Govt's Healthy Eating Enterprise will help tackle obesity time bomb]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/healthy-eating-enterprise.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition has applauded the Victorian Government's Healthy Eating Enterprise stating it is going to the heart of the issue and tackling some of the key drivers of obesity by integrating and embedding principles around healthy eating where people work, play and live.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/healthy-eating-enterprise.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Lead modelling agencies sign up to 'No Sunbed' policy ahead of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-march-2012/no-tans-fashion.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victoria's leading modelling agencies have committed to a 'No Sunbed' policy in a groundbreaking move that aims to raise awareness about the dangers of solarium use and show support for an outright ban of sunbeds in this state.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/no-tans-fashion.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Rural Victorians 24% more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-february-2012/rural-melanomas.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart is warning Victorian farmers and rural outdoor workers to remain vigilant about using sun protection over the coming months as new figures released today show that Victorian residents in regional areas are 24% more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma than those in urban areas.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/rural-melanomas.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Casey Cardina Relay for Life Raffle winner announced]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-february-2012/casey-relay-raffle.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria today announced the winners of a Casey Cardinia Relay For Life raffle, drawn at a Hint of Pink fundraiser on 18 February 2012.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/casey-relay-raffle.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Practice what you preach at the beach!]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-january-2012/practice-sunscreen-beach.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart is encouraging parents to role model sun safe behaviour this summer after a new Australian study, published online in the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, has shown that sun protection behaviour of children is heavily influenced by what their parents do to protect themselves from too much of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/practice-sunscreen-beach.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Tennis stars serve SunSmart message ahead of Australian Open]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-january-2012/sunsmart-2012-tennis.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Tennis stars, John Newcombe, Felix Mantilla and Alicia Molik are urging players and spectators to be SunSmart while enjoying the on court action at this year's Australian Open.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-2012-tennis.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria's 15th annual Arts Awards: Entries now open!]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2012-media-releases/media-january-2012/arts-awards-opn-2012.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is pleased to announce that as of 15th January, entries are officially open for its 2012 Arts Awards. Now in their 15th year, the Arts Awards provide all Australians touched by cancer with an opportunity to express their experience creatively through art, writing or film.]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-opn-2012.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[6 New Year's resolutions that could save your life]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/dec-media-2011/life-saving-new-year-resolution.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Making and keeping resolutions such as giving up smoking, exercising more and drinking less alcohol could significantly decrease the risk of serious illness including cancer.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/life-saving-new-year-resolution.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer survival in Victoria climbs to record high]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/dec-media-2011/cancer-survival-high.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer in Victoria: Statistics and Trends 2010, an annual report produced by the Victorian Cancer Registry, shows that while the number of cancer diagnoses is projected to increase in the next three years, five-year cancer survival has increased from 47% to a record high of 64% in the period from 1985 to 2009.]]>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-survival-high.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Labelling forum must put health on front of pack]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/dec-media-2011/food-labelling-forum.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Food Regulation Forum must use the next six months to lead the development of an effective, easy to understand front-of-pack labelling system that puts the health of Australians above corporate profits, according to the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC).]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/food-labelling-forum.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Long wait but no bundle of joy]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/dec-media-2011/alcohol-pregnant-labels.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[New alcohol labels targeting pregnant women address a minority of drinkers.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alcohol-pregnant-labels.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[It's a Knockout! ACMA report delivers blow to self-regulation]]>
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				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/dec-media-2011/acma-food-advertising.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[A report released today by the media watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), further highlights the inadequacy of self-regulation of junk food advertising, according to Jane Martin, senior policy adviser for the Obesity Policy Coalition. ]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/acma-food-advertising.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Corporate wealth wins over consumer health: labelling review]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/nov-media-2011/opc-labelling-reaction.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Federal Government has bowed to food industry pressure by rejecting traffic light labels in its response to the Labelling Logic review today, according to Jane Martin, senior policy adviser for the Obesity Policy Coalition. ]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc-labelling-reaction.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Health groups bamboozled by government inaction on alcohol warning labels]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/nov-media-2011/alcohol-labels-ignored.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[A coalition of health agencies described today's response by the Federal Government to the national Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy as a lost opportunity to address the significant health and social cost of alcohol in Australia.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alcohol-labels-ignored.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Vic teens in denial of skin cancer risks]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/nov-media-2011/vic-teens-denial-skin-cancer-risk.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victorian teens are in denial about their risk of skin cancer and are using less than adequate sun protection despite the high incidence of melanoma in young people.]]>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vic-teens-denial-skin-cancer-risk.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[OPC urges Senate to support junk ad bill ]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/nov-media-2011/senate-stop-junk-ads.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has urged all Federal MPs to support a Bill to be introduced into the Senate tomorrow to protect children from junk food advertising.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/senate-stop-junk-ads.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Public supports tougher regulation of unhealthy food advertising]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/nov-media-2011/public-support-tougher-regulation.html
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			<description>
				<![CDATA[93% of South Australians agree the time has come to put a stop to unhealthy food producers from targeting kids through glitzy television ads and marketing ploys.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/public-support-tougher-regulation.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Slip, Slop, Slap... and Snap - the search is on for Victoria's most sun savvy shutterbug!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/nov-media-2011/sun-shutterbug.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Today SunSmart launches ‘A Summer to Remember' campaign, asking young Victorians to share their favourite summer memories to win tickets to summer's biggest festivals, unbelievable experiences & lots more!]]>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sun-shutterbug.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Sunbed shocker: new study shows solarium operators are not complying with Victorian legislation]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/nov-media-2011/solarium-shocker.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Research by Cancer Council Victoria published today reveals 80% of Melbourne solarium operators surveyed allowed access to teenagers who concealed their age or claimed to be 18, despite the ban on under 18s using solariums.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/solarium-shocker.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Aspirin study - cancer cases halved ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/october-2011/aspirin-prevent-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed the results of a study published today in The Lancet, which shows a regular dose of aspirin can half the number of cancer cases in people with a hereditary risk of the disease.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/aspirin-prevent-cancer.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Prestigious grants highlight quality of Cancer Council Victoria research]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/october-2011/nhmrc-research-grants.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Research into breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma and alcohol will be boosted by over $3 million in grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) made to Cancer Council Victoria staff and colleagues.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/nhmrc-research-grants.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Breast cancer fight is not over]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/october-2011/breast-cancer-not-over.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[While the number of breast cancer-related deaths has steadily fallen over the past decade, latest Cancer Council figures show it is still one of the most common cancers with one in 11 Victorian women facing a diagnosis by the age of 75.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breast-cancer-not-over.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Girls Night In raffle results]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/october-2011/girls-night-in-raffle.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria today announced the winners of a Girls Night In raffle, drawn at an event on 7 October 2011. All prizes for the raffle were donated to the event, and all funds raised at the event will be directed into cancer research, prevention programs and support services.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girls-night-in-raffle.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Planning to swap it]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cutyourcancerrisk.org.au/blog/default.asp?ID=swapit
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cut your cancer risk blog post: I have been somewhat inspired by the announcement of the National 12 week ‘swapping' challenge. 

