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A bad mix: tobacco and alcohol together increase cancer risk

Thursday 10 February 2022

Individually, tobacco and alcohol cause thousands of cancer diagnoses in Australia each year. But what many aren’t aware of is that for some cancers, the combined effect of alcohol and tobacco is even greater than the sum of their individual effects.

Digital mammograms a step closer to reality to help catch breast cancer

Friday 4 February 2022

Researchers are now a step closer in developing automated life-saving breast cancer risk-prediction tests. These tests could revolutionise how mammography is used to detect the disease earlier, and in more women.

World-first centre celebrates 10 years of advancing law to fight cancer

Friday 4 February 2022

A decade after launching as the only centre of its kind in the world, the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer has released its 10-year impact report outlining its contribution to laws that prevent cancer and protect people affected by it.

Concerning decline of cancer diagnoses in Victoria in 2020

Thursday 9 December 2021

Cancer diagnoses in Victoria declined by 7 per cent – or about 2,420 fewer individual diagnoses in 2020 – likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thousands of eligible Victorians missing out on opportunity to self-collect for cervical cancer

Thursday 25 November 2021

New campaign encourages women and people with a cervix to take their health into their own hands

Clinical trials receive $1.5 million boost for Victorians affected by cancer

Wednesday 17 November 2021

Access to Victorian cancer clinical trials will be improved thanks to $1.5 million in grants awarded by Cancer Council Victoria today, including a project to establish the first regional allied health cancer clinical trials unit at Barwon Health.

Doctors.com.au partner with Cancer Council on a mission to save lives

Monday 15 November 2021

Identical twin sisters have teamed their Doctors.com.au platform with Cancer Council Australia on a mission to prevent unnecessary illness and death by reminding people of the need for regular health check-ups and screenings.

The Holland – building more than just homes

Thursday 11 November 2021

The Holland 332 has been designed to give. That means giving families the space they need and the sense of home they are searching

Cancer Council Victoria welcomes Victorian Government commitment to prioritising kids' health

Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed the launch of Healthy kids, healthy futures the Victorian Government’s 5-year action plan to ensure kids across the state are healthy, active and well.

Cancer Council Victoria project increases bowel screening in South Eastern Melbourne

Wednesday 27 October 2021

Nearly 15,000 additional South Eastern Melbourne residents completed life saving test.

Cancer Council announces partnership with Golf Australia for The Longest Day

Monday 25 October 2021

Golf Australia is excited to announce a major charity partnership with Cancer Council for The Longest Day, a brilliant initiative which raised $3.1 million for cancer research in 2020.

$6m funding boost for Victorian Cancer Biobank and ‘bench to bedside’ research

Wednesday 29 September 2021

The Victorian Cancer Biobank, one of the largest cancer biobanks in Australia, has received $6 million in funding by the Victorian Government through the Victorian Cancer Agency to continue its vital work over the next three years in collecting biospecimens of cancer tissue and blood and clinical data for research studies and clinical trials, it was announced today.