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Cancer Council Victoria bolsters advocacy for those impacted by heredity cancer following incorporation of Lynch Syndrome Australia

Friday 1 September 2023

Cancer Council Victoria will undertake includes hosting education and training for health professionals, promoting awareness campaigns and providing support and care to those impacted heredity cancer.

Cancer Council Victoria gets on board with Yarra Trams for a cancer-free future

Thursday 31 August 2023

Cancer Council Victoria has partnered with Yarra Trams’ operator Keolis Downer and JCDecaux for Daffodil Day 2023, a day to raise vital funds for cancer research.

Experts fear spike in liver cancer cases following decline in hepatitis testing

Thursday 27 July 2023

Cancer Council Victoria is urging the Victorian community and clinicians to push for more testing after new data from the Doherty Institute revealed 20,700 Victorians may unknowingly be living with hepatitis B, increasing their risk of liver cancer.

New data reveals concerning gap in cervical screening rates for LGBTQ+ community

Monday 5 June 2023

Cancer Council Victoria and Thorne Harbour Health have joined forces to protect LGBTQ+ Victorians with a cervix from cervical cancer, with new research finding that LGBTQ+ Australians are less likely to participate in cervical screening than non-LGBTQ+ Australians.

New data shows Australian teen smoking increasing for the first time in 25 years, against a backdrop of rising e-cigarette use

Friday 2 June 2023

Shocking new data analysed by Cancer Council Victoria’s Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer has revealed a deeply concerning picture of steeply increasing teen smoking, which is rising in tandem with vaping.

First of its kind Quit campaign and online hub urge Victorians to ‘See through the haze’ to ‘Get the facts on vaping’

Monday 29 May 2023

A new Quit campaign highlighting the risks of vaping is being launched today alongside new research by Cancer Council Victoria’s Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer.

Using cutting-edge molecular method to target immune cells to treat breast cancer

Thursday 25 May 2023

In a cutting-edge new study, Cancer Council Victoria--funded researchers are developing a new therapeutic approach to target immunosuppressive cells that block the effectiveness of immunotherapy for patients living with breast cancer.

Early detection saved this Victorian mum’s life, and it could do the same for you

Monday 22 May 2023

New campaign by Cancer Council Victoria is urging people to get checked for cancer.

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria applaud national announcement of tough new measures to counter soaring e-cigarette usage

Tuesday 2 May 2023

Cancer Council Victoria and Quit have expressed huge relief at the announcement by Minister Butler today of a comprehensive package of measures to tackle smoking and vaping.

Quit and Cancer Council Victoria welcome new national approach to reboot tobacco control in Victoria

Tuesday 2 May 2023

Quit Victoria and Cancer Council Victoria today welcomed the long-awaited release of the National Tobacco Strategy 2023 – 2030 on the same day as sweeping reforms to vaping regulation were announced.

Off with their mullets! Cancer Council Victoria urges school kids to chop to stop cancer

Thursday 20 April 2023

As school principals warn their students that mullets will not be tolerated upon return to school after the holidays, Cancer Council Victoria is urging students to make a difference for cancer research and fundraise in return for getting the chop.

Cancer Council Victoria awarded $350,000 Medical Research Future Fund grant for study into sugar warning labels on baby & toddler foods

Thursday 16 March 2023

Cancer Council Victoria has been awarded $350,000 by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support research into the effectiveness of added sugar warning labels on ready-made baby and toddler foods.

New cervical screening option could increase participation rates in regional Victoria and save lives

Tuesday 28 February 2023

Cancer Council Victoria is urging women and people with a cervix in regional Victoria to get up to date with cervical screening and protect themselves from cervical cancer.

Cancer research projects awarded $3.3 million lifeline

Monday 27 February 2023

Thirteen cutting-edge cancer research projects have been awarded a $3.3 million lifeline from Cancer Council Victoria in February.

Cancer Council Victoria’s ‘Food Fight’ recognised at 2022 Victorian Health Promotion Awards

Tuesday 14 February 2023

Cancer Council Victoria has received recognition at the 2022 Victorian Health Promotion Awards for its innovative and effective work on Food Fight, a campaign calling for government action to remove unhealthy food and drink advertising from public transport, public transport infrastructure and near schools.

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