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			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/http://www.cutyourcancerrisk.org.au/blog/default.asp?ID=swapit</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Slip, Slap, Slop, Seek, Slide and Ride!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/october-2011/i-ski-for-tommy.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart and i ski for tommy (isft.) are joining forces this year to remind cyclists to protect themselves when riding in Australia's premier mass participation bike ride, Around the Bay, on Sunday 16th October.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/i-ski-for-tommy.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New SunSmart tool provides defence against skin cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/october-2011/sunsmart-shade-tool.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart today launched a new online planning tool to help schools, childcare centres, community groups and Local Government to ensure adequate, quality shade is provided in their parks, playgrounds and public open spaces.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-shade-tool.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Being SunSmart as easy as ABC]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/abc-learning-sunsmart.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart is delighted to announce that ABC Learning Centres across Victoria are leading the way in UV protection with 100% of centres now fully registered members of the SunSmart program.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/abc-learning-sunsmart.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Aboriginal people urged to screen for bowel cancer]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/indig-bowel-cancer-screening.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding in a move to improve outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians with cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/indig-bowel-cancer-screening.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[A breath of fresh air for people attending this year's the Royal Melbourne Show]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/melb-show-quit.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Show goers can expect a breath of fresh this year with news the Royal Melbourne Show is well on its way to becoming a smokefree event.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/melb-show-quit.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Myth busted: red wine no magic remedy for heart disease]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/red-wine.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Coinciding with today's United Nations meeting on non-communicable diseases, the Alcohol Policy Coalition has released a paper challenging the commonly-held belief that red wine is beneficial for preventing cardiovascular disease.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/red-wine.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Limited time left for Year 8 girls to complete HPV immunisation free-of-charge]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/hpv-deadline.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Girls in Year 8 who started the three-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Year 7 have only until the end of this year to complete the course free-of-charge.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/hpv-deadline.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Victoria University students join the war on smoking]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/victoria-uni-design.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victoria University graphic design students have created anti-tobacco designs that could be used in public health campaigns to educate the community on the health effects of smoking.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/victoria-uni-design.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New fellowships provide up to $3 million in research funding]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/new-fellowships.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria has opened applications for two new cancer research positions that will each be eligible for up to $1.5 million in funding over five years.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/new-fellowships.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Nine in ten consumers give traffic light labels green light]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/opc-traffic-light-labels.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Research released today by the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) reveals Australian grocery buyers are overwhelmingly (87%) in favour of clearer nutrition labels on packaged food in the form of traffic light ratings.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc-traffic-light-labels.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Quit brings back iconic ‘Parents' campaign for Father's Day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/quit-parents-ad.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit is urging all Victorian dads who smoke to use Father's Day this weekend as an incentive to kick the habit for their loved ones.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 2 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-parents-ad.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Victorian smoking rates hit new low]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/sep-2011-media/vic-smoking-rates.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Smoking rates in Victoria have dropped by more than a quarter since 1998, according to new research that shows only 15.3% of Victorians are regular smokers, compared to 21.2% in 1998.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 2 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vic-smoking-rates.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[It's time to Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide as UV levels start to rise]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/aug-2011-media/uv-rising.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart Program Manager Sue Heward said from September through to the end of April average UV levels in Victoria are 3 and above, which is when UV radiation can damage skin and eyes and lead to skin cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/uv-rising.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New research provides hope to those with Forgotten Cancers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/aug-2011-media/forgotten-cancer-launch.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Around 30,000 Australians will be able to take part in the first epidemiological-based research project in the world focusing on less common cancers, thanks to the launch of The Forgotten Cancers Project at Cancer Council Victoria today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/forgotten-cancer-launch.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Plain packaging bill passed in a landmark day for Australian tobacco control]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/aug-2011-media/plain-packaging-passed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australia looks set to the first country in the world to adopt plain packaging on cigarettes after the Plain Packaging Bill was passed in Canberra this evening.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/plain-packaging-passed.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New online training helps GPs deliver best skin cancer advice]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/aug-2011-media/gp-skin-cancer-training.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Skin cancer prevention, early detection and management are the focus of a new online active learning module (ALM) created by Cancer Council Victoria (SunSmart and GP programs), in conjunction with ThinkGP.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/gp-skin-cancer-training.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Lifestyle blamed for 3000 Victorian deaths each year]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/july-2011-media/lifestyle.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is urging Victorians to give themselves a mid-year health check in light of worrying research  that shows that only 10% of Victorians named screening when asked what they could do to reduce their cancer risk.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/lifestyle.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council encourages teens to celebrate their 'original skin']]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/july-2011-media/skindividuality.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Australia has launched its annual SunSmart competition for teens, calling on all Aussie kids aged 12 to 17 years to get creative showing off their original skin.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/skindividuality.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Increasing your child's future risk of heart attack? There's never been a better reason to quit]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/june-2011-media/quit-heart-attack.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[It's never been more important for pregnant women who smoke to kick the habit - after a new Australian study has shown women who smoke in pregnancy are putting their child at risk of heart attack or stroke later in life.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-heart-attack.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Bad habits linked to bowel cancer in blokes]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/june-2011-media/bad-habits-linked-to-bowel-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging Victorian blokes to cut back on booze, get active and watch their waistline this Men's Health Week in order to prevent bowel cancer - a cancer that kills 761 Victorian men each year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bad-habits-linked-to-bowel-cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Snow fans exposed to double dose of the sun's UV rays]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/june-2011-media/snow-double-dose-sun.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With the official ski season opening this weekend, SunSmart is encouraging Victorian skiers and snowboarders to steer clear of a ‘crash and burn' experience on the slopes this winter.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/snow-double-dose-sun.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Floor price to hit hazardous drinkers not moderate drinkers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/june-2011-media/floor-price-to-hit.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Alcohol Policy Coalition congratulates Health Minister Nicola Roxon on her move to develop a national minimum price on alcohol, a move the APC says will reduce consumption amongst hazardous drinkers without penalising moderate drinkers. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/floor-price-to-hit.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Less than half take home bowel cancer test despite high awareness]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/june-2011-media/fobt-take-home.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New Cancer Council research released today shows although more than 80% of people aged 50+ are aware of a simple, at-home screening test for bowel cancer, less than half of those aware of FOBT have actually done the test.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/fobt-take-home.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Increased risk of vitamin D deficiency this winter]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/june-2011-media/vit-d-risk.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As Victorians prepare for the colder months, SunSmart is reminding health professionals that certain population groups face an increased risk of low or deficient vitamin D levels.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vit-d-risk.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Health groups welcome coalition support on plain packaging]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/coalition-plain-packaging.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria and Quit have congratulated the coalition for pledging its support to plain packaging today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/coalition-plain-packaging.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New data reveals Australians in favour of plain packaging of cigarettes]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/plain-pack-newspoll.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New research shows plain packaging of cigarettes has the support of the majority of the Australian people, despite the tobacco industry's continued attempts to undermine it.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/plain-pack-newspoll.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New campaign exposes Big Tobacco scaremongering]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/plain-facts-campaign.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Health groups have put a big question mark over claims by Big Tobacco around the plain packaging of cigarettes in a new national campaign, reminding the public that this information comes from an industry with a history of misleading and deceptive behaviour.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/plain-facts-campaign.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Overweight & obesity at tipping point]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/obesity-tipping.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[ABS stats show an equal number of Aussie adults overweight as at healthy weight.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/obesity-tipping.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[SunSmart urges Victorians to roll up their sleeves for winter vitamin D]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/vit-d-2011.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As we prepare for the onset of the colder autumn and winter months, SunSmart is encouraging Victorians to get some sun exposure to help with vitamin D levels.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vit-d-2011.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Williamstown beaches and playgrounds to go smokefree]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/williamstown-smokefree.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit and the Heart Foundation (Victoria) have welcomed news that Hobsons Bay Council will ban smoking on its beaches and playgrounds.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/williamstown-smokefree.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Victorian Liberals commit to life saving tobacco reform]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/vic-liberals-tobacco.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Leading health groups have congratulated the Victorian Liberal Government for supporting the plain packaging of cigarettes.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vic-liberals-tobacco.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Big tobacco out to protect big profits]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/bat-plain-packs.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit today expressed disgust at the tobacco industry's continued deceitful attempts to try and undermine plain packaging. Executive Director Fiona Sharkie said the scare tactics had been concocted by an industry running scared over a potential loss of profits.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bat-plain-packs.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Solariums emitting UV six times stronger than midday sun]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/solarium-regulation-needed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New research shows solarium users are being exposed to UV levels up to six times the strength of the midday sun and solarium operators are unaware of the excessive levels of UV radiation their customers are being exposed to.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/solarium-regulation-needed.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cut your cancer risk latest blog post: get off your bum and start chewing gum!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cutyourcancerrisk.org.au/blog/default.asp?ID=sittingless
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Sitting (or sedentary behaviour) is directly linked to health problems such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. A recent research study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows that desk jobs raise cancer risk. 
]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/http://www.cutyourcancerrisk.org.au/blog/default.asp?ID=sittingless</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Princess Mary gives SunSmart Program a Slip, Slop, Slap on the back]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/princess-mary.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The team behind Victoria's renowned SunSmart Program was delighted to meet Crown Princess Mary of Denmark at the first International Conference on Ultraviolet and Skin Cancer Prevention last week to share some top Aussie tips on best practice when it comes to sun protection.]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/princess-mary.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Health coalition applauds Tasmania for taking the lead on junk food ads]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/opc-tas-lead.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition has applauded Tasmanian Minister for Consumer Protection, Nick McKim, for taking the lead in protecting children from junk food advertising by calling for an investigation today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc-tas-lead.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Health groups release landmark blueprint to tackle key driver of childhood obesity]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/opc-legislation-plan.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition will today launch the first Australian plan for legislation that offers real protection for children from unhealthy food advertising - one of the key drivers of childhood obesity.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc-legislation-plan.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[One in five breast cancers linked to alcohol]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/may-2011-media/breast-cancer-alcohol-link.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New Cancer Council analysis published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows the level of cancer incidence caused by alcohol in Australia is higher than previously thought, with more than 5,000 new cases each year linked to long-term drinking.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breast-cancer-alcohol-link.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New study shows cigarette packs make some smokers think there are 'safer' cigarettes]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-april-2011/no-safe-cigarettes.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[One out of five smokers still think some cigarettes are safer than others, reinforcing the Federal government's decision to strip cigarette packs of their branding and colour and make them plain.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/no-safe-cigarettes.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New figures show strong approval of plain packaging after cigarette packs of the future unveiled]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-april-2011/packs-of-future.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New Cancer Council research shows the majority of people support stripping cigarette packs of their branding and colour.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/packs-of-future.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New cigarette packs put end to glamour associations with smoking]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-april-2011/plain-packs-draft.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit has welcomed news that the Federal Government will release draft plain packaging legislation today putting Australia just months away from passing the landmark health bill.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/plain-packs-draft.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Sanitarium proves industry can ‘green light' traffic labels]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-april-2011/sanitarium-taffic-light.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A proposed front of pack traffic light labelling system launched by Sanitarium today is a big step towards helping consumers make informed decisions about the food they purchase, according to the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC).]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sanitarium-taffic-light.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Government to make liquor barns more accountable to communities]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-april-2011/govt-to-make-liquor-barns-more-accountable.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Health groups have welcomed the Victorian Government's announcement today regarding changes to planning laws that will allow communities to have a greater say about bottle shops in their neighbourhoods. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/govt-to-make-liquor-barns-more-accountable.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Robinvale and Euston communities to benefit from cancer information evening]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/robinvale-euston-info-night.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Those affected by cancer in the Robinvale and Euston communities will benefit from a free upcoming cancer information evening being held at the Robinvale District Health Service on Tuesday 12 April from 7.00pm – 8.30pm. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/robinvale-euston-info-night.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Tobacco industry persuades people to support plain packaging of cigarettes]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/aus-retail-alliance.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A major tobacco-industry funded advertising blitz has backfired, with new research revealing the "It won't work, so why do it" campaign persuaded more people to support the plain packaging of cigarettes than oppose it.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/aus-retail-alliance.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Inner-city council considers banning smoking in outdoor dining areas]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/yarra-outdoor-dine-smoking.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Yarra council last night voted to investigate outdoor smoking bans in areas such as alfresco dining spaces, parks and playgrounds.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/yarra-outdoor-dine-smoking.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Fair play at this year's L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/sunsmart-fashion-festival.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) is helping to shift perceptions of tan fans as they embrace natural skin colour at this year's event.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-fashion-festival.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[United Kingdom to pursue plain packaging of cigarettes]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/uk-plain-packaging.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit has welcomed news that the British government is moving towards introducing the plain packaging of cigarettes, following the lead of the Australian government.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/uk-plain-packaging.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart warns Victorian farmers and rural outdoor workers they are at greater risk of skin cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/sunsmart-farmers-2011.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New data released today shows that melanoma incidence rates among men and women in rural Victoria are more than one third higher than for those in urban areas, putting this demographic in the most high-risk group for skin cancer in Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-farmers-2011.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New melanoma figures a warning to older generations]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/melanoma-older-gen.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria today released new statistics revealing melanoma incidence rates continue to rise in Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/melanoma-older-gen.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Slip, Slap, Slop, Seek, Slide...and Sombrero!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/sombrero.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Sombreros and animal costumes are tipped to be the hottest festival fashion items this year after SunSmart announced the results of its 'Win the Golden Ticket' competition today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sombrero.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Quarter of girls missing out on life-saving vaccine]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-march-2011/cervical-website.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[An alarming lack of knowledge may be to blame for the fact that many girls aged 12-13 are not having the cervical cancer vaccine, despite it being available free of charge through schools. A new website aims to reverse the trend.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Mar 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cervical-website.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Smokers at higher risk of under-performing this Valentine's day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/february-2011/quit-valentines.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Male smokers looking forward to showing their loved ones a good time in the bedroom on Valentine's day are at greater risk of erectile dysfunction than their non-smoking counterparts.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-valentines.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Parents duped by sports star endorsement & positive nutrition claims on junk food]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/february-2011/sportsstarsendorsejunkfood.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New study strengthens case for traffic light labelling to help parents cut through the marketing spin and nutrient claims made by sports stars on junk food.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sportsstarsendorsejunkfood.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[High school students graduating to be tomorrow's cancer and cardiovascular patients]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/february-2011/nassda-2011.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Results of a national diet and physical activity survey of high school students, released today will ring alarm bells among educators, health professionals and parents.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/nassda-2011.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[World Cancer Day - 4 February 2011 - get involved in preventing cancer ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/february-2011/worldcancerdaytopstory.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer kills more people globally than AIDS, malaria and TB combined - but there are steps you can take to reduce the impact of the disease. This World Cancer Day, find out how you can help. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/worldcancerdaytopstory.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[World Cancer Day research reveals up to 70% of some cancers could be prevented]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/february-2011/world-cancer-day-research.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[And no, the answer's not a magic pill, an ancient berry or a protective wristband. New research released today has strengthened the link between lifestyle factors and cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/world-cancer-day-research.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart encourages secondary schools to step up sun safety]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/february-2011/sunsmart-secondary-schools.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart is urging Victorian secondary schools to step up ultraviolet (UV) protection for students by providing adequate shade on school grounds and continuing to encourage students to practice SunSmart behaviours.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-secondary-schools.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Arts Awards call for Indigenous entries]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/arts-indigenous.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Entries are now open for the Indigenous category of the 2011 Cancer Council Arts Awards, which gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people touched by cancer an opportunity to share their experience creatively through art, writing and film.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-indigenous.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Traffic light labels a win for consumers' health]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/traffic-light-labels-win.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition has applauded the food labelling review's recommendations for traffic light labelling on front of food packages and fast food menus as a victory for consumers and the health of Australians.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/traffic-light-labels-win.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Junk food advertising to kids is rife]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/junk-ads-kids-rife.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A report released by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) today highlights how ineffective self-regulation has been in decreasing children's exposure to junk food advertising.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/junk-ads-kids-rife.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New research: Victorians in denial over impact of alcohol & weight on cancer risk]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/cancerrisk.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Research released today by Cancer Council Victoria shows Victorians are either in the dark or don’t want to acknowledge the lifestyle changes they can make to decrease their risk of cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancerrisk.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Greek community to benefit from new cancer support group in Brunswick]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/greek-support.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victoria's Greek community will benefit from a new Greek-language cancer support group being held in Brunswick by Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/greek-support.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Coping with cancer after a natural disaster]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/cancer-floods.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[When a natural disaster such as flooding occurs, people affected by cancer can face additional hardships, practical difficulties and complex emotional reactions.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-floods.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Don't go down in straight sets to sunburn this Australian Open]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/tennis-sunburn.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As the massive grand slam event gets into swing in Melbourne this week, tennis spectators are being urged to be SunSmart while enjoying the on court action.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tennis-sunburn.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Bite-sized back to school tips]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/back-to-school-sunsmart.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart and Kids - ‘Go for your life‘ have joined forces to come up with some useful back to school tips to ensure a healthy, happy new school year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/back-to-school-sunsmart.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Passive smoke causes high blood pressure in preschoolers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/passive-smoke-kid-pressure.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new study has found children exposed to second-hand smoke have elevated blood pressure, putting them at risk of ongoing cardiovascular problems and heart disease later in life.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/passive-smoke-kid-pressure.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australia among the best for cancer survival rates]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/icbp-release.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australia is amongst the best nations for cancer surivival in four major cancers, a landmark international study has shown.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 6 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/icbp-release.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Peak UV season is here]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2011-media-releases/media-january-2011/peak-uv.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Know when it is safe to play in the sun this summer by checking the UV levels each day before heading out and noting the times of the day when sun protection is required.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/peak-uv.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Breakthrough in lung cancer research]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/wright-lung-research.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australian and international researchers have announced a potential breakthrough in lung cancer research - linking it to a genetic mutation for which blocking drugs already exist.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wright-lung-research.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[SunSmart calls on festivals to join the fight against skin cancer ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/sunsmart-calls-on-festivals.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart is urging all festivals to join the fight against skin cancer by ensuring the provision of adequate sunscreen for festival-goers this summer after receiving a spate of complaints about the confiscation of sunscreen.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-calls-on-festivals.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Health bodies call for crackdown on alcoholic energy drink manufacturers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/health-bodies-call-for-crackdown.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A coalition of health organisations has called on the State and Federal Health and Consumer Affairs Departments to follow the US example and push manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks to withdraw their products from sale.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/health-bodies-call-for-crackdown.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Coping with cancer over the holiday season]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/coping-with-cancer-over-holiday-season.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We're offering younger adult Australians affected by cancer a free online forum on Monday 13 December, 2010 from 6pm to 7.30pm via our Cancer Connections website.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/coping-with-cancer-over-holiday-season.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Win the Golden Ticket!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/golden-plains-sunsmart.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart is joining up with Golden Plains this summer to offer sun savvy music fans two free tickets to the epic music festival that takes place on 12-14 March 2011.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/golden-plains-sunsmart.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Government subsidises nicotine patches, giving smokers support they need to quit]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/government-subsidises-patches.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australia's three million smokers will have more reason to quit, after the federal government today committed to funding nicotine patches on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/government-subsidises-patches.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Dark Side of Tanning campaign conveys deadly message to young Victorians this summer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/dark-side-of-tanning-campaign-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With summer approaching, SunSmart is launching a graphic melanoma awareness campaign targeting young people and urging all Victorians to be better prepared for the outdoors this season.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/dark-side-of-tanning-campaign-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[87% of Australians support traffic light labelling on front of food packs]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-december-2010/opc-food-packaging.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A leading coalition of health groups, the Obesity Policy Coalition, has appealed to the Food Labelling Review panel to prioritise public health when it presents its final report to the Food Standards Ministerial Council tomorrow.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc-food-packaging.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Coping with cancer over Christmas]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				/how-we-can-help/cancer-at-christmas
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Celebrating Christmas can be difficult for people who have experienced a major change or loss in their life. Feelings of loneliness, isolation and sadness are common and Christmas traditions can be painful reminders of how different life has become.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au//how-we-can-help/cancer-at-christmas</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Fast food advertisers permitted to plate up junk through Junior Masterchef]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/master-chef-ads.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A recent decision by the Advertising Standards Board that Junior Masterchef is not primarily directed to children and not covered by food industry advertising codes highlights how ineffective self-regulation is in protecting children from junk food marketing.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/master-chef-ads.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart iPhone application launched]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/sunsmart-iphone-application.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The first ever SunSmart iPhone(tm) application was launched today making it easier than ever for Australians to be SunSmart this summer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-iphone-application.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria welcomes cancer funding]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/ccv-welcomes-cancer-funding.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed the Labor party's announcement pledging $18.8 million towards reducing the impact of skin and bowel cancer on Victorian communities and significant investments in support for cancer patients and survivors.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ccv-welcomes-cancer-funding.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Obesity action plan needed to direct new Health Agency]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/obesity-action-plan-needed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The recommendations of the National Preventative Health Taskforce could provide the backbone for a plan, which could be complemented by the work of the National Preventive Health Agency when it is established in the new year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/obesity-action-plan-needed.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Quit unveils new tool to help smokers kick the habit]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/quit-unveils-new-website.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit Victoria is pleased to announce the launch of its redeveloped website, which has an even stronger focus on supporting smokers to quit. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-unveils-new-website.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[City of Port Phillip bans smoking on beaches, as momentum builds for smoke-free outdoor areas]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/port-phillip-beach-smoking-ban.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit and the Heart Foundation (Victoria) have applauded a decision by Port Phillip City Council on Monday night (November 8th) to ban smoking on its beaches from December 1, 2010.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/port-phillip-beach-smoking-ban.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Call for all states to follow NSW and Vic on menu labelling]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/call-all-states-follow-menu-labelling.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Call for all states and territories to follow the lead of the New South Wales and Victorian Governments in announcing new laws that require food chain outlets to include kilojoule counts for each item on their menus.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/call-all-states-follow-menu-labelling.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Frankston mall butts out, as more smokers than ever support policy]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/frankston-mall-smokefree.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New research shows that support for outdoor smoke-free areas in places where children are present is not only high among the general public but also among smokers, as Frankston City Council launches Victoria's first outdoor smoke-free mall today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/frankston-mall-smokefree.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[UV levels herald SunSmart reminder for Melbourne Cup Carnival]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-november-2010/uv-melbourne-cup.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With the Melbourne Cup Carnival kicking off today, Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging race-goers to be SunSmart and remember to Slip! Slop! Slap! Seek! and Slide!]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/uv-melbourne-cup.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Prevention agency would save Australian taxpayers in alcohol clean-up]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/prevention-agency-alcohol.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[By passing the nation's first National Preventive Agency bill, the Federal Government could speed up action on alcohol and save Australian taxpayers from footing the $15billion clean-up bill says the Alcohol Policy Coalition.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prevention-agency-alcohol.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Join the fight and become a SunSmart ambassador]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/sunsmart-ambassadors.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We are asking Victorians who have been diagnosed with melanoma and other skin cancers to join the likes of Australian Cricketer, Michael Clarke, and spread the SunSmart message.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-ambassadors.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Big tobacco wastes government time looking for non-existent smoking gun]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/smoking-gun.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Big tobacco continues to run scared of plain packaging, bombarding the Department of Health and Aging with freedom of information (FOI) requests in a desperate attempt to find ways to stop the most significant health reform in decades.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/smoking-gun.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Prayer can't hurt but medical miracles are based on science, not faith]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/cancer-prayer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Let's be clear about cancer and miracles. Until the middle of the 20th century, a cancer diagnosis was in most cases a death sentence. Today, more than 60% of Australians who are told they have a potentially terminal cancer are alive five years later. Thousands of patients each year are treated successfully.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-prayer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Junk food tax needs to be on the table at Tax Summit]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/junk-food-tax-summit.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has called on the Federal Government to include serious discussion of food pricing initiatives, including a junk food tax and healthy food subsidies, at the upcoming Tax Summit.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/junk-food-tax-summit.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[COSA Consumer Forum]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/cosa-consumer-forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victorians will have unprecedented access to cancer experts from across the globe when the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) hosts a free forum for people affected by cancer in November in Melbourne.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cosa-consumer-forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Shepparton to benefit from free cancer support forums]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/shepparton-cancer-support-forums.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Two special Cancer Council Victoria forums will be held in Shepparton on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 October. These are free for the community thanks to a generous financial contribution from RACV, and support from several local health and community services.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 7 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/shepparton-cancer-support-forums.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council urges caution over commercial breast checks]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/caution-commercial-breast-check.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As the world turns pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Council Victoria is urging women to beware of companies offering breast imaging services as a means of detecting breast cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/caution-commercial-breast-check.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Sunscreens unplugged – all you need to know this summer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/october-2010/sunscreens-explained.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Recently there has been significant discussion about sunscreens in the media. Here SunSmart sets the record straight by telling everyone the facts so that you can stay safe in the sun this summer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 1 Oct 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunscreens-explained.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Bet against sunburn at this year's Spring Racing Carnival]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/bet-against-sunburn.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With spectacular spring racing just around the corner, Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging race-goers to be SunSmart and remember to Slip! Slop! Slap! Seek! and Slide!]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bet-against-sunburn.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Italian community to benefit from free cancer forum]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/italian-cancer-forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Italian community of Melbourne is invited to a special cancer information session being presented by Cancer Council Victoria in partnership with The Royal Melbourne Hospital.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/italian-cancer-forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Smokers spend one-year of working life lighting up]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/smoking-workers.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Employers are being reminded they have a real opportunity to increase workplace productivity by helping their employees quit, after a new survey revealed the average smoker spends more than a year of their working life on cigarette breaks.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/smoking-workers.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Relatives of young breast cancer patients concerned about risk urged to call Helpline]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/relatives-breast-cancer-patients.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[People with questions about their risk and family history are encouraged to call the Cancer Council Helpline on 13 11 20, following the release of new research to be published in the British Journal of Cancer today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relatives-breast-cancer-patients.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New research: Tanning attitudes changing, but not fast enough for melanoma rates]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/tanning-attitudes.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[On the 30-year anniversary of the Slip! Slop! Slap! campaign, SunSmart today released new research on tanning and issued a strong warning to young people not to put vanity before their health. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tanning-attitudes.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Junk food tax must fund price cuts for healthy foods]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/junk-food-tax.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition has responded to the Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Prevention report (ACE-Prevention) by supporting the recommendation of a 10% junk food tax but only if it was implemented in concert with subsidies to reduce the cost of healthy foods.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 8 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/junk-food-tax.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Rally your girlfriends for Girls Night In]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/girls-night-in-october-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Don’t feel like shaving your head or running a marathon? Then get your girls together and have some fun! This October, thousands of women across Australia will be hosting a Girls Night In to raise funds for women’s cancers.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girls-night-in-october-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Lucy's story]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/september-2010/lucy-story-papscreen.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[I've always been very aware of the importance of regular Pap tests, as my Mum had early-stage cervical cancer in her 30s. She encouraged me to start having regular Pap tests when I turned 18 and I followed her advice, albeit begrudgingly!]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/lucy-story-papscreen.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Pap test rate lowest in a decade]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/pap-test-rate-lowest-in-decade.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Young women are increasingly shunning a life-saving test that can prevent cervical cancer, according to new statistics revealed by PapScreen Victoria today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pap-test-rate-lowest-in-decade.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Hospital bed bonanza won't help when 1/3 of population is obese]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/hospitals-obesity.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A lack of focus on prevention in both major parties' health policies means hospitals will struggle to keep pace with the obesity epidemic, according to Jane Martin, Senior Policy Adviser for the Obesity Policy Coalition.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/hospitals-obesity.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[National Alliance calls on parties to make alcohol harm an election issue]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/alcohol-harm-election.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA), a coalition of 32 health and community organisations from across Australia, has today called on the major parties to make an election commitment to reduce the $15 billion toll of alcohol-related harm through pricing and labelling reforms, and regulation of marketing.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alcohol-harm-election.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[More dirty tricks from tobacco industry terrified about plain packaging]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/plain-packet-campaign.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit has slammed an anti plain packaging campaign fronted by the Alliance of Australian Retailers, saying it's nothing but a tobacco-funded scare campaign.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/plain-packet-campaign.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council refutes obscene argument]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/refute-tobacco-campaign.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria supports the call today for all political parties to endorse the plan to phase in plain packaging of tobacco products, as a new, big-budget media campaign funded by the tobacco industry seeks to roll back this important health measure.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/refute-tobacco-campaign.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Victorians in the dark about toxic lifestyles]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/victorians-in-the-dark.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Less than half of Victorians know a lack of exercise is an important risk factor for cancer and only 55% understand that being overweight significantly increases their risk of the disease, according to a Cancer Council survey released today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/victorians-in-the-dark.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Interview with Arthur Galan, on Designers For Daffodil Day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/interview-arthur-galan.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Happiness. That's the word Australian designer Arthur Galan uses to describe the colour yellow. And when you see the flower inspired, silk-draped cocktail dress he created for Designers For Daffodil Day, you can't help but feel happy.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/interview-arthur-galan.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Graphic gore off the menu? Quit creates positive campaign]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/august-2010/quit-positive-campaign.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit's first positive anti-smoking campaign in almost two decades starts tonight, urging smokers to Never give up giving up.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 1 Aug 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-positive-campaign.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Ararat and Horsham to benefit from free cancer support forums]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/ararat-horsham-forums.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Thanks to a generous contribution from RACV, and local support from Grampians Integrated Cancer Service, these forums will be offered at no cost to the community.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ararat-horsham-forums.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Thanks to Twilight & vampire-mania]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/cycr-vampire.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We've been heartily encouraged in our mission to change behaviours around tanning recently. Winter is often a time when people resort to solariums and fake tans but happily it seems that this trend is on the wane.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cycr-vampire.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Tuxedo Junction Ball]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/tuxedo-junction-ball-for-ccv.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Saturday 7 August marks our 4th annual Tuxedo Junction Ball and we would love to see you there! Held at the fabulous Plaza Ballroom, the night promises to be filled with good food, fine wine, outstanding entertainment and great company.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tuxedo-junction-ball-for-ccv.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Junk food levy first serious initiative to put accountability back on food companies]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/junk-food-levy.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Australian Greens’ proposal to require junk food and alcohol companies to choose between providing health information in their advertising or paying a levy is a good first step in putting some accountability for Australia’s rising obesity rates back on unhealthy food manufacturers, according to Prof. Boyd Swinburn from the Obesity Policy Coalition.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/junk-food-levy.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[What's your risk of cancer? ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/what-cancer-risk.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Launched today, the Cut Your Cancer Risk website aims to encourage individuals to adopt seven habits that can not only drastically reduce your chance of developing cancer, but also decrease your risk of other major chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/what-cancer-risk.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Horsham to benefit from free cancer support forums]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/horsham-forums-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Two special Cancer Council Victoria forums will be held in Horsham on Tuesday 17 August. Thanks to a generous contribution from RACV, and local support from Grampians Integrated Cancer Service, these forums will be offered at no cost to the community.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/horsham-forums-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[‘Been there, done that'? Lend a helping hand!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/cancer-connect-vols-call.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Connect one-on-one peer support program is appealing for volunteers to support those affected by cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-connect-vols-call.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Time to fight cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/daffodil-day-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is hoping 4,000 Victorians will use their time to fight cancer and register to volunteer at 350 stalls across the state for Daffodil Day, Friday 27 August 2010.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/daffodil-day-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New online support for disadvantaged group ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/july-2010-media/new-online-support-for-disadvantaged-group1.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new Cancer Council online support group for people with mouth, nose and throat cancer will help give a ‘voice’ to people who face unique and debilitating issues after treatment. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/new-online-support-for-disadvantaged-group1.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Landmark menu labelling will show the fat in the froth]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/menu-labelling.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Health conscious consumers may be unwittingly ordering energy dense snacks and drinks, which may contain up to a quarter of their daily kilojoule intake, due to a lack of clear menu labelling, said Jane Martin, Senior Policy Adviser for the Obesity Policy Coalition.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/menu-labelling.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Urgent action required as obesity toll continues to blow out]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/obesity-toll-blow-out.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report released today highlights the need for the Government to stop pandering to industry and get serious about preventing overweight and obesity, according to Jane Martin, senior policy adviser for the Obesity Policy Coalition.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/obesity-toll-blow-out.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Lung cancer killing more Australians than ever before but reprieve in sight]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/lung-cancer-killing-more-australians.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Smoking continues to take a huge toll on Australians with a new report showing lung cancer is still the number one cause of cancer death in the country - killing more people in 2007 than breast, prostate and skin cancers combined.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/lung-cancer-killing-more-australians.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Queen's Birthday Honours]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/queens-birthday-honours.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria staff and volunteers were among those recognised on the Queen's Birthday 2010 Honour List. Congratulations to Avis Macphee AM, Peter Fuhrmann PSM and Barbara Thomas OAM.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/queens-birthday-honours.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria supports Cancer Australia and NBOCC amalgamation]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/amalgamation-ca-nbocc.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria welcomes today's announcement by the Australian Government to merge Cancer Australia and the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC).]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/amalgamation-ca-nbocc.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[More proof a price increase helps smokers quit as senate passes tobacco tax]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/senate-passes-tobacco-tax.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Calls to Quitline have surged since the increase in tobacco tax excise and were higher in May in Victoria than for any other month in four years. Some 3,111 Victorians phoned the Quitline last month, compared to just over two thousand callers the month before.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/senate-passes-tobacco-tax.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Victorian communities to receive free Cancer Forums thanks to RACV]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/free-cancer-forums.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We're working hard to reduce the impact of cancer on Victorians and one way we do this is by providing a series of free community forums across Victoria with the support of RACV.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free-cancer-forums.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Brothers in Arms - A shared cancer journey]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/call-to-arms-brothers.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The story of Jon and Tim Mannah, brothers and NRL stars, coping with Jon's cancer diagnosis. Throughout July 2010, big name sporting stars like Tim Mannah alongside Socceroos' Tim Cahill, and Essendon's Andrew Welsh are urging sporting clubs across the country to join them in our Call To Arms to help tackle their toughest opponent yet - cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/call-to-arms-brothers.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Slip, slop, slap, seek, slide – and slopes!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/slip-slop-slap-seek-slide-and-slopes.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Pack your sun protection gear for the slopes – that’s the message from SunSmart ahead of the official ski season opening this weekend. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/slip-slop-slap-seek-slide-and-slopes.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Yarrawonga to benefit from free Cancer Council forums]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/yarrawonga-forums.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Every year around 200 residents in Yarrawonga and the surrounding community hear the devastating news "you have cancer". Two RACV-sponsored forums on Friday 18 June will provide information and support to cancer patients, their families and friends.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 3 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/yarrawonga-forums.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Bowel cancer treatment costs quadruple in 10 years]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/june-2010-media/bowel-treatment-costs.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Research released today shows annual bowel cancer treatment costs will have increased four-fold to $1 billion over 10 years by 2011, strengthening the economic case for expanding the Government's National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bowel-treatment-costs.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Victorian teen smoking rates halve in less than a decade]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/teen-smoking-halved.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Smoking rates among students are at their lowest level in more than 20 years according to the latest secondary school smoking survey, giving Victorians something to celebrate this World No Tobacco Day.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/teen-smoking-halved.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[World's largest mobile phone study fails to find cancer link]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/mobile-phones-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Interphone Study, which has received a lot of media coverage, did not find any evidence that normal mobile phone use can cause brain cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/mobile-phones-cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Big fat hole in health reform]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/obesity-budget-reaction.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australia's hospitals will continue to be a hungry beast consuming resources unless restrictions on junk food advertising and taxes on unhealthy food, to combat the drivers of obesity, are addressed - according to Jane Martin, Senior Policy Adviser,
Obesity Policy Coalition.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/obesity-budget-reaction.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council commemorates 20 years on the frontline of cancer information and support]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/20-years-information-support.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Our support and information service including the cancer helpline is turning 20. It's funded completely by donations, and over the last 20 years has provided an extensive range of support and reliable information to over 750,000 people affected by cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/20-years-information-support.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Lung cancer remains biggest cancer killer among women, as new anti-smoking ad launched]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-april-2010/lung-smoking-ad.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The latest Victorian cancer statistics show lung cancer is killing more Victorian women than ever before and is the leading cause of cancer death among females - overtaking breast cancer for the second year running.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/lung-smoking-ad.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart urges Victorians to get some sun this winter]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/sunsmart-vitamin-d.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer but also a good natural source of vitamin D, which is important for general health.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-vitamin-d.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[National Volunteer Week]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/national-volunteer-week.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[National Volunteer Week (10 - 16 May) provides the perfect opportunity to say 'Thank You' to the volunteers who help Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/national-volunteer-week.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Extra Quitline funding will go a long way in light of tax rise]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/quitline-funding-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit has warmly welcomed the Victorian government's budget announcement of $4.2 million over five years to enhance Quitline services.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quitline-funding-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer care funding a boost for regional and rural Victorians ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/cancer-regional-funding-boost.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Professor David Hill AO, Director, Cancer Council Victoria, has welcomed the state budget as a positive step in caring for Victorians with cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-regional-funding-boost.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Nurse Pap test providers boost cervical screening rates for Victorian women most at risk]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/may-2010-media/nurses-boost-cervical-screening.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Underscreened, rural and older women are amongst those benefiting from the cervical screening services offered by a growing band of nurse Pap test providers, according to PapScreen Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/nurses-boost-cervical-screening.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Tobacco tax rise welcome addition to raft of measures]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-april-2010/tobacco-tax-rise.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Smoking rates in Australia are likely to fall significantly, after the Federal Government announced an increase in tax on cigarettes today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tobacco-tax-rise.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Health group applauds news of government action on plain packaging]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-april-2010/plain-pack-cigarettes.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit has warmly welcomed reports that the government will tomorrow announce moves to introduce plain packaged cigarettes in Australia.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/plain-pack-cigarettes.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[American Cancer Society's Chief Medical Officer visits]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-april-2010/otis-brawley.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A leading US cancer control expert, Dr Otis Brawley, is visiting Cancer Council Victoria where he will discuss policy development for prostate cancer screening.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/otis-brawley.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Dirty tricks by tobacco industry show even greater need for plain packaging]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-april-2010/cigarette-packaging.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit Victoria has slammed Philip Morris for displaying hidden advertisements on some of its cigarette packets that liken smoking to classic Australian pastimes and habits.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cigarette-packaging.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New program gets prostate cancer patients connected]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/media-april-2010/prostate-cancer-support-group.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Men who find it tough to openly discuss their prostate cancer experience are being urged to make use of new phone support groups delivered in partnership with MensLine Australia. The program is funded by beyondblue: the national depression initiative and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostate-cancer-support-group.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[How much is smoking REALLY costing you?]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/youth-tobacco-free-day.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[This is the big question young people are being asked on Youth Tobacco Free Day, this Friday March 19.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/youth-tobacco-free-day.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Last chance to share your experience creatively with Cancer Council]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/arts-awards-last-call-for-entries-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Entries for Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards 2010 will close on Wednesday 7 April and artists are being encouraged to start their creations before it’s too late.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-last-call-for-entries-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Farmers targeted for skin cancer prevention as UV levels still high in Victoria]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/farmers-sunburn.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With UV levels remaining high enough across Victoria to cause sunburn in as little as 16 minutes, SunSmart is running the skin cancer prevention and early detection campaign, Take care of your farm's most important asset - you.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/farmers-sunburn.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New National alliance formed to reduce harm from alcohol]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/naaa-formed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Comprising an initial 26 major organisations with a focus on public health and alcohol, the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) will focus on reducing alcohol problems in the community.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/naaa-formed.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Indigenous artists asked to tell their cancer story through art]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/arts-awards-indigenous.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Indigenous Visual Art category, introduced 5 years ago, is always marked by the quality of its entries ranging from painting and photographs to video works, craft and sculpture.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-indigenous.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Nanoparticles & sunscreen]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/nanoparticles-sunscreen.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Nanotechnology has been used in sunscreens for many years. To date, our assessment, drawing on the best available evidence, is that nanoparticulates used in sunscreens do not pose a risk.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/nanoparticles-sunscreen.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria Director announces retirement]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/director-retirement.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Professor David Hill, AO - an internationally respected behavioural scientist who was the founding Director of our Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer (CBRC) - has announced he will be retiring in early 2011.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/director-retirement.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Secondhand smoke puts 13-year-olds at higher risk of heart disease]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/secondhand-smoke-heart-disease.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Researchers in Finland found that 13-year-olds who'd had frequent exposure to tobacco smoke exhibited thicker artery walls, higher levels of cholesterol, and other blood vessel problems.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/secondhand-smoke-heart-disease.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Mildura Relay For Life Life - Team information & registration night]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/mildura-relay-for-life.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Mildura residents are invited to Cancer Council Victoria’s Relay For Life Team Information Night to hear more about the Relay event held in March.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/mildura-relay-for-life.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Tea up your friends in May]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/abmt-may-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Help tip the balance in the fight against cancer by taking part in Australia's Biggest Morning Tea this May. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/abmt-may-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Arts Awards Melbourne Exhibition 2010]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/march-2010-media/arts-awards-melbourne-exhibition-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A collection of outstanding entries from Cancer Council Victoria’s, internationally acclaimed, Arts Awards will be on display in Melbourne from 11 July.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-melbourne-exhibition-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[A Relay big reason to celebrate]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/february-2010/relay-celebrate.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Warrnambool Relay For Life, now in its 8th year, recently announced their 2010 fundraising total of $145,000. This means they've raised over $1 million for Cancer Council Victoria's research, support and prevention programs.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relay-celebrate.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Share your experience creatively with Arts Awards]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/february-2010/arts-awards-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We're inviting all Australians who've been touched by cancer to share their experiences creatively by entering the internationally recognised Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Sports clubs hit skin cancer and heat illness for 6!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/february-2010/sports-clubs-skin-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victorian sports participants will be better protected from UV exposure and heat under new guidelines developed by SunSmart and Smartplay.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sports-clubs-skin-cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[World Cancer Day theme promotes prevention and participation]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/february-2010/world-cancer-day-2010.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer can be prevented too' is the campaign theme of this year's World Cancer Day on Thursday, 4 February. World Cancer Day is celebrated every year, led by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and its member organisations with the support of the World Health Organization and key partners.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/world-cancer-day-2010.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria farewells a national treasure]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/january-2010-media-releases/doreen-akkerman-retirement.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Doreen Akkerman AM, our Director of Cancer Information and Support Services (CISS), has retired after 20 years of dedicated service.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/doreen-akkerman-retirement.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Faulty bowel cancer screening test kits - Cancer Council puts it in perspective]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/january-2010-media-releases/faulty-bowel-cancer-screening-tests.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A positive FOBT result rarely means you have cancer. It means there are signs that should be investigated, usually through colonoscopy.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/faulty-bowel-cancer-screening-tests.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Don't make sunburn part of your Australia Day celebrations]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/january-2010-media-releases/sunburn-australia-day.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With ultraviolet (UV) radiation likely to reach extreme levels in some parts of the state, it's important to use sun protection.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunburn-australia-day.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Fast food advertising proves self-regulation is a charade]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2010-media-releases/january-2010-media-releases/hungry-jacks-ads.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A major fast food outlet is making a mockery of self-regulation, flouting a recent ruling by the Advertising Standards Board (ASB) and continuing to broadcast ads for an unsuitable children's meal, according to a coalition of peak health bodies.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/hungry-jacks-ads.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Recognising a tireless breast cancer advocate]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/december-media-2009/sue-lockwood.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We're saddened by the recent death of Sue Lockwood, AM, who dedicated 16 years of her life to speaking up for women diagnosed with breast cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sue-lockwood.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Research the key to unlock cancer mysteries]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/december-media-2009/research-grants-funding-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria today announced over $3.2m will go towards high-quality research into the causes and prevention of cancer, as well as clinical research that focuses on diagnosis and treatment.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/research-grants-funding-09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[PapScreen Victoria celebrates 400th nurse Pap test provider]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/december-media-2009/400th-nurse-pap-test-provider.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[PapScreen Victoria recently celebrated the appointment of its 400th nurse Pap test provider, a milestone that demonstrates a welcome change in the provision of Pap tests in Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/400th-nurse-pap-test-provider.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Health experts say low carb beer misleads consumers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/december-media-2009/low_carb_beer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Alcohol Policy Coalition is calling on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to address the need for factual alcohol labelling in response to a rise in misleading health claims.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/low_carb_beer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Coping with cancer at Christmas]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				/how-we-can-help/cancer-at-christmas
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Celebrating Christmas can be difficult for people who've experienced a major change or loss in their life. Senior Cancer Nurse, Edwina Beddoes spoke to people with cancer and their family and friends about ways to cope with the Christmas period. Here are some of their suggestions.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au//how-we-can-help/cancer-at-christmas</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Urgent need for women to receive final dose of cervical cancer vaccine]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/november-mdeia-2009/cervical-cancer-vaccine-final-dose-reminder.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[All women aged 18 to 26 who have received the first 2 doses of the cervical cancer vaccine were today urged by Cancer Council Victoria to book their final jab immediately.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cervical-cancer-vaccine-final-dose-reminder.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Young Victorians targeted in hard-hitting skin cancer television campaign]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/november-mdeia-2009/hard-hitting-skin-cancer-tv.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Dark side of tanning graphically represents the damaging impact of overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and the deadly nature of melanoma, which is one of the most common cancers in young Victorians.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/hard-hitting-skin-cancer-tv.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Victoria gets first online cancer clinical trial link]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/november-mdeia-2009/cancer-clinical-trial-search.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We've launched a new Internet resource called The Victorian Cancer Trials Link. It enables cancer patients, family members, caregivers and health professionals to identify suitable clinical trials that match an individual's cancer diagnosis and treatment history.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-clinical-trial-search.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Does my sunburn look good in this? Protect your skin during Cup Week]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-oct-2009/sunburn-melbourne-cup.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With Spring Racing Carnival in full swing, Victorians are being urged to plan their race outfits with sun protection in mind.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunburn-melbourne-cup.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New research shows more than 4 in 10 smokers still smoke around kids]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-oct-2009/4-in-10-smoke-around-kids.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Data released today has revealed 44% of smokers still smoke in the presence of children.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/4-in-10-smoke-around-kids.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Ballarat to benefit from free Cancer Council forums ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-oct-2009/ballarat-support-forums1.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Two special RACV-sponsored Cancer Council forums will be delivered in Ballarat in partnership with Grampians Integrated Cancer Service on Thursday 12 November.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ballarat-support-forums1.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Local resident shines at Meeniyan Arts Awards exhibition]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-oct-2009/arts-awards-meeniyan.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Providing a creative voice for Australians touched by cancer, Cancer Council Victoria is proud to bring its inspiring Arts Awards to Meeniyan from 10 November to 25 November 2009.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-meeniyan.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Car race advertisers use loophole to promote booze to teens]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-oct-2009/car-race-advertisers-use-loophole.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Children are being exposed to excessive levels of advertising by alcohol companies that are able to use live sporting events to advertise outside of the 8:30pm watershed.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/car-race-advertisers-use-loophole.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australian solarium industry fizzles by 32%]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-oct-2009/australian_solarium_industry_f.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New research by Cancer Council has found that the number of solariums across Australian capital cities has declined by 32% over the past three years, with franchises taking the biggest hit.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/australian_solarium_industry_f.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Pink party in honour of dying mother]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-oct-2009/girlsnightin_storyofmonth.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Head to 33-year-old Clare Manders’ home this October, and there’s a good chance you’ll find 50 pink women packed into her living room. That’s because Ms Manders has joined a group of 3500 Victorian women who are hosting Girls Night In events this October to raise funds to fight women’s cancers.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girlsnightin_storyofmonth.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Debate on Prostate Cancer Testing ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/prostatedebate.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[You may have seen coverage or heard news reports recently encouraging men in their forties to be tested for prostate cancer. The Cancer Council believes that men considering being tested for prostate cancer should do so with information on both the benefits and harms of testing and treatment.  ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostatedebate.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[More than half of recent quitters say price is the key to quitting smoking]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/quitters-say-price-key-to-qui-smoking.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[More than half of recent quitters say that cigarette prices helped them quit smoking, according to research released today. Cigarette cost, anti-smoking campaigns and public smoking bans hold the key to quitting according to the study.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quitters-say-price-key-to-qui-smoking.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Local resident shines at Shepparton Arts Awards exhibition ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/arts-awards-shepparton.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Providing a creative voice for Australians touched by cancer, Cancer Council Victoria is proud to bring its inspiring Arts Awards to Shepparton from 6 October to 25 October 2009.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-shepparton.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Prostate cancer support launched]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/prostate-cancer-support-launched1.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria, in partnership with MensLine Australia, will launch a new telephone support group for men with prostate cancer and their carers next month.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostate-cancer-support-launched1.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Girls stay in to fight cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/girls-night-in.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is urging Victorian women to have a night in with the girls this October and raise funds for women’s cancers as part of Girls Night In.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girls-night-in.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Celebrating Life and Hope Through Art]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/arts-awards-kyneton.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Providing a creative voice for Australians touched by cancer, Cancer Council Victoria is proud to tour its inspiring Arts Awards in Kyneton as part of the Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-kyneton.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Health taskforce needs to close the loop on sneaky advertising to primary school children]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/health-taskforce-close-the-loop.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Preventative Health Taskforce recommendations for the phased banning of TV advertising to children before 9pm is a welcome step, however they stop short of protecting children from strategically placed messaging from junk food manufacturers while at school.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/health-taskforce-close-the-loop.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australia to become global leader in tobacco control with new recommendations to tackle smoking]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/australia-leader-tobacco-control.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australia's place as a world leader in tobacco control will be cemented if recommendations, released today in the report of the Preventative Health Taskforce, are implemented without delay.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/australia-leader-tobacco-control.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Be SunSmart - 5 things to remember from September!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/sunsmart-5-things-remember.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[UV radiation levels are already rising in Victoria so don't wait until summer to use sun protection. In Victoria, from September through to the end of April average UV levels are 3 and above, which is when UV radiation can damage skin and eyes and lead to skin cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-5-things-remember.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Final kids TV advertising standards leave Australian children vulnerable to exploitation]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/final-kids-tv-advertising-vulnerable.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The final version of the Children's Television Standards released today by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has failed to protect our children, according to the Obesity Policy Coalition's senior adviser, Jane Martin.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/final-kids-tv-advertising-vulnerable.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Strong leadership needed to reverse alcohol harms]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/reverse-alcohol-harms.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A Coalition of health agencies has endorsed the National Preventative Health Taskforce's recommendations on alcohol warning labels, implementing an independent advertising regulator and taxation and price reforms.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/reverse-alcohol-harms.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Fat chance to fix obesity without govt keeping the pressure on industry]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-sep-2009/fat-chance-fix-obesity.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A coalition of peak health bodies has welcomed the obesity recommendations of the National Preventative Health Taskforce, but warns the government needs to be strong and hold industry to account while focusing on interventions that will deliver the greatest gains to our community.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/fat-chance-fix-obesity.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria welcomes new SunSmart funding on Daffodil Day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-august-2009/sunsmartfunding.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[One million dollars in new funding announced today for a skin cancer prevention campaign in Victoria has been welcomed by Cancer Council Victoria, as volunteers work tirelessly throughout the state on Daffodil Day.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmartfunding.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[UICC President calls on Governments to follow Victorian lead]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-august-2009/uicc-president-calls-on-governments.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Victorian Government's commitment to improvements in cancer survival rates has been showcased at the Livestrong Global Cancer Summit in Dublin.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/uicc-president-calls-on-governments.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Unprecedented cervical cancer vaccine uptake]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-august-2009/unprecedented-cervical-cancer-vaccine-uptake.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Record numbers of Australian women aged 18 to 26 have taken up the first dose of the government's free cervical cancer vaccine. Preliminary data indicates a national uptake of 35% to 60%.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/unprecedented-cervical-cancer-vaccine-uptake.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Smokers at increased risk of cervical cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-august-2009/smoking-increased-risk-cervical-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Many of us are aware smoking causes lung cancer, what's not commonly known is that smoking increases your risk of developing cancer of the cervix. Recent figures indicate 49% of Indigenous women smoke, which places Indigenous women at higher risk of developing the deadly disease.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/smoking-increased-risk-cervical-cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Senate passes alcopops bill: a victory for health says Alcohol Policy Coalition]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-august-2009/senatepassesalcopops.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A Coalition of health agencies has welcomed the Senate's decision today to pass the "alcopops bill".]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/senatepassesalcopops.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australian fashion designers support blooming good cause]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-august-2009/designers-dresses-daffodil-day-2009.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Akira Isogawa, Arthur Galan, Bettina Liano, Flamingo Sands, J'Aton, JASONGRECH, Jayson Brunsdon, Jenny Bannister, White Suede, LIFEwithBIRD and Lady Petrova have all created Daffodil Day inspired fashion pieces that reflect what Daffodil Day is all about - hope and inspiration.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/designers-dresses-daffodil-day-2009.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New report confirms solarium cancer danger]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/newreportconfirmssolariumcance.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new international report has upgraded the cancer risk from solariums to the highest risk category, alongside tobacco and asbestos.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/newreportconfirmssolariumcance.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Shouting the World Cancer Campaign message from the mountain-tops!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/brosie-mccann-mountkilimanjaro.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer advocate Brosie McCann (Australia) will today begin his ascent up Africa's tallest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the 2009 World Cancer Campaign 'I love my healthy active childhood'.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/brosie-mccann-mountkilimanjaro.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Early successes by partner company, Cancer CRC]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/cancer-crc.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria's partner company, the Cancer Cooperative Research Centre Pty Ltd (CTx), set up only 2 years ago, has recorded significant progress in its quest to discover new, effective small molecule cancer drugs from Australian research.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-crc.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Hope blooms this Daffodil Day - Friday 28 August ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/daffodil-day-20092.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is calling on people to support Daffodil Day this August to bring hope to the 70 Victorians diagnosed with cancer each day. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/daffodil-day-20092.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free Greek cancer update: 24 August]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/greek_release_july09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Greek people affected by cancer are encouraged to attend a free Living with Cancer Education Program at St Vincents Hospital on Monday 24 August.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/greek_release_july09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[10,000 Australians demand bowel cancer screening]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/australians-demand-bowel-cancer-screening.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council’s community-based advocacy campaign (www.getbehindbowelscreening.com.au) has motivated 10,000 Australians to call for expansion of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, amid new research showing 93% of bowel cancer patients can survive if diagnosed early.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/australians-demand-bowel-cancer-screening.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Consumers want regulation of SMS, email, web & pay TV marketing to kids]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/regulation-sms-email-web-tv-marketing-kids.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australian consumers want the government to stamp out the many avenues used by junk food companies to reach children such as games on websites, email promotions, text messages and pay TV, according to Jane Martin, Senior Policy Adviser for the Obesity Policy Coalition.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/regulation-sms-email-web-tv-marketing-kids.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Mildura raises cup and $25,000 for cancer research]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/mildura-australias-biggest-morning-tea.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Mildura residents have raised an impressive $25,000 through Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea this year to support the 250 locals diagnosed with cancer each year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/mildura-australias-biggest-morning-tea.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Yarra Ranges Relay For Life ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/yarra-ranges-relay-for-life.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Yarra Ranges residents are preparing for what organisers expect to be the most memorable local event this year – the Cancer Council Victoria’s Yarra Ranges Relay For Life.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/yarra-ranges-relay-for-life.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Chronic shortage prompts call from Cancer Council]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/family_cancerconnect.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A chronic shortage of family members and close friends who have cared for someone with cancer has prompted the Cancer Council to call for volunteers and reduce the feelings of isolation attached with such care. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/family_cancerconnect.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Arts Awards Melbourne Exhibition]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/arts-awards-melbourne-exhibition.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Providing a creative voice for Australians touched by cancer, Cancer Council Victoria is proud to open its inspiring Arts Awards Exhibition at 120 Collins St, Melbourne on Sunday 19 July 2009.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-melbourne-exhibition.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Brain cancer survivor joins Call To Arms]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-july-2009/brain-cancer-survivor-call-to-arms.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Call To Arms supporter James Logan was only 31 when he discovered he had a malignant brain tumour. Heavily involved with his football club, he's helped lead the club's Call To Arms fundraising activities to fight cancer in men.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/brain-cancer-survivor-call-to-arms.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Professor David Hill, AO, honoured with National Drug & Alcohol Award]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/david-hill-honour-roll.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Director of Cancer Council Victoria, has been acknowledged with the Honour Roll Award at the National Drug and Alcohol Awards (NDAA), presented at the culmination of Drug Action Week, Friday 26 June 2009, in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/david-hill-honour-roll.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[PapScreen Victoria celebrates its 18th birthday]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/papscreen-18th-birthday.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Since PapScreen Victoria was established in 1991, one woman's life has been saved from cervical cancer every week, so as the program turns 18 there are hundreds of reasons to celebrate.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/papscreen-18th-birthday.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Sun sets on solariums: number of solarium sites cut in half]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/sunsetsonsolariums.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The sun is setting on the solarium industry as effective legislation coupled with more informed consumers are having a dramatic impact on the industry, according to SunSmart Manager, Sue Heward.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsetsonsolariums.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Time is running out for free cancer vaccine]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/vaccine-june09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Women aged 18 to 26 are being urged to get their first dose of the vaccine by 30 June 2009. The vaccine helps to protect women against cervical cancer and also protects against 90% of genital warts.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vaccine-june09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Quit calls for the great Australian ‘smoko' to be renamed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/quit-calls-smoko-renamed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit has called on fellow Australians to get behind a push to change the name of a work break from 'smoko' to 'quito', saying the term no longer represents the habits of most Australians, and could act as a trigger for those trying to quit to have a cigarette.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-calls-smoko-renamed.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Help Cancer Council campaign to save 30 lives a week]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/get-behind-bowel-screening.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New data on bowel cancer screening released this month highlights the urgent need to fully implement screening for all Australians over 50, according to Cancer Council Australia.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/get-behind-bowel-screening.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[What's On: Clash For Cancer 2009]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/clash-for-cancer-whats-on.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The 4th annual Clash For Cancer AFL match between founding partner Essendon Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club will kick off Cancer Council’s 2009 Call to Arms campaign on Friday 19 June.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/clash-for-cancer-whats-on.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Would you like a cartoon character with that? ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/opcpublicopinionsurvey.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australian consumers are sick of sneaky tactics used by food marketers such as using movie characters, toys and competitions to promote pester power and the purchase of unhealthy foods and drinks and want the government to intervene, according to the Obesity Policy Coalition's senior policy adviser, Ms Jane Martin.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opcpublicopinionsurvey.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Confronting personal issues after chronic illness ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/ciss-regionalevent.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Confronting body image, self-esteem and sexuality will be the focus of a free Cancer Council workshop in Sale this June for patients overcoming chronic treatments, including cancer. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ciss-regionalevent.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Remember to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide in the snow]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/sunsmart-snow.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With the ski season officially opening, SunSmart Manager Sue Heward is urging people to protect themselves from ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the snow.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-snow.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free cancer forum in Warrnambool: 12 June]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/free-cancer-forum-in-warrnambool-12-june.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Living well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special RACV- sponsored Cancer Council forum, to be held in Warrnambool on Friday 12 June.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free-cancer-forum-in-warrnambool-12-june.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Call To Arms - Give cancer the boot ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/call-to-arms-june-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australian sportsmen are joining Call To Arms to help tackle their toughest opponent yet - cancer. Players are encouraged to wear a yellow armband at one of their games in July to help raise awareness and funds for cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/call-to-arms-june-09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free seminar for Hamilton cancer survivors]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/free-seminar-for-hamilton-cancer-survivors.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Life after cancer treatment will be the focus of a special RACV-sponsored Cancer Council seminar, to be held at Hamilton on Wednesday 10 June. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free-seminar-for-hamilton-cancer-survivors.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Obesity inquiry lacks teeth on ads and labelling ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/obesityinquiryresponse.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Peak health groups have warned that the recommendations by the parliamentary inquiry into obesity released yesterday have given the junk food industry a free pass and are out of step with public demands.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/obesityinquiryresponse.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer questions campaign to get radio attention]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/cancer-questions-radio-attention.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria today launched a state-wide radio and print advertising campaign that focuses on the questions cancer raises and the emotional impact on families.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-questions-radio-attention.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New support campaign to raise awareness]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-june-2009/new-support-campaign-to-raise-awareness1.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria has launched a state-wide advertising campaign on June 1 to raise awareness of support services for people with cancer and their family and friends which can be accessed via 13 11 20. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/new-support-campaign-to-raise-awareness1.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Vitamin D needs rise as UV levels drop in Victoria]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/vitamin_d.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victorians should now be checking how much sun they need to ensure they get enough vitamin D over winter, according to SunSmart. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vitamin_d.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Women aged 18 to 26: Get your free cervical cancer vaccine now]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/free-cervical-cancer-vaccine.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Women aged 18 to 26 are being urged to access the free cervical cancer vaccine now, as it will cost $450 in 6 weeks time: half of the economic stimulus payment.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free-cervical-cancer-vaccine.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Quit says an increase in tobacco prices would be a major public health victory]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/quit-increase-tobacco-major-victory.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[An increase in tobacco prices would provide smokers with key motivation to quit the deadly habit, and result in enormous public health gains, according to anti-smoking group Quit.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-increase-tobacco-major-victory.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council bowel screening tests not affected]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/cancer-council-tests-not-affected.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We wish to assure those who've purchased a bowel cancer screening kit through Cancer Council Victoria that these tests are not affected by the government recall of some kits from the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-council-tests-not-affected.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Victorian on-line 'self-service' cancer statistics system launched]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/tardis_launch.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Victorian Cancer Registry today launched its new “self-service” data system to make available, for the first time, on-line access to extensive Victorian cancer data.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tardis_launch.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Health experts call for alcohol tax reforms in budget]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/experts-call-alcohol-tax-reforms.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A Coalition of health agencies has today urged the Federal Government to implement more aggressive taxing of high-alcohol products in response to recent ABS statistics that highlight a disturbing trend away from lower strength beer towards mid and full strength.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/experts-call-alcohol-tax-reforms.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[500,000 Victorians have a cuppa for cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/victorians-cuppa-for-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[When 10-year-old Lily Chanter's father lost his life to melanoma 3 months ago, she knew she wanted to do something to make a difference. This month, she's turning her passion into action, and joining more than 8,000 other Victorians as an Australia's Biggest Morning Tea host.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/victorians-cuppa-for-cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cause for a Cuppa]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/may-2009/abmt-may.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is urging all Victorians to take time for a tea this May and help save lives by taking part in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/abmt-may.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Carers who get cancer overwhelmed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/cancer_carers.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[People caring for someone with a disability or chronic illness who get cancer can become overwhelmed with their situation. Like 67 year-old Redmond recently diagnosed with advanced throat cancer who is the full time carer of his frail wife with dementia.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer_carers.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Shamburger video evens stakes on junk food advertising blitz to children]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/shamburger.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Parents, leading health and consumer groups have renewed calls for tougher advertising regulations, after releasing figures warning that Australian children are force fed about 2200 junk food advertisements on television per year.  ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/shamburger.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Quackery the target of new information]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/media_release_cancerquackery.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[People who falsely promote and provide unethical, fraudulent and potentially dangerous treatment for cancer are the focus of three significant documents launched by the Cancer Council today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/media_release_cancerquackery.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free cancer forum in Warragul: 4 May]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/free_cancer_forum_warragul.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Living well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special Cancer Council forum to be held in Warragul on Monday 4 May.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free_cancer_forum_warragul.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Relay For Life celebrates 10 years in Australia]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/relay-for-life-10-years-australia.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Relay For Life, the Cancer Council's largest fundraising event, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Australia, and to mark this significant milestone a special event is being held at Federation Square, 8am-2pm on Thursday 16 April.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relay-for-life-10-years-australia.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New data reveals a key way to reduce smoking rates, and save money]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/price-key-smoking-rates.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Almost three-quarters of smokers (74%) say they would try to quit the habit if cigarette prices increased by 50% according to new research released today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/price-key-smoking-rates.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council makes life-saving bowel cancer tests available to all Victorians over 50]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/fobt-bowel-tests-victorians-over-50.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Bowel cancer kills 80 Australians every week. However, if detected early enough, nearly all cases could be cured. That's the message behind Cancer Council Victoria's initiative to make bowel cancer screening accessible to all Victorians over 50.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/fobt-bowel-tests-victorians-over-50.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australia's Biggest Morning Tea helps locals in need]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/australia-biggest-morning-tea-2009.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[One Australian is diagnosed with cancer every 5 minutes, but with the Cancer Council Victoria‘s Australia's Biggest Morning Tea coming up this May, it could take as little as 5 minutes to help save a life.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/australia-biggest-morning-tea-2009.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Health groups slam Coca-Cola for misleading consumers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-april-2009/health-groups-slam-coca-cola.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Coca-Cola will be required to set the record straight and correct any potentially misleading impressions given by its 'Myth Busting' campaign. Peak health groups have heralded the announcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as a wake up call for junk food manufacturers who hide behind marketing spin to suggest their products aren't unhealthy.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/health-groups-slam-coca-cola.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer carers often young ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/carers-young.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria is focusing on the issues and difficulties, which affect carers both young and old, at an annual carers' seminar in Melbourne on May 23.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/carers-young.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Senate alcopop vote a setback for the health of Australians]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/senate-alcopop-vote-setback.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A coalition of health agencies has slammed the Senate's decision to reject the alcopops bill. The coalition, made up of the Australian Drug Foundation, Cancer Council Victoria, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre and VicHealth, is adamant that more needs to be done by the Government to promote a safer drinking culture in Australia.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/senate-alcopop-vote-setback.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Locals get behind a Relay good cause ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/mildura_relay_for_life_on_trac.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Registrations for the 2009 Mildura Relay For Life are on track to beat last year’s attendance, which attracted 1,000 locals for the overnight relay style event.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/mildura_relay_for_life_on_trac.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Alcohol policy coalition urges senate to pass bill]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/alcohol-policy-coalition-senate-pass-bill.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A Coalition of concerned health agencies today urged the Senate to pass the alcopops bill. "The Senate must ensure that alcopops are not sold at pocket money prices," said the Alcohol Policy Coalition spokesperson and Australian Drug Foundation's Head of Policy, Geoff Munro.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alcohol-policy-coalition-senate-pass-bill.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Last chance to get creative with cancer arts awards]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/last-chance-arts-awards-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Entries to the 2009 Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards are closing soon and local artists are encouraged to get creative before it's too late.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/last-chance-arts-awards-09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New evidence calls for urgent action on alcohol marketing to teens]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/alcohol-marketing.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A coalition of major health bodies has called for tougher rules on alcohol marketing in light of new research that found a causal relationship between owning alcohol-branded merchandise and underage binge drinking.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alcohol-marketing.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria offers support to affected bushfire areas]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/letter_to_the_editor.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[In an open letter to newspaper editors the Cancer Council has announced its awareness that many of its supporters, as well as people currently facing cancer, live in areas subjected to the recent bushfires. Our thoughts are with every Victorian impacted by the fires.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/letter_to_the_editor.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Coping with cancer after a natural disaster]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/coping-after-disaster.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[When a natural disaster occurs, people affected by cancer can face additional hardships, practical difficulties and complex emotional reactions. Information, practical advice and emotional support is available from the Cancer Council Helpline on 13 11 20.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/coping-after-disaster.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New research shows shade in schools has a positive impact on adolescent sun habits]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/media-releases-march-2009/shade-schools-positive-for-adolescent-sun-habits.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Building shade structures at secondary schools could play a major role in addressing young people's poor sun protection behaviours. A new study, published in the prestigious British Medical Journal, reveals for the first time that students will use - not avoid - shade if it is made available.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/shade-schools-positive-for-adolescent-sun-habits.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Hume Relay For Life postponed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/hume_rfl_postponed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria and the local Relay For Life Volunteer Organising Committee today announced the postponement of the Hume Relay For Life event. Initially scheduled to take place on 21 and 22 March, the event will now be held in Hume in 2010.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/hume_rfl_postponed.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Latrobe Valley Relay For Life postponed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/latrobe_valley_rfl_postponed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria and the local Relay For Life Volunteer Organising Committee today announced the postponement of the Latrobe Valley Relay For Life event. Initially scheduled to take place on 21 and 22 March, the event will now be held in Latrobe Valley in March of 2010.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/latrobe_valley_rfl_postponed.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council supporter walks more than 6,000km to raise funds]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/supporter-walks-6000km-to-fundraise.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Melbourne teacher Michael Mitchell has really gone out of his way to help fight cancer, walking from Cape York in Queensland to Wilson's Promontory in Victoria to raise funds.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/supporter-walks-6000km-to-fundraise.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Baw Baw Relay For Life postponed]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/baw-baw-relay-for-life-postponed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Initially scheduled to take place on 14 and 15 March, the event will now be held in March 2010. Postponing an event is never easy, but we support the local organising committee's decision to allow Baw Baw residents to focus their immediate efforts on the bushfire appeal.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/baw-baw-relay-for-life-postponed.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Breast care nurses explore new horizons]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/breast-care-nurses-explore-new-horizons.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Breast care nurses throughout Australasia will be linked at a national conference that will update them with the latest skills and knowledge to be opened by the Minister for Health, the Hon. Daniel Andrews.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breast-care-nurses-explore-new-horizons.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council cautions: Pap tests don't detect ovarian cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/pap-tests-ovarian-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[During February, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Council Victoria is reminding all women that Pap tests do not detect or prevent ovarian cancer - a misconception believed by many.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pap-tests-ovarian-cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Global survey highlights need for more cancer prevention campaigns in Australia and New Zealand]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/wcd_09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[People in Australia and New Zealand most at risk from some cancers will often downplay their own risk, a global survey today highlighted.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wcd_09.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Colac Relay For Life postponed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/colacrelay.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria and the local Relay For Life Volunteer Organising Committee today announced the postponement of the Colac Relay For Life event.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/colacrelay.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[A healthy childhood can reduce cancer risk]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/childhood-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[This World Cancer Day, families are being urged to promote healthy active lifestyles for their children, as overweight and obesity during childhood can lead to chronic diseases later in life such as type 2 diabetes and some cancers.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/childhood-09.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council partners to secure free billboards]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/february-2009-media-releases/cancer-council-partners-to-secure-free-billboards.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria has partnered with outdoor media companies to secure ongoing FREE billboard advertising space to promote the Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-council-partners-to-secure-free-billboards.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Relay For Life kicks off 10th anniversary celebrations at Federation Square]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/relayforlifewhatson.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Relay For Life, our largest fundraising event, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. A public launch will be held at Federation Square, 8am-2pm, Thursday 26 February.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relayforlifewhatson.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Professor David Hill gets award for fighting all cancers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/dh-aus-day-award-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Professor David Hill, the Director of the Cancer Council Victoria, has been honored with an Australia Day award for his work fighting cancer in Victoria, nationally and internationally.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/dh-aus-day-award-09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Volunteer to make a difference in the cancer fight]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/supportershotline.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is calling on Melbourne locals to help run its major fundraising events by volunteering to take calls from supporters on its Supporters Hotline. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/supportershotline.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Australian Open fans: don't leave home without sun protection]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/sun-uv-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As Melbourne turns on the heat for the start of the Australian Open, tennis fans are being urged to get SunSmart while enjoying the action on court.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sun-uv-09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Quit calls for bigger graphic health warnings]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/smokers-in-dark-quit-calls-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[More than 1 in 5 smokers believe the dangers of smoking are exaggerated, and half don't spontaneously identify lung cancer as a smoking-caused illness, according to new data.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/smokers-in-dark-quit-calls-09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Share your experience in Cancer Council art exhibition ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/artsawardsentriesnowopen.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is calling on all Australians who have been touched by cancer to share their experiences creatively by entering the Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/artsawardsentriesnowopen.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Limited time left for free cervical cancer vaccine]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/cervical-vacine-09.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Time is running out for young Victorian women to access the free cervical cancer vaccine. The Australian Government funded catch-up program for females aged 12 to 26 ends on 30 June.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cervical-vacine-09.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Arts Awards 2009: Now's your chance to enter]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2009-media-releases/january-2009-media-releases/arts-awards-2009-enter.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A community event that promotes hope for people facing life after a cancer experience, the Arts Awards is open to artists of all standards. Entries are accepted in visual art, short story, film, poetry, Indigenous art, and children's writing and art.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-2009-enter.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New data shows lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer in female cancer deaths]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-releases-december-2008/lung-overtakes-breast.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed that lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the cause of the most cancer deaths in Australian women.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/lung-overtakes-breast.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Distressed callers answered at Christmas]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-releases-december-2008/canatchristmas_dec08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[More than 2000 Victorians will be told they have cancer in December, over 800 will loose the battle and many will be told the good news that they are cancer free. The Cancer Council Victoria today urged the community to be aware that a helpline would operate over the Christmas period.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/canatchristmas_dec08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Ones man's epic adventure for the cancer fight]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-releases-december-2008/malbournetoperthride.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria supporter, Mr Mike McKenzie, will ride his bicycle from Melbourne to Perth in memory of loved ones lost to cancer on Thursday 18 December. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/malbournetoperthride.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Action Plan welcomed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-releases-december-2008/action-plan-welcomed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed today's release of the new Cancer Action Plan. Director, Professor David Hill, said it was extremely pleasing that the Victorian Government had put together and launched the plan - a first for Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/action-plan-welcomed.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Nurses urged to register for revamped program  ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-releases-december-2008/breastcarenurses_dec08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A specialised breast care nurse education program has been revamped and places are now open for 2009. The postgraduate unit, ‘Breast Care Nursing: Foundations for Practice’, is offered by La Trobe University and the Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breastcarenurses_dec08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[David Hill presents at All Ireland Cancer Conference]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-releases-december-2008/dh-ireland-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The keynote speaker at the 4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference will be Dr David Hill, who will talk about reducing the burden of cancer through behaviour change and public policy.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/dh-ireland-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Pap test data reveals pleasant surprise]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-releases-december-2008/pap-test-part-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Data released from the Victorian Pap test Registry contradicts fears that young women having the cervical cancer vaccine may discontinue Pap tests, believing they're no longer needed.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pap-test-part-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Coping with cancer at Christmas]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				/how-we-can-help/cancer-at-christmas
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Celebrating Christmas can be difficult for people who have experienced a major change or loss in their life. Edwina Beddoes, Senior Nurse on the Cancer Council Helpline, spoke to patients, families and friends affected by cancer, as well as people coping with the loss of a loved one to find out how they coped with Christmas.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au//how-we-can-help/cancer-at-christmas</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Epping resident wins Cancer Council Raffle]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/rafflewinner2008.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Epping resident, Carina Marasco, was the lucky winner of a new Mazda2 Neo in the Cancer Council Victoria Raffle, which raised over $150,000 in 2008. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/rafflewinner2008.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA['Taboo' topic tackled at cancer workshop]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/sexuality-workshop.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Sexual and intimate changes after cancer will be the focus of a free workshop to be held in Carlton on Friday December 5. Almost all cancer treatments have the potential to alter sexual function. The workshop will discuss ways to stay sexually confident regardless of partnership status.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sexuality-workshop.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New hope for advanced cancer patients]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/new-hope-for-advanced-cancer-patients.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Living well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special Cancer Council forum to be held in Carlton on Wednesday 3 December. The free forum will help people achieve quality-of-life and answer questions about superannuation and legal wills.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/new-hope-for-advanced-cancer-patients.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council makes bowel cancer screening kits available to all Victorians over 50]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/bowel-screening-for-everyone-over-50.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Bowel cancer kills 80 Australians every week. However, if detected early enough, nearly all cases could be cured. That’s the message behind our initiative to make bowel cancer screening accessible to all Victorians over 50.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bowel-screening-for-everyone-over-50.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council applauds Coxy’s decision to speak out]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/cancer-council-applauds-coxy.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Having TV presenter and musician Geoff ‘Coxy’ Cox speak publicly about his recent bowel cancer diagnosis will boost awareness of a cancer that kills 80 Australians each week.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-council-applauds-coxy.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Local cancer campaigner acknowledged]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/2008-pres-award.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Dr Ian Roos has been acknowledged as the winner of our prestigious President's Award in a ceremony at the Melbourne Museum today to celebrate and thank supporters.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/2008-pres-award.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Life after cancer seminar]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/life-after-cancer-seminar-dec-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Life after cancer treatment will be the focus of a special Cancer Council seminar to be held in Carlton for survivors and their family and friends on Saturday 29 November.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/life-after-cancer-seminar-dec-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Victorian communities get into the Relay For Life spirit]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/relayforlifestory.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria is calling on all supporters to rally their friends and family together, and sign up as a Relay For Life team at their next local event.  ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relayforlifestory.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Act now to help prevent cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-nov-08/donorsapeealthree.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With around 3,000 Victorians dying from preventable cancers every year, the Cancer Council Victoria is asking residents to make a donation this month to support prevention programs that save lives.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/donorsapeealthree.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Relay For Life celebrates 10 years in Australia]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/relayforlifeturns10.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[First held in the Melbourne suburb of Murrumbeena with 260 locals, Relay For Life has grown to see over 93,000 people from 150 communities across the country raise over $14 million each year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relayforlifeturns10.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Quit launches a new campaign targeted at parents]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/quit-launches-separation-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New data from The Cancer Council Victoria has revealed that every week 4 Victorians lose a parent under the age of 50 to a smoking-caused illness.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-launches-separation-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New support for people with blood or bone marrow cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/new-support-for-blood-cancer-patients.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New support for people with blood or bone marrow cancer will expand the Cancer Connect phone support program, enabling people to speak to trained volunteers with similar experiences.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/new-support-for-blood-cancer-patients.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Welcome new report aims at cutting smoking rates to 9% or less by 2020]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/new-rep08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Raising the price of cigarettes and increasing public education campaigns about smoking are priority actions needed to reduce the toll of tobacco, according to a new report.]]>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/new-rep08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Sexuality and intimacy focus of Cancer Council forum]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/sexuality_focus_of_cancer_coun.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Adjusting to sexual and intimate changes after cancer will be the focus of a free Cancer Council forum to be held in Melbourne on Wednesday October 29. 
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			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sexuality_focus_of_cancer_coun.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Don't get burnt - get SunSmart!]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/sunsmart-08-burnt.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With the start of daylight savings we're encouraging Victorians to check the SunSmart UV Alert daily before planning outdoor activities to ensure you protect your skin.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-08-burnt.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Website launched to support Australia’s 130,000 breast cancer survivors]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/breast-spp-web-launched08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[About 130,000 breast cancer survivors in Australia are facing the challenge of life after breast cancer. Today a new website has been launched to provide support on the journey.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breast-spp-web-launched08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer survivor rallies girlfriends for cancer fight]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/storyofthemonthgirlsnightin.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Women from across Victoria will get together this October to catch up on the gossip, to celebrate friendships, and to raise funds to fight women’s cancers through the Cancer Council’s Girls Night In. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/storyofthemonthgirlsnightin.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Get online to help save women's lives]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-rel-october08/girlsnightoctober.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With thousands of Victorian women getting together this month for The Cancer Council Victoria's Girls Night In, Baw Baw resident Kayla Henry is urging other women to help raise over $1 million to defeat women's cancers.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girlsnightoctober.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free Cancer Council seminars in Ballarat and Ararat]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/sem-ball-ar-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer has touched the lives of many in the Ballarat and Ararat communities. We're holding free seminars in each city to discuss cancer issues affecting the local residents.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sem-ball-ar-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free forum in Mildura: When Cancer Won't Go Away ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/free_advanced_cancer_forum_mil.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a Cancer Council forum to be held in Mildura on Saturday 18 October.

