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Cancer Council Australia and public health leaders call for junk food marketing restrictions
New ABS estimates on illicit nicotine show urgent enforcement crackdown and scale-up of demand reduction measures is needed – not tobacco tax cuts
‘Bowel cancer waits for no one’: New campaign highlights the importance of screening for one of our deadliest cancers
Health bodies unite to expose big tobacco’s push for tax cuts that would reverse 25 years of progress
Libraries to host annual Biggest Morning Tea and storytime events
“It’s time to step up”: Cancer Council urges all levels of government to get tougher on illicit tobacco
“Don’t take a holiday from sun protection”: Australians urged to still ‘Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide’ this long weekend
World Cancer Day: New research reveals nearly all Australians diagnosed with cancer face out-of-pocket costs, prompting calls for stronger financial support
Lead, arsenic and other toxic metals abound in tattoo inks sold in Australia – new study
Cancer Council stresses importance of improved understanding as UV reaches extreme levels this summer
Cancer Council Australia welcomes Jacinta Reddan as new CEO
Cancer Council Celebrates 40 Years Of National Skin Cancer Action Week
Australia launches transformational National Cancer Data Framework to improve cancer outcomes and ultimately save lives
Cancer Council welcomes Federal Governments investment to increase access to GPs
New research on Vitamin D and sunscreen empowers Australians to be sun safe
Tools down: New cancer data offers safety reminder for DIY renovators
Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts
Gross, Cringe and Just not cool: New Cancer Council data reveals fewer young people vaping
Cancer Council welcomes the launch of the National Lung Cancer Screening Program
Tobacco and nicotine industry exploits young people as new data reveals 1 in 5 young adults regularly use nicotine products
Quit Smoking Study Expanded To North Queensland
Incoming Parliament must act, as new data reveals that nearly 1 in 2 Australians think the country is unprepared for a rise…
New research reveals more than 8.6 million Australians would be misled by sugar and carbohydrate claims on alcohol products, prompting urgent call…
Plans to regulate and tax vapes will put the health of Australians at risk
‘No compassion… just blame’: how weight stigma in maternity care harms larger-bodied women and their babies
1 in 10 tunnel workers could develop silicosis, our new research shows
Safeguarding Australias position as tobacco control leaders – new smoking health warnings, pack inserts and a ban on menthols from April 1
Breast cancer screening is ripe for change. We need to assess a woman’s risk – not just her age
New study challenges findings used by tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers to lobby against effective policies
New Steps In Call To Enact DNA Discrimination Ban
Cancer Council welcomes Federal Governments commitment to strengthening tobacco law enforcement
Cancer Council Australia welcomes Professor Maxine Morand AM as new Chair
Cancer Council urges the Australian Government to strengthen Australias legacy in cancer control and care this World Cancer Day
10-year anniversary of sunbed ban a stark reminder that no tan is worth dying for
Start Summer With Sun Safe Messages
Concerning new data shows three in four Australian adults are misled by health-related claims on alcohol labels
Call for volunteers for quit smoking study with benefits
Cultural Reconnection With Community
What Is Palliative Care?
For people with lung cancer, exercise can be gruelling. It’s also among the most important things
Aussie teens who have vaped five times more likely to then try smoking
Concerning new data shows almost half of Australians arent using adequate sun protection
Australian teenagers say zero alcohol products are appealing and could act as a gateway to alcohol use
Public health leaders welcome Diabetes Inquiry push for Australia to tax sugary drinks
Liver cancer: an unprecedented health crisis, but we can reverse the trend
Cancer Council welcomes the passage of the vaping legislation that marks essential progress towards driving down Australias vaping rates
1000 more teenagers will take up vaping every week, if Parliament delays critical vaping bill
HCF Research Foundation supports key colonoscopy study as screening age lowers to 45

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