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Cancer Council Australia and Quit warn plans to make cigarettes and vapes more accessible and affordable risks creating a new generation of nicotine addiction
Proposals to legalise vaping products and dramatically reduce tobacco excise would undermine decades of progress in reducing smoking and preventing cancer, warns Cancer Council Australia and Quit.
First-of-its-kind data shows non-melanoma skin cancer rates up to three times more common than all other cancers combined
AIHW data confirms skin cancer is Australia's most prevalent cancer, yet most are almost entirely preventable with sun protection habits, says Cancer Council Australia
Tributes paid to the 'founding father' of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program on its 20th anniversary
Known as the 'founding father' of the program, Professor James St John dedicated much of his career to developing the bowel cancer screening test to reduce the impact of one of Australia's deadliest cancers – a test that has been saving lives for 20 years.
Cancer Council warns tradies of hidden cancer risks on the job
During Tradies National Health Month, Cancer Council Australia is reminding tradies about the dangers that aren’t always visible while on the job.
Smoking falls to historic low showing Australia’s comprehensive tobacco control measures are delivering results
Smoking has fallen to a historic low with new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data showing just 5.6% of Australians 14+ were smoking daily last year. This is well ahead of Australia’s target of 10% or fewer adults smoking by 2025. Cancer Council Australia says the new data indicates that Australia’s tobacco control and nicotine policies over several decades continue to drive down smoking and vaping, saving lives.
Cancer Council Australia and public health leaders call for junk food marketing restrictions
Latest data shows more than one in four children are living with overweight or obesity
New ABS estimates on illicit nicotine show need for urgent enforcement crackdown and scale-up of demand reduction measures
Cancer Council Australia is calling for stronger enforcement to combat illicit tobacco alongside greater investment in demand reduction measures after new ABS estimates indicates nicotine use is increasingly being driven by illegal, unregulated products.
‘Bowel cancer waits for no one’: New campaign highlights the importance of screening for one of our deadliest cancers
A new hard-hitting campaign for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program launches this week with a stark reminder: Bowel cancer waits for no one.
Health bodies unite to expose big tobacco’s push for tax cuts that would reverse 25 years of progress
Open letter released on second day of illicit tobacco inquiry hearings
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