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			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free_advanced_cancer_forum_mil.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Key health groups call for review of self-regulated advertising]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/jimbeamad-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A Jim Beam television advertisement ‘The Stalker' has been pulled from the airwaves after a complaint by key health agencies was upheld by the Advertising Standards Board (ASB).]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/jimbeamad-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Local residents seize the opportunity to shine at the Arts Awards Exhibition in Ballarat]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/ballaratartsawards.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Artwork by Ballarat residents, Casey McIntosh and Petera Clamp, have been selected for exhibition in The Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards 2008, and will be on display in a free public exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat from 11 October to 2 November. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ballaratartsawards.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cantonese cancer update: 4 October]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/cantonese-cancer-update-oct-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cantonese people affected by cancer are encouraged to attend a free Living with Cancer Education Program at the Western Hospital on Saturday 4 October. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cantonese-cancer-update-oct-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Apply for Postdoctoral Cancer Research Fellowships &amp; Postgraduate Cancer Research Scholarships]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/rmu-applications-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Two postdoctoral fellowships (applications close 3 October) and 4 postgraduate scholarships (1 medical and 3 science - closing 3 November) will be awarded to start January 2009.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/rmu-applications-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[SunSmart gives Victorians something to sing about - from September there are 5 things to remember!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/sunsmart-song-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Slip! Slop!Slap! - the catchy slogan that's been the backbone of SunSmart's sun protection campaigns has been updated to include 2 new activities - Seek! and Slide!]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-song-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Research shows Darebin women using Cancer Council support service]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/girlsnightininoctober.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Latest statistics from The Cancer Council Victoria show that in the past year 77% of Darebin residents seeking information and support from the Cancer Council Helpline were women, and 23% of these calls related to women’s cancers.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girlsnightininoctober.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Wyndham wins award at Relay For Life State Conference]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/wyndhamrelayforlife.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Wyndham’s reputation for being generous and supportive is growing with the local community receiving recognition from The Cancer Council Victoria at the recent Relay For Life State Conference.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wyndhamrelayforlife.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Show your support for Victoria's proposed tobacco reforms]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/tob-reforms-vic-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Victorian Government is proposing new tobacco reforms. Take a moment to voice your support online and help protect kids from the harms of tobacco.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tob-reforms-vic-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council proud of Melbourne Awards finalist]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-sep-08/cancer_council_proud_of_melbou.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Dr Amanda Hordern of the Cancer Council Victoria has been honoured for her work to cancer services at the Melbourne Town Hall as part of the Melbourne Awards.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer_council_proud_of_melbou.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[OPC calls for national approach to junk food advertising]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/opc-national-junk-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) today applauded the South Australian and Queensland governments for their leadership in considering ways to protect young people from junk food advertising.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc-national-junk-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[ACMA’s children's TV standards fail to provide protection]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/acma-tv-ads-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As childhood obesity continues to escalate in Australia, the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has condemned new draft Children's Television Standards for failing to adequately protect the children.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/acma-tv-ads-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australian to lead the world in cancer fight]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/hill-uicc-pres.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Professor David Hill, Director of The Cancer Council Victoria, will begin his role as President of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) on 27 August 2008 at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/hill-uicc-pres.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Inspired Italian community digs deep to raise over $12,400]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/specialeffortstory.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Nearly 400 Italian residents of the City of Wyndham showed their community spirit at a fundraising event for The Cancer Council Victoria that raised over $12,400 for the fight against cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/specialeffortstory.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Global survey highlights the need for cancer prevention campaigns to correct misbeliefs]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/uicc_global_survey.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[GENEVA, Switzerland – Many people hold mistaken beliefs about what causes cancer, tending to inflate the threat from environmental factors and minimising the hazards of behaviours well established as cancer risk factors.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/uicc_global_survey.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Major US report concludes tobacco promotion and advertising increases tobacco use]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/tob-use-report08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new report released in the United States has concluded tobacco promotion and advertising causes increased tobacco use and depictions of smoking in movies can prompt youths to smoke.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tob-use-report08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Today is Daffodil Day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/daffodildaytoday.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With over 300,000 Victorians diagnosed with cancer since Daffodil Day began 15 years ago, we urge you to buy a daffodil on Friday 22 August, and send a message of hope.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/daffodildaytoday.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Health groups welcome Vic Government’s 5-year tobacco plan]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/5-year-tobacco-plan.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Peak health groups have nominated removing cigarettes from shop displays and extending smokefree areas to cars as keys to the Victorian Government's new 5-year tobacco strategy.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/5-year-tobacco-plan.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Shades of Glory: Entries sought for SunSmart awards]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/sunsmart-shade-awards-call-for-entries.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The search is on to find Victoria’s best shade initiative in the 2008 SunSmart Shade Awards. For the first time, workplaces, sports clubs, schools, childhood centres and local government can enter.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart-shade-awards-call-for-entries.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Vietnamese breast cancer update]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/vietnamese_breast_cancer_updat.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Vietnamese women affected by breast cancer and their family and friends are encouraged to attend a free Living with Cancer Education Program at the Western Hospital on Tuesday 26 August. 
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			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vietnamese_breast_cancer_updat.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Greek cancer update: 29 August]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/greek_cancer_update_august_08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Greek people affected by cancer are encouraged to attend a free Living with Cancer Education Program at the Austin Hospital on Friday 29 August. 

