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Professor David Hill gets award for fighting all cancers

Monday 26 January 2009
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.

Volunteer to make a difference in the cancer fight

Wednesday 21 January 2009
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.

Australian Open fans: don't leave home without sun protection

Monday 19 January 2009
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.

Quit calls for bigger graphic health warnings

Monday 19 January 2009
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.

Share your experience in Cancer Council art exhibition

Tuesday 13 January 2009
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.

Limited time left for free cervical cancer vaccine

Friday 9 January 2009
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.

See helpline billboard on Westgate Freeway

Monday 5 January 2009
The Cancer Council has secured ongoing FREE billboard advertising space to promote the Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20.

Arts Awards 2009: Now's your chance to enter

Monday 5 January 2009
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.

New data shows lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer in female cancer deaths

Friday 19 December 2008
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.

Distressed callers answered at Christmas

Thursday 18 December 2008
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.

Ones man's epic adventure for the cancer fight

Thursday 18 December 2008
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.

Cancer Action Plan welcomed

Wednesday 17 December 2008
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.

Nurses urged to register for revamped program

Tuesday 16 December 2008
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.

David Hill presents at All Ireland Cancer Conference

Wednesday 3 December 2008
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.

Pap test data reveals pleasant surprise

Monday 1 December 2008
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.
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