Bowel Cancer Awareness Week 2011 campaign
Bowel Cancer Awarness Week is held annually in June. In 2011, the campaign was held from 5-11 June. Bowel cancer is our country’s second biggest cancer killer, after lung cancer. However, 90% of cases can be cured if found early. Cancer Council advocates for the use of screening measures such as Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT), and aims to raise awareness around early detection measures.
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National Skin Cancer Action Week 2010 campaign
The 'Be SunSmart this summer' campaign was launched in October 2010 for National Skin Cancer Action Week. Australian Cricket’s Twenty-20 captain and Test vice captain, Michael Clarke joined Cancer Council to encourage Australians to be proactive about protecting and monitoring their skin.
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National Skin Cancer Action Week 2009 campaign
The 'Don’t be a victim' campaign was launched at Bondi Beach in November 2009, for the National Skin Cancer Action Week. 1700 beach towels featuring a 'crime scene' outline were laid out to represent the more than 1700 Australians who die each year from skin cancer.
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Get Behind Bowel Screening campaign
Get Behind Bowel Screening is a Cancer Council advocacy campaign that was launched in June 2009 to build support for the full roll-out of the Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP).
The campaign aims to encourage the Australian Government to commit to full implementation of the NBCSP, with biennial screening that targets everyone over 50 years of age by 2012.
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