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			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/greek_cancer_update_august_08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Urgent call for Family Cancer Connect volunteers]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/urgent_call_for_cancer_connect.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We need volunteers who have cared for a family member or friend with cancer to support others through the Family Cancer Connect program - a telephone peer support service.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/urgent_call_for_cancer_connect.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Study suggests graphic health warnings on cigarettes may reduce teen smoking]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/health-warnings-teen-smoking08b.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Graphic health warnings on cigarettes may lower teenagers' intentions to smoke, according to a new study looking at the smoking uptake of over 4,000 Australian school students.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/health-warnings-teen-smoking08b.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Daffodil Day celebrates 15 years]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/daffodildaycelebrates15years.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With over 300,000 Victorians diagnosed with cancer since Daffodil Day began 15 years ago, The Cancer Council Victoria is urging people to buy a daffodil on Friday 22 August, and send a message of hope to all those affected. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/daffodildaycelebrates15years.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Help celebrate 15 years of Daffodil Day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/august-08-media-releases/helpcelebratedaffodilday.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Daffodil Day is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Friday 22 August and it's all about hope - hope that one day we'll win the fight. In August, almost 9,000 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer, so events like Daffodil Day are essential.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/helpcelebratedaffodilday.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Sale gets cancer update]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/sale_roadshow_cancer_update.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria will host a free cancer seminar for Sale residents on Friday 8 August informing the community how to reduce their risk of cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sale_roadshow_cancer_update.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[NSW to introduce Australia’s toughest smoking laws: Quit urges Vic Gov to follow]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/tough_new_smoking_laws_nsw.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[NSW is cracking down on the tobacco industry, announcing today the introduction of tough new laws to reduce smoking, including a complete ban on the display of cigarettes in shops.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tough_new_smoking_laws_nsw.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Relay For Life is coming to City of Yarra]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/rfl_city_of_yarra.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[City of Yarra residents are counting down to Saturday 13 November and what local organisers hope will be one of the biggest fundraising events the area has seen – The Cancer Council Victoria’s Relay For Life.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/rfl_city_of_yarra.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Fertility, sexuality and cancer: Free health professionals seminar]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/fertilitysexualitycancerreleas.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council will hold a free Fertility, Sexuality and Cancer seminar for health professionals in Tasmania on Monday, 4 August. Doreen Akkerman AM will join Dr Kate Stern from the Royal Women’s Hospital to discuss sexuality and fertility issues after cancer.

