Cancer stories and news

When Quit first launched in July 1985 as an initiative of Cancer Council Victoria, tobacco advertising was everywhere and smoke-free areas didn’t exist. Read more

Hope was in full bloom all over the state this August with thousands giving their all for people affected by cancer. Read more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is helping accelerate clinical trial recruitments, seeing patients selected more quickly and effectively. Read more

Through peer support programs such as Cancer Council’s Cancer Connect, people affected by cancer are finding support and connection by speaking to someone who has ‘been there before’. Read more

A lawyer who's part of our Legal Support Program shares her guide to organising your affairs post-cancer diagnosis. 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

Many Victorians affected by cancer have struggled while dealing with cost-of-living pressures, but support is available. 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

July marked the expansion of Australia’s National Bowel Screening Program with the eligible screening age lowered from 50 to 45. 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