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Michael.Tarquinio@cancervic.org.au 0400 029 450
Cancer Prevention including tobacco, lung cancer, Quit program, Food for Health Alliance, LiveLighter, obesity, alcohol, skin cancer prevention, SunSmart
Prue.Gildea@cancervic.org.au 0400 394 274
Cancer Screening and Early Detection (including bowel and cervical cancer, hepatitis B and HPV immunisation)
Ashleigh.Say@cancervic.org.au (03) 9514 6454
Cancer Support Groups connect people and help them manage the challenges they may face when dealing with a cancer diagnosis.
To raise awareness and support patients in their decision to pursue treatment on cancer clinical trials, Cancer Council Victoria has launched four patient experience videos.
Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed a focus on supporting patients in today’s State Budget.
Victorian fast food and supermarket chains will be required to display the kilojoule content of ready-to-eat foods on all their menus as of tomorrow, when the Victorian State Government’s new kilojoule labelling law comes into effect.
Victorians could be spared from 1,085 new cases of type 2 diabetes and 153 new cases of heart disease if the government ran a graphic public education campaign on the link between sugary drinks and chronic health conditions, according to health researchers.
Cancer Council Victoria was honoured with a national award recognising its work in skin cancer prevention through the SunSmart program.
More than one in three men (35%) incorrectly think low-carb beer is healthy, according to new data from LiveLighter.
Researchers from Cancer Council Victoria and Queen Mary University of London are on the hunt for smokers and ex-smokers to take part in a first of its kind study into how to help people stay quit for good.
Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed a new independent study showing its SunSmart program has led to a decline in melanoma.
New data released today shows a promising increase in the number of young people being fully immunised against HPV in Victoria, but some local areas are lagging behind.
A new report has found two in three young Victorians mistakenly believe occasional or social smoking is not very harmful, prompting alarm bells from public health experts.
New technology to help treat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cancer cells will be tested in clinical trials in Melbourne
South Sudanese Australian hip-hop artist Malesh P has launched a new tune this week to encourage his community to get tested for hepatitis B and help prevent unnecessary deaths from liver cancer.
New cancer data has been released by the Victorian Cancer Registry as part of its publication Cancer in Victoria: Statistics and Trends 2016. The report reveals how lung cancer mortality rates have overtaken those of breast cancer, making it the current leading cause of cancer death in both men and women.
The Optimal Care Pathways (OCPs) have been developed to improve patient outcomes by facilitating consistent, safe, high quality and evidence-based care. Cancer Council Victoria have trialled a model of education outreach visits to GP practices in the North Western Melbourne region to support the adoption of the OCP recommendations into primary care.
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