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			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/fertilitysexualitycancerreleas.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Breast awareness and screening as essential as ever]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/breast-screening-essential.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A review of research into the effectiveness of breast self-examination has prompted The Cancer Council Victoria to remind women of the importance of screening and breast awareness.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breast-screening-essential.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Last chance for local sports clubs to join Call To Arms]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/calltoarmsmediarelease.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Time is running out for local sporting clubs to join the 470 Victorian clubs that have already registered for The Cancer Council Victoria’s Call To Arms event to fight back against cancer in men. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/calltoarmsmediarelease.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Getting the jump on a healthy lifestyle]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/move-play-go-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A recent survey of 3,000 parents reported that one third of children were not reaching the recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes a day.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/move-play-go-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Quit slams QANTAS for tobacco promotion]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/quit-slams-qantas-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[QANTAS has reintroduced in-flight tobacco sales, despite a decision made 10 years ago to remove cigarettes from onboard, duty-free sales.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-slams-qantas-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Volunteers needed for Clash For Cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/volunteers-clash-cancer-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We need volunteers for the Clash For Cancer - the AFL match between the Bombers and Demons on Saturday 2nd August at the MCG.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/volunteers-clash-cancer-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Young celebs rally to fight cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/daffodilballmediarelease.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Carrie Bickmore and a host of Melbourne celebrities will put the glamour back into fundraising when they launch The Cancer Council Victoria’s 2008 Daffodil Ball at the Albert Park Hotel at 7pm on Tuesday 22 July.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/daffodilballmediarelease.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Giving Indigenous Australians a fair go in the fight against cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/naidoc-week-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[During NAIDOC week, The Cancer Council Victoria will be raising awareness of the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/naidoc-week-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free forum: Coping with advanced cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/advanced_cancer_forum_july.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special Cancer Council forum to be held at the Immanuel Health Services in Brunswick East on Saturday 26 July.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/advanced_cancer_forum_july.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Free Cancer Council seminar coming to Sale]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/regional_seminar_sale.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer has touched the lives of many in the Shire of Wellington with around 200 people diagnosed with cancer each year.

