Blog Topic: Healthy lifestyles
UPDATE: GOLD! As of 9th August 2016. Congratulations to the Australian Women’s Rugby 7s Team for winning Gold at Rio. They did it! We were absolutely honoured when the Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens squad approached us with a fundraising idea for Cancer Council NSW. The women’s team took out the HSBC Sevens World Series title in Clermont, France, […]
I come from a family of food lovers. Our in-joke at gatherings is to get to the table fast once the food is served – especially dessert – or miss out. The older generations, while eating reasonable well overall, weren’t especially concerned about what they ate – until my grandfather retired and found his belly […]
We’ve all faced uncertainty in our lives. It’s the constant reminder that we’re not always in complete control of our own destiny. When I was told I had brain cancer, I had no idea what to make of it. The immediate response was a complete numbness, where I didn’t know where to begin processing the […]
With national Harmony Day (March 21) here for another year, it got me thinking about the multicultural celebrations I enjoyed with my friends in high school. Back then we called our day of diversity “Rainbow Day” but the idea behind it – a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – was […]
My daily routine includes a good morning kiss from my four year old daughter. Once she’s had her breakfast and I’ve had my coffee, she gets ready for day care and I get ready for work. Then I walk her to “school” and usually I get another kiss goodbye. Yesterday on our walk she noticed […]
We all know that Australia has among the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. And while skin cancer is often thought to be something only older people need to worry about, the reality is that melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australians aged 15-29 […]
With 2015 coming to a close and the festive season almost over, many of us are starting to feel those extra serves of Christmas pudding catching up to our waistline. It’s time to start setting goals to improve our health and lifestyle in the New Year. But we’ve all been here before, we’ve all set […]
Keeping to your exercise and diet routine can be hard over Christmas. Here