Blog Topic: Prevention & screening
This year, do you think it would be more likely for a loved one of yours to die in a car accident or from bowel cancer? If you answered ‘car accident’ then you’ll be shocked to know that in Australia there are about five times more deaths from bowel cancer than road fatalities every year[1]! […]
We know that ham is a lunch box staple for many families, however, Cancer Council recommends that we limit or avoid processed meats because of their link with increasing the risk of bowel and stomach cancer. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in Australia. Processed meats include ham, devon, bacon, salami, frankfurts, […]
The festive season puts food front and centre. While many of us are happy to indulge over Christmas, the extra girth gained seems less appealing once the New Year rolls around. Weight gain over the festive season is a major contributor to excess yearly weight gain, especially for people who are already carrying more weight […]
Eliminating cancer has long seemed an unobtainable goal – but we are close to seeing that dream become reality for one of the world’s most common cancers. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently called for international action to eliminate cervical cancer, which is viewed as a highly preventable cancer. New results from our team at […]
A new study by Cancer Council NSW has found that Australia’s renewed cervical screening program, which came into place on 1 December 2017, will lead to dramatically lowered cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Australian women. This work is part of an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control which involves collaboration between […]
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Author: Terry Slevin – Education and Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee, Cancer Council Australia. What is SPF? Can I still tan with it on? How much do I need and how often should I use it? Sunscreen use not only reduces the risk […]
We all know how vital sun protection is in preventing skin cancer – but new statistics show that an alarming number of adults are still getting sunburnt. The latest insight to come out of the Cancer Council National Sun Protection Survey, shows that 17 percent of adults, equivalent to 881,000 people across NSW, are getting […]
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) awards multimillion dollar grant to group of cervical cancer prevention experts led by Cancer Council and Victorian Cytology Service. Authors: Adjunct Professor Karen Canfell, Associate Professor Marion Saville and Associate Professor Julia Brotherton Australia has led the world in cervical cancer prevention for decades, both in vaccination and screening. […]
Authors: Adjunct Professor Karen Canfell and Associate Professor Marion Saville As Australia prepares to transition to a new National Cervical Screening Program in December, a research study has found that Human Papillomavirus (HPV) screening is more effective at detecting high-grade cervical abnormalities than Pap tests. The study, called Compass, is a timely confirmation of just how effective […]
Despite advances in health and medicine, it is predicted that the current generation of 20 year olds in westernized countries may be the first to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. This alarming prediction is largely due to diet and it’s preventable. We know that being overweight or obese increases the risk of 11 […]