The local community is invited to attend a free seminar that The Cancer Council Victoria is holding to discuss how we are leading the fight against cancer.
]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/regional_seminar_sale.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Hume residents needed this Daffodil Day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/humeresidentsneededfordaffodil.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With the 15th anniversary of Daffodil Day just around the corner, The Cancer Council Victoria is urging Hume locals to join Margaret Vidler and volunteer this Daffodil Day to help the fight against cancer. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/humeresidentsneededfordaffodil.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Sharp decline in solariums shows impact of new legislation]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/sharp-decline-solariums-legislation.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Data released by the Victorian Government shows a staggering 29% decrease in the number of sites with a tanning unit, and a 19% decrease in the number of licensed tanning units.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sharp-decline-solariums-legislation.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Health experts call on alcohol industry to do its bit]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/alcohol-ind-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A coalition of health agencies has called on the major alcohol companies to take greater responsibility for the problems caused by alcohol misuse.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alcohol-ind-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Mill Park Soccer Club joins the fight]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/call-to-arms.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Mill Park Soccer Club has become the first club in Whittlesea City Council to join The Council Victoria’s 2008 Call To Arms event to tackle local men’s toughest opponent - cancer. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/call-to-arms.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Family Cancer Connect volunteers urgently needed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/cancer-connect-vols-needed.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[We urgently need volunteers who've cared for a partner, family member or close friend with cancer to provide phone support to others going through a similar experience.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-connect-vols-needed.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Breast care nurse program thriving]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/july08-media-releases/breast-care-nurse-thriving.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Breast cancer care has come a long way thanks to the efforts of people like Dr Amanda Hordern who developed the 1st tertiary Distance Education Program for Breast Care Nurses 10 years ago.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/breast-care-nurse-thriving.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Significant numbers have quit or reduced smoking due to smokefree bars and clubs]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/smokefree-bars-year-anniv08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A startling 4 out of 10 recent quitters have said smokefree bars and clubs helped them quit, according to new research released by The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/smokefree-bars-year-anniv08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[What you don't know about bowel cancer can hurt you]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/bowel-survey-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New research shows dangerous levels of ignorance about bowel cancer among Victorians aged 50 to 75. Over 1/3 had never heard of a faecal occult blood test (FOBT).]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bowel-survey-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Quit calls for removal of cigarette displays in shops]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/remove-cigarettes-shops.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Data released today shows more than 9 out of 10 smokers never decide which cigarettes to buy based on displays in shops, prompting a call for cigarette displays to be removed.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/remove-cigarettes-shops.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Moonee Valley resident shines in Arts Awards]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/artsawards08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A creation by Moonee Valley resident, Annette Sax, has been selected for our 2008 Arts Awards exhibition at Gallery 15@15W in Melbourne from Saturday 19 July.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/artsawards08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[North Ballarat Football Club kicks goals for kids]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/ballarat-kids-kick-goals08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Local sports heroes from the North Ballarat Football Club will promote healthy eating and physical activity for kids by becoming local champions of the Kids - Go for your life Program.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ballarat-kids-kick-goals08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[What is it like to hear ‘you have cancer’?]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/daff-day-story-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[To celebrate Daffodil Day's 15th year, we are calling on people living in Victoria to share their cancer stories and provide hope to those affected by cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/daff-day-story-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Get ready, the girls are coming this October!]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/girls-coming-october.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha may be back in your lives on the big screen, but there's a different group of girls coming to your house this October of a Girls Night In.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girls-coming-october.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australian-led study shows cigarette prices and anti-smoking ads most effective in reducing smoking]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/australian-led-study.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Increases in the real price of cigarettes and mass media campaigns are crucial to reducing smoking rates, according to a new Australian study published today in the American Journal of Public Health.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/australian-led-study.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Data shows jump in Victorians going to bars and clubs in wake of smoking ban]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/jump-in-vics-going-to-bars08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New research has revealed that patronage of bars is likely to have increased by almost 10% since the introduction of smokefree laws in Victoria in July last year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/jump-in-vics-going-to-bars08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[President Peter Griffin, AM, on Queen's Birthday Honours List]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/peter-griffin-aus-day-award.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[President of The Cancer Council Victoria, Peter John Griffin AM, has been honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia on the 2008 Queen's Birthday honours list.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/peter-griffin-aus-day-award.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Limited time left for free cancer vaccine]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/limited-time-free-vaccine.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Elders, parents, aunties and uncles are being encouraged to spread the word about the free cervical cancer vaccine to young girls and women in their communities - time is running out.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/limited-time-free-vaccine.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Volunteers urgently needed for telephone support]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/vols_needed_phone_support.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Volunteers are urgently needed to join our telephone peer support service, Cancer Connect, linking those affected by cancer with trained volunteers who have had similar experiences.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vols_needed_phone_support.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Five things every man should know about cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/every-man-should-know.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[To mark International Men's Health Week (9-15 June), The Cancer Council Victoria has put together a top five of need-to-know cancer facts for men.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/every-man-should-know.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free cancer survivor forums in Albury/Wodonga]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/wodonga-survivors-forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Coping with life after cancer treatment will be the focus of two special forums to be held at Mirambeena Community Centre, Martha Mews, Lavington on Thursday, 26 June.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wodonga-survivors-forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer, wellbeing and relationships: Free seminar in Bairnsdale]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/bairnsdale-forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The University of the Third Age (U3A) will hold a special community seminar at the Bairnsdale RSL on Monday, 23 June.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bairnsdale-forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free Cancer Seminar for Berwick]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/free-berwick-seminar.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria will hold a free cancer seminar in Berwick on Thursday,12 June.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free-berwick-seminar.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council urges everyone over 50 to take a seat for Bowel Cancer Awareness Week]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/take-a-seat.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[It's Bowel Cancer Awareness Week (8-15 June) and the Cancer Council Victoria is calling on all eligible men and women over 50 to screen for bowel cancer as part of the Australian government's expanded National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/take-a-seat.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Sports clubs fight back]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/sports-clubs-fight-back.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victorian sportsmen are urged to band together with their mates this July to tackle their toughest opponent yet - cancer. Sportsmen can fight back by joining our Call To Arms.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sports-clubs-fight-back.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Women unaware cervical cancer linked to sexually transmitted virus]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/women-unaware-hpv-virus08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Alarming new data shows almost 50% of Victorian women don't know what causes cervical cancer. Only one in 10 are aware it's almost always caused by the human papilloma virus.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/women-unaware-hpv-virus08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Positive thinking does not improve breast cancer survival]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/june-08-media-release/positive-think-breast-cancer-survival.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The state of mind of women with breast cancer has no influence on their chance of having a recurrence or survival, according to an Australian study presented in Chicago this week.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/positive-think-breast-cancer-survival.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free forum during bowel cancer awareness week]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/albury-bowel-forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria, Border Cancer Collaboration and Upper Hume Community Health Service will host a free forum on bowel cancer in  Albury-Wodonga during June.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/albury-bowel-forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Chiltern kids celebrate healthy choices]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/chiltern-kids-go-for-life08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Kids Go For Your Life congratulates Chiltern and District Preschool, Chiltern Primary School and St Joseph's Primary School for making healthy eating and physical activity a priority.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/chiltern-kids-go-for-life08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cycle Eastlink Highway to raise funds]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/east-link-ride08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[EastLink is a new highway between Ringwood and Frankston opening on 29 June. This is your chance to cycle it without a car in sight and raise funds for The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/east-link-ride08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Support needed for vital cancer research]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/support-needed-cancer-research08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With the ability to fund only 1 in 5 cancer research applications received, we're calling on generous Victorians to dig deep and help us increase the amount of research we support.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/support-needed-cancer-research08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Think Pink Ball is here again]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/think-pink-ball-again08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The popular Think Pink Ball is on this Saturday 24 May. The masquerade fundraising ball directs at least 50% of profits to support cancer patients and provides a great night out.]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/think-pink-ball-again08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council applauds historic warning on alcohol-based energy drinks]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/alc-energy-drink-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed today's warning by the Victorian Consumer Affairs Minister, Tony Robinson, on the dangers of ready-to-drink alcohol-based energy drinks.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/alc-energy-drink-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Advertising campaign to raise awareness of cancer support services]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/ball-corp-campaign-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria will launch an awareness campaign in Western Victoria today, which aims to alert people affected by cancer to the support services they can access.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/ball-corp-campaign-08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Pollies support Australia's Biggest Morning Tea]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/pollies-support-abmt08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Federal politicians gathered at Parliament House in Canberra today to take part in one of the largest fund-raising events in the country - Australia's Biggest Morning Tea.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pollies-support-abmt08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Government’s $87m bowel cancer screening plan welcomed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/govt-87m-bowel-screening-welcome.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Rudd Government's $87 million budget commitment to screen all Australians aged 50, 55 and 65 for bowel cancer is a welcome step, Cancer Council Australia said today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/govt-87m-bowel-screening-welcome.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Free cancer information at Bayside libraries]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/free-cancer-info-bayside-libraries.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Free cancer information is now available at Bayside libraries. Statistics show more than 600 people are diagnosed with cancer in the City of Bayside each year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free-cancer-info-bayside-libraries.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[It’s May, so put your sun hats away, says SunSmart]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/may-put-your-hats-away08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victorians can shed their hats and sunscreen during May and over winter, without worrying too much about the risk of skin cancer, according to the SunSmart program.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/may-put-your-hats-away08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Brew a cuppa in May]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-may-2008/abmt-brew-cuppa-may08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[May marks the start of Australia's Biggest Morning Tea month, so why not get involved and register your own event today?]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/abmt-brew-cuppa-may08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Free forum in Northcote: coping with advanced cancer]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/northcote-advanced-cancer-forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special Cancer Council forum to be held at the Northcote Town Hall on Saturday, May 17.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/northcote-advanced-cancer-forum.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Last chance to make your cuppa count]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/chance-make-cuppa-count.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[May marks the start of Australia's Biggest Morning Tea month, and Casey residents will be putting their kettles on and baking up a storm to support Australians diagnosed with cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/chance-make-cuppa-count.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council provides special support for carers]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/carers_forum_08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Unpaid carers, family and friends of people with cancer are urged to attend the Cancer Council’s first Carer’s Forum on Saturday May 10, 2008.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/carers_forum_08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Plant Fruit and Veg in Your Lunchbox]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/fruit_veg_week_08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Fruit + Veg Week, from Monday 28 April, marks a celebration of fruit and vegetables, and the launch of a campaign to have kids and parents plant healthy fruit and veg in lunchboxes.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/fruit_veg_week_08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Free Cancer Council seminar coming to Mildura]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/mildura_roadshow.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria will hold a free cancer seminar in Mildura on Friday 23 May between 10am and 12.30pm at Mildura Grand, Seventh Street, Mildura.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/mildura_roadshow.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[International experts at National Breast Care Nurses Conference]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/experts-national-breast-nurse-conf.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Leading Texan Breast Care Nurse, Ms Anita Broxson, will be keynote speaker at the 10th National Breast Care Nurses Conference in Fremantle, on May 1 and 2, 2008.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/experts-national-breast-nurse-conf.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Students create a giant stir]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/abmt-students-giant-stir.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australia's Biggest Morning Tea is here again, and this year we are adding a fantastic new schools competition to encourage young Victorians to get involved in the fight against cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/abmt-students-giant-stir.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[FREE sexuality and cancer forum: Mildura]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/sex-cancer-forum-mildura.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Sexuality and intimacy after cancer treatment will be the focus of a special forum to be held at the Sunraysia Cancer Resource Centre in Mildura on Friday, 18 April 2008.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sex-cancer-forum-mildura.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Locals benefit from cancer support]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/locals-cancer-support08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[In 2007 there were 1910 calls to the Cancer Information and Support Service from people in Greater Geelong and 43 locals used the Cancer Connect phone peer support program.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/locals-cancer-support08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Pap tests by credentialled nurses double in a decade]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/pap-tests-double-in-decade.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Data from the Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry shows the number of Pap tests conducted by nurses has doubled over the last 10 years, highlighting their integral role in cervical cancer prevention.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pap-tests-double-in-decade.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Music lovers unite for a good cause]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/media-april-2008/polester-records-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Polyester Records in Fitzroy joined with local and international comedians to host a CDs for Cancer Research Day on 5 April, raising over $2000 for The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/polester-records-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[A break to fix cancer ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/break-to-fix-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A Victorian is diagnosed with cancer every 22 minutes - around the length of an average coffee break.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/break-to-fix-cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Geelong hosts weary runner on his way to Portland]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/brewster_run_geelong.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Geelong will host inspirational Victorian, Shaun Brewster, as he arrives in Geelong on his quest to run from Melbourne to Portland and raise $10,000 for The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/brewster_run_geelong.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[OPC backs Brumby's obesity plan but practical measures need addressing]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/opc-backs-brumby-obesity-plan.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has applauded the Victorian state government's plan to screen Victoria's 2.6 million workers in a bid to reduce rates of obesity, but called on the Brumby government to also address the drivers of the problem.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc-backs-brumby-obesity-plan.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Calling health professionals to facilitate cancer support program ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/calling-health-pros-lwcep08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council is calling for oncology health professionals to facilitate the Living with Cancer Education Program for cancer patients and their families and friends.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/calling-health-pros-lwcep08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Darebin students create a giant stir]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/darebin-students-stir08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australia's Biggest Morning Tea is here again, this year the schools competition is on the hunt for the biggest, brightest, and best teacup.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/darebin-students-stir08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Warning against panic prostate testing after Sam Newman surgery ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/prostate_cancer_08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[In the wake of publicity surrounding coverage of Sam Newman’s prostate cancer surgery on Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes, The Cancer Council Victoria is appealing to men to talk to their doctor before having a prostate cancer test.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostate_cancer_08.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Latest figures show melanoma at highest level ever in Victoria]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/melanoma_highest_figures.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New figures from The Cancer Council Victoria show that the number of Victorians affected by melanoma is at the highest level ever.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/melanoma_highest_figures.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[A cancer nurse talks about supporting Victorians]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/march-2008-media-releases/cancer-nurse-talks.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As a cancer nurse with more than 20 years experience, Suzi Grogan knows how critical it is for people affected by cancer to receive information and support. She began working on the Cancer Council Helpline 15 years ago and describes the Helpline as an important service that helps people deal with concerns about cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-nurse-talks.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Quit Victoria backs Rudd's plan to reform political donations]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/quit-backs-rudd-donation-reform.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[News the Rudd Government is planning to reform political donation laws has been welcomed by Quit, who are concerned about the political influence of powerful tobacco companies.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit-backs-rudd-donation-reform.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Brisbane to host international breast cancer conference]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/bris-int-breast-cancer-conf.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[In May 2009 more than 600 breast cancer survivors and experts from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and America will converge on Queensland for a Breast Cancer Support Conference.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bris-int-breast-cancer-conf.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Carer volunteer service in for a boost]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/carer-vol-service-for-boost.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria is calling on generous Victorians to help support the thousands of local residents caring for a friend or relative with cancer by donating to the Family Cancer Connect Appeal.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/carer-vol-service-for-boost.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free forum in Melbourne: coping with advanced cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/free-forum-coping-adv-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special forum to be held at The Cancer Council Victoria on Wednesday, March 12.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free-forum-coping-adv-cancer.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New report on smoking rates reveal less Victorians lighting up]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/less-vics-smoking-08.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Smoking rates in Victoria have dropped by almost 20% in the last ten years, according to research released today by The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/less-vics-smoking-08.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Farewell to a legendary supporter]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/farwell-legend-supporter.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[It is with great sadness that The Cancer Council Victoria staff and supporters learned of the passing of one of our passionate volunteers, Mr Laurie Gillham.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/farwell-legend-supporter.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Graphic new TV campaign spotlights smoking and lung cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/quit_tv_bronchoscopy_launched.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Smokers will be confronted with a graphic warning about their habit this weekend, with a new campaign highlighting the very poor prognosis for anyone diagnosed with lung cancer hitting TV screens from Sunday.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/quit_tv_bronchoscopy_launched.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Seven new prostate cancer genes identified]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/7-new-prostate-cancer-genes.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Australian researchers have contributed to an international study led by UK scientists that has found and confirmed seven new sites in the human genome that are linked to men's risk of developing prostate cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/7-new-prostate-cancer-genes.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free forum in Sale: coping with advanced cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/advanced_cancer_forum_sale.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special forum to be held at Central Health Gippsland Services on Wednesday, March 5.

