Cancer stories and news

Liver cancer is rising in the Karen community, a result of hepatitis infection in the refugee camps, keeping refugee project workers at Bendigo Community Health Services busy. Read more

Aberfeldie Primary School had double the reason to celebrate this year, as they marked 100 years of educating local children and 21 years as a proud SunSmart School. Read more

Liver cancer is the sixth most common and fastest growing cause of cancer related death in Victoria, and yet it is highly preventable. Read more

Thanks to the ongoing generosity of Freemasons Foundation Victoria and our dedicated supporters, we’re making significant progress in our goal of equitably eliminating cervical cancer in Victoria by 2035. Read more

When a mother’s history with cancer becomes her daughter's cancer research is the only thing that can change the story. Read more

Wonga Park resident Helen is living proof that cancer screening saves lives. As a cancer survivor, Helen actively encourages friends and family to prioritise their own cancer screening tests. Read more

Today we welcome an important milestone in tobacco control with the introduction of the Tobacco Business Licensing Scheme. Read more

Bendigo father of two, Tim, has been conscious of his health for a long time. Losing his father to bowel cancer when he was a child, and having his paternal grandfather, aunt and uncle diagnosed with the disease, he knew it was important to check his own bowel cancer risk. Read more

Cancer Council Victoria joins with Quit and VicHealth this World No Tobacco Day (May 31) to draw attention to the ongoing harmful tactics used by the tobacco and nicotine industries Read more

All children deserve to grow up in a community that supports their health. But this is impossible when the processed food industry bombards kids with unhealthy food marketing, day in and day out. Read more

With smoking rates in the LGBTIQA+ community nearly double the national average, Quit launched a new campaign supporting people who are part of these communities to stop smoking and vaping. Read more

It had been over a decade since her last cervical screening test when Abbey, busy mum of three, found herself facing a cervical cancer diagnosis.   Read more

Liver cancer is the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related death in Victoria, and it’s largely affecting vulnerable people. Read more

If Laurie hadn’t taken the free bowel screening test, he wouldn’t be alive today and would have missed out on so many experiences with his family and friends. Cancer screening saved his life, and many more lives can be saved through early detection. Read more