]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/advanced_cancer_forum_sale.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[FREE forum: Building sexual confidence after cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/sex-cancer-forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to rebuild sexual confidence after cancer treatment will be the focus of a special forum to be held at The Cancer Council Victoria on Monday, February 25.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sex-cancer-forum.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Quit calls for state ban on smoking in cars with kids]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/wcd_smoking_in_cars.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Quit has renewed calls for Victoria to follow the lead of Tasmania and South Australia and ban smoking in cars when children are present.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wcd_smoking_in_cars.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Calls for nationwide ban on smoking in cars with children]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/wcd_tcca.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Urgent action was needed in the form of a nationwide ban to stop children being exposed to toxic cigarette smoke in cars, The Cancer Council Australia said today (World Cancer Day - Feb 4).]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wcd_tcca.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New solarium regulations welcome, but many still ignorant of risk]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/february_2008/new-solarium-regulations.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[As Victoria becomes the first state to crack down on the solarium industry with new regulations, research has found that some Victorians are still ignorant about the risks of solarium use.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/new-solarium-regulations.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[World Cancer Day and smoke-free environments for children]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/world-cancer-day.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Monday 4 February 2008 is World Cancer Day and to mark the occasion the UICC is launching a campaign to promote smoke-free environments for children. Add your voice to the chorus!]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/world-cancer-day.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[FREE forum in Melton]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/living_well_after_a_cancer_dia.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well after a cancer diagnosis will be the focus of a special forum to be held at the Melton Shire Council Civic Centre on Tuesday February 12.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/living_well_after_a_cancer_dia.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Sex hormones unrelated to prostate cancer risk]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/prostate_cancer_risk.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Sex hormones circulating in the blood do not appear to be associated with prostate cancer risk, according to data from 18 prior studies. The analysis will be published online January 29 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostate_cancer_risk.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Remote patient travel support to test new government]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/remote-travel-support-test-new-gov.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A commitment to fix remote patient travel and accommodation schemes must be factored into the 2008-09 Federal Budget if the Rudd Government is to make real progress on improving rural health outcomes, The Cancer Council Australia said today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/remote-travel-support-test-new-gov.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Men's health at risk from iron overload]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/men-health-risk-iron-overload.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A common hereditary disorder affecting 100,000 Australians is 30 times more likely to cause serious complications in men than women, according to new research from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The University of Melbourne and The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/men-health-risk-iron-overload.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Genetic tests deliver better cancer risk management]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/kelly_phillips_research.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[About 50% of women found not to be at high risk for cancer continue to over-use mammography even 3 years after they learn the good news about their genetic test result, new research shows.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/kelly_phillips_research.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Seymour cancer survivor seeks local Relay For Life support]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/seymour-survivor-seeks-rfl-support.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer survivor Margot Green is urging local Seymour residents to support Relay For Life by attending a Public Meeting on Monday 21 January. "As someone who may now be facing cancer for the 2nd time, I understand just how important it is to know you can call on your friends and neighbours," she said.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/seymour-survivor-seeks-rfl-support.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Call for 2008 Arts Awards entries]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/call_for_entries_arts_awards.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Entries for the Cancer Council Arts Awards will close on April 4 so don't delay if you want the chance to share your cancer experiences creatively through art, writing and film.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/call_for_entries_arts_awards.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council backs federal government skin cancer campaign]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2008-media-releases/january-2008/council-backs-fed-gov-skin-cancer-campaign.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Australia has welcomed the federal government's new skin cancer awareness campaign. CEO Professor Ian Olver, said almost all cases of skin cancer could be prevented by appropriate sun protection, yet 1600 Australians died from the disease every year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2008</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/council-backs-fed-gov-skin-cancer-campaign.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Lindy Burns shares the Love]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/november_2007/lindyburns_abradio.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[ABC radio presenter Lindy Burns has been volunteering her time with the Cancer Council to prepare for the station's 'Day of Love' on 30 November.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/lindyburns_abradio.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australian led, world-first study dismantles tobacco industry myth]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/november_2007/world_first_study_dismantles_vital_tobacco_industry_myth.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A world-first study led by Australian researchers has blown the lid on the tobacco industry myth that cigarette pack displays in the retail environment are harmless.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/world_first_study_dismantles_vital_tobacco_industry_myth.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free forum helps people with advanced cancer live well]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/november_2007/free_cancer_forum_for_people_with_advanced_cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special forum to be held at The Cancer Council Victoria on 1 December 2007.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/free_cancer_forum_for_people_with_advanced_cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New campaign warns of the dangers of solarium use]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/november_2007/solarium_campaign.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With new regulations for solariums to come into effect soon, Victorians will be warned about the dangers of solarium use with the launch of a campaign by Health Minister, Daniel Andrews.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/solarium_campaign.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Relay For Life sparks into action]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/november_2007/relay_for_life_sparks_into_action.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Relay For Life excitement is gripping Victoria again, with communities across the state getting ready to pound the pavement once more in the name of cancer research.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/relay_for_life_sparks_into_action.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Mornington Peninsula men band together]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/november_2007/morn_pen_band_together.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[On 12 September 2007, the Mornington Peninsula community came together for a Sportsmen for Men’s Health dinner at the Mornington Racecourse to encourage locals to be health conscious.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/morn_pen_band_together.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[National Cancer Prevention Policy]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/national-cancer-prevention-policy.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Australia has released a new national policy document on cancer prevention and how Australia can reduce the estimated 106,000 new cases diagnosed each year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/national-cancer-prevention-policy.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[The nation's biggest killer should be election issue]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/2007-federal-election-issues.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Australia today released its federal election priorities, calling on all parliamentarians to do more to reduce the impact of the nation's biggest killer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/2007-federal-election-issues.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Data capture software IP donated in goodwill gesture]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/contro_donation.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Software capturing data for gynaecological tumours developed for use at the Royal Woman’s Hospital has been donated to the Cancer Council Victoria as a gesture by the developers.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/contro_donation.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free prostate cancer forum for family, carers and friends]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/prostate_cancer_forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Family, carers and friends of men with prostate cancer are urged to attend a free forum on Wednesday 31 October 2007 at the Beaumaris Library. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostate_cancer_forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Health professionals needed to facilitate cancer program ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/living_with_cancer_forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Health professionals are encouraged to attend a Living With Cancer Education Program Facilitator Training Course on the 14 and 15 November. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/living_with_cancer_forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Secondary schools urged to save students from skin cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/secondary_schools_students_skin_cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With melanoma the most common cancer in young people aged 12-24, secondary schools are being encouraged to improve sun protection and reduce the risk for students and staff.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/secondary_schools_students_skin_cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Serviced Apartment for Sale - Proceeds to Help Fight Cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/bentleigh_appt_4_sale.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A 1-bedroom, serviced apartment in a premier retirement village is for sale with proceeds to benefit both the Cancer Council Victoria and The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bentleigh_appt_4_sale.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Geelong residents affected by cancer urged to call Helpline]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/geelong_urged_to_call_helpline.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging Geelong residents affected by cancer to call 13 11 20. Statistics show almost 1000 Greater Geelong residents are diagnosed each year.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/geelong_urged_to_call_helpline.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Special forum helps people affected by advanced cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/advanced_cancer_forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special forum at the Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre on 13 October 2007.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/advanced_cancer_forum.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[McDonalds scores a hat trick in the Parents Jury's Ad Awards]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/parents_jury_awards_07.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Parents have expressed their objection to McDonalds Happy Meal ads for the 3rd year running at the 3rd annual Children’s TV Food Advertising Awards conducted by the Parents Jury.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/parents_jury_awards_07.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Shepparton welcomes The Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/shepparton_art_awards.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[An artwork by 9 year-old Kialla resident James Curnow will be part of the Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards Exhibition, at the Shepparton Art Gallery from 4–28 October, 2007.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/shepparton_art_awards.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Women rally for girlfriends in need]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/women_rally_for_girls_in_need.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Nearly 350 Victorian women will be diagnosed with breast or gynaecological cancers in October 2007, so women are urged to show their support by registering for Girls Night In.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/women_rally_for_girls_in_need.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Men are putting themselves at greater risk of bowel cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/october_2007/men_at_big_risk_bowel_cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Men are putting lives at risk by not participating in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. The national register shows a disparity between numbers of men and women screening.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/men_at_big_risk_bowel_cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Spend the night in with the girls]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/girls_night_in_07.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Girls Night In is fast approaching and Melany Spaull knows only too well what is involved. Melany is hosting her 3rd night this year, expected to be the biggest and best yet.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/girls_night_in_07.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Free Vietnamese breast cancer information session]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/vietnamese_breast_cancer_seminar.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Vietnamese people with breast cancer are encouraged to attend a free Living with Cancer Education Program at Western Hospital on Tuesday 9 October. 

]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vietnamese_breast_cancer_seminar.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Tuxedo Junction raises $75, 000]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/tuxedo_junction.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[When Kate Bonser handed over a cheque for $75,000, she didn’t realise what an emotional experience it would be. She was part of the team organising the gala ball, Tuxedo Junction.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tuxedo_junction.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Don’t Just Sit There – get a Pap test]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/papscreen_sotm.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[PapScreen Victoria is running an advertising campaign reminding women aged between 18 and 69 to have regular two-yearly Pap tests, even if they’ve had the cervical cancer vaccine. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/papscreen_sotm.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Pap tests or vaccine? Campaign explains]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/pap_test_or_vaccine.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A mass advertising campaign beginning September 9 urges women to continue having Pap tests, despite the new cervical cancer vaccine. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pap_test_or_vaccine.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Obesity experts join forces and propose GST for sugary breakfast cereals]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/obesity_experts_join_forces.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new coalition of leading health experts is calling for urgent government action to stem the escalating rates of overweight and obesity in children.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 9 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/obesity_experts_join_forces.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Volunteers needed for cancer support in Mildura]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/volunteers_cancer_support_mildura.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Volunteers are needed to join the Cancer Connect support program. In partnership with Sunraysia Cancer Resources, we're looking to pilot an expansion of this service in Mildura.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 7 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/volunteers_cancer_support_mildura.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Prostate cancer questions answered in special call-in]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/prostate_cancer_call_in_lnmr.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer specialists will staff phones at the Cancer Council Helpline on Thursday September 13, between 6pm and 9pm to answer questions about prostate cancer. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostate_cancer_call_in_lnmr.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Local girls get together for women in need]]>
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			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_september_20071/local_girls_night_in.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With around 40 Alpine women facing a cancer diagnosis this year, The Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging local women to show their support by hosting a Girls Night In this October. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/local_girls_night_in.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Don’t be burnt – get SunSmart for Spring]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/sunsmart_in_spring.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[With UV levels already reaching a level that can cause skin damage and lead to skin cancer, Victorians are being warned not to leave their sun protection until Summer.
]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/sunsmart_in_spring.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Teen diet and exercise survey gives cause for concern]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/teen_diet_concern1.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A significant proportion of students fall short of current, national dietary and physical activity recommendations for teenagers. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/teen_diet_concern1.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Why solariums must be regulated]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/solarium_opinion_piece.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Few stories are as compelling nor as heartfelt as Clare Oliver’s. At the young age of 25, Clare has melanoma and struggled to celebrate her 26th birthday.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/solarium_opinion_piece.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[OPC calls for government regulation of food marketing to children]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/opc_government_regulation.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Obesity Policy Coalition has condemned the Advertising Standards Bureau's dismissal of a complaint against food advertisements featuring cartoon Ogre Shrek. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/opc_government_regulation.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[What’s On: Daffodil Day, Friday 24 August 2007]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/whats_on_daffodil_day_07.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Tomorrow is Daffodil Day and The Cancer Council Victoria is calling on Victorians to buy a daffodil as a symbol of hope for the 60 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every day. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/whats_on_daffodil_day_07.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Solarium regulation welcomed]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/solarium_regulations.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council has welcomed today’s announcement by Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews that solariums will be regulated in Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/solarium_regulations.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council funded researcher rewarded ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/don_metcalf_awarded.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[In April 2007, 50 years after beginning his career, Professor Don Metcalf was the first non-American given a lifetime achievement award from the American Association of Cancer Research.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/don_metcalf_awarded.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Pap tests still vital despite new cervical cancer vaccine for older women]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/pap_tests_vital_cervarix.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Women are being urged to continue with two yearly Pap tests as Cervarix – the second cervical cancer vaccine – becomes available today. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pap_tests_vital_cervarix.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Buy a daffodil for blooming good cause]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/buy_a_daffodil_for_a_blooming_good_cause.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Around 45 Moonee Valley residents are expected to be diagnosed with cancer during August, so The Cancer Council Victoria is calling on locals to buy a daffodil.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 7 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/buy_a_daffodil_for_a_blooming_good_cause.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Celebrate Daffodil Day 2007]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/celebtrate_daffodil_day_07.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Why not celebrate Daffodil Day in a field of daffodils? Janet Blainey will open her daffodil farm to the public on 24-26 August 2007 to raise funds for The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 6 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/celebtrate_daffodil_day_07.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Free cancer survivors seminar in Melbourne ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_august_2007/cancer_survivor_seminar_07.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Coping with life after cancer treatment will be the focus of a special survivors seminar to be held at The Cancer Council Victoria on 11 August 11 2007.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 6 Aug 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer_survivor_seminar_07.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Quit calls for state-wide ban on smoking in cars with children]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/smoking_in_cars.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Almost 9 out of 10 Victorian smokers think that smoking should not be allowed in cars when children are present, according to figures released today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/smoking_in_cars.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Special forum helps people affected by advanced cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/living_well_forum_0807.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special forum to be held at The Cancer Council Victoria on 4 August 2007.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/living_well_forum_0807.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Harry's cans for cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/harry-can-for-cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Harry Barnett, of Inverloch, has been recognised for his years of voluntary service. Aged 83, he regularly collects aluminium cans and passes on proceeds to support cancer research.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/harry-can-for-cancer.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Flower power: Local residents to volunteer for Daffodil Day]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/daffodil_day_volunteers_ballarat.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria is calling on Ballarat residents to join local supporter Jan Skewes in volunteering for Daffodil Day on Friday 24 August. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/daffodil_day_volunteers_ballarat.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[New focus on cancer a giant step forward]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/victorian_cancer_agency.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The announcement today of the launch of the Victorian Cancer Agency, a new State Government funded organisation, has been welcomed by The Cancer Council Victoria.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/victorian_cancer_agency.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Greek community gives $16,000 for cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/greek-community-donates.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Panarcadian Association of Melbourne - a Greek community group - has raised $16,000 to fight cancer, inspired by the fact that several members had recently faced cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/greek-community-donates.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Wurundjeri tribe honoured]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/wurundjeri_tribe_honoured.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria will celebrate NAIDOC week by launching ‘Land Acknowledgement plaques’ to show respect to the Traditional Custodians, the Wurundjeri tribe.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wurundjeri_tribe_honoured.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Knox resident selected for Arts Awards]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_july_2007/knox_resident_arts_awards1.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Work by City of Knox resident Jesse Van Den Dungen will be displayed as part of the 2007 Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards, an exhibition opening on 21 July at Gallery 15@15W.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Jul 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/knox_resident_arts_awards1.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[World-first cancer gene support program launched]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/gene_support_program_launched.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria is today launching a world-first telephone support program for people who carry genes that may increase their risk of developing cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/gene_support_program_launched.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Half of Victoria’s young adult smokers claim they will quit when bars and clubs become smokefree next weekend]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/pubs_clubs_smoking_ban.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victoria’s young adults are planning to quit smoking in droves when bars and clubs become smokefree according to new research from The Cancer Council Victoria. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/pubs_clubs_smoking_ban.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[A little ray of sunshine – but not too much – important for health]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/vitamin_d_guidelines.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New guidelines have been released today to tell Australians how much sun they need to avoid vitamin D deficiency and stay healthy without increasing their risk of skin cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/vitamin_d_guidelines.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Regional Victoria benefits from new cancer website]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/regional_victoria_benefits_from_new_cancer_website.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria has launched a new, enhanced Internet site, which is expected to provide major benefits for regional Victoria with 24 hour access to the most comprehensive and accurate cancer information. 

]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/regional_victoria_benefits_from_new_cancer_website.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[50,000 footballers to tackle cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/footballers_clash_for_cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Footy fields across the state will be awash with yellow on the weekend of 23 and 24 June, 2007, following overwhelming support for the new fundraising event, Call to Arms.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/footballers_clash_for_cancer.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Hosts Stawell Prostate and Bowel Cancer Forum]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/prostate_bowel_cancer_forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria and East Grampians Health Service are providing information at a free Bowel and Prostate Cancer Awareness Forum for people in Stawell and surrounds.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/prostate_bowel_cancer_forum.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Hosts Wangaratta Prostate and Bowel Cancer Forum]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/wangaratta_prostate_bowel_forum.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Bowel and prostate cancer are the leading forms of cancer in Victoria, accounting for around 7,500 diagnoses each year. They impact on many lives but are rarely spoken about in public.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/wangaratta_prostate_bowel_forum.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council’s Moe Volunteer Group Celebrates 20 Years]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/moe_volunteer_group.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria’s Moe Volunteer Unit is celebrating this month, having reached its 20th Anniversary.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/moe_volunteer_group.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Special AFL match to raise awareness of men's cancer issues]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/clash_for_cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Clash for Cancer, a special AFL match, sees Essendon Football Club and Melbourne Football Club meet at Telstra Dome on Friday 29 June to raise funds for The Cancer Council Victoria and awareness of men’s cancer issues. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/clash_for_cancer.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[New general practice resource to fight cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/general_practice_program.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria will provide general practitioners and their staff with new support, with the launch of our Cancer in General Practice small group learning modules.
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			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/general_practice_program.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Bright footy club joins the fight]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/call_to_arms_bright.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Football clubs from across Victoria will wear yellow armbands and donate to the Cancer Council during games on the Call to Arms weekend, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June 2007.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/call_to_arms_bright.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Cancer Council researcher receives Premier's commendation]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/robert-macinnis-commendation.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Dr Robert MacInnis, a researcher from The Cancer Council Victoria’s Health 2020 project, received a commendation from the State Government for his work in the area of obesity.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/robert-macinnis-commendation.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[One million Australians targeted in first bowel cancer screening program]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_june_2007/bowel-cancer-awareness.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Phase one of the Federal Government's National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is underway and around 1 million Australians are being encouraged to screen.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bowel-cancer-awareness.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Smoking rates fall, but there's resistance to change]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/smoking-rates-fall.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[A new report looking at tobacco use in Victoria has shown that smoking rates among  young adults (18 to 29 years) have failed to drop significantly over the last 8 years.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/smoking-rates-fall.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Bogus fundraiser in Reservoir region]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/bogus-fundraiser.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria is advising Reservoir residents to be on alert for a unapproved fundraising collector operating within the suburb. ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/bogus-fundraiser.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[World-first study of faulty genes for breast cancer ]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/world-first-genes.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council epidemiological researcher Graham Giles is part of an international team that published results of a world-first, large-scale study of faulty genes and breast cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/world-first-genes.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[Arts Awards 2007 marks a decade of reflecting on cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/arts-awards-results-2007.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Victorian residents are invited to join in The Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards 10th year celebrations.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/arts-awards-results-2007.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Geelong Relay For Life reaches $2 million]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/geelong_relay_for_life.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Geelong Relay For Life has become the first Victorian Relay For Life to raise more than $2 million, The Cancer Council Victoria announced today.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/geelong_relay_for_life.html</guid>

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				<![CDATA[$1.4 million cuppa key to cancer fight]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/million_cuppa_key_to_cancer_fight.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[There's no better excuse to put the kettle back on and take a break than Australia's Biggest Morning Tea - every cup counts in the fight against cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/million_cuppa_key_to_cancer_fight.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council Victoria welcomes ACCC win on Rana case]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/tccv_welcomes_accc_win_rana_case.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Federal Court decided yesterday that cancer cure and other claims promoted by several NuEra companies* breached the Trade Practices Act 1974.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/tccv_welcomes_accc_win_rana_case.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Cancer Council brings latest cancer information to Warrnambool]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/latest_cancer_info_to_warrnambool.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Community health professionals in Warrnambool will be armed with the latest information on cancer prevention and early detection strategies at a special Cancer Council seminar.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/latest_cancer_info_to_warrnambool.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Australia's first cancer survivors book launched]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/life-after-cancer-media.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[The Cancer Council Victoria is today launching a new publication - Life after Cancer: A Guide for Cancer Survivors. It's the first booklet of its kind in Australia.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/life-after-cancer-media.html</guid>

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			<title>
				<![CDATA[Call to Arms - Tackling Cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/call_to_arms_tackling_cancer.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Following the inaugural Clash for Cancer AFL football match, footballers of all levels around the state can don yellow armbands to support the 1 in 3 men affected by cancer.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/call_to_arms_tackling_cancer.html</guid>

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		<item>
			<title>
				<![CDATA[New evidence shows waistline linked to cancer risk]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/media_releases_may_2007/waistline-link-cancer-risk.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[New Australian research involving over 40,000 Victorians has found a direct link between waist measurement and cancer risk.    ]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Sun, 6 May 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/waistline-link-cancer-risk.html</guid>

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		<item>
			<title>
				<![CDATA[Good sex, good health; Dutch sexologist presents]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/april_2007/good_sex_good_health.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Dr Woet Gianotten is a world-renowned gynaecologist and psychotherapist with over 20 years experience in sexology. She presents a special lecture for health professionals.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/good_sex_good_health.html</guid>

		</item>
		<item>
			<title>
				<![CDATA[Special forum helps people affected by advanced cancer]]>
			</title>
			<link>
				http://www.cancervic.org.au/media/media-releases/2007_media_releases/march_2007/special_forum_helps.html
			</link>
			<description>
				<![CDATA[Learning how to live well while facing the uncertainty of advanced cancer will be the focus of a special forum at The Cancer Council Victoria on Saturday, 24 March 2007.]]>
			</description>

			<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2007</pubDate>
			
			<guid>http://www.cancervic.org.au/special_forum_helps.html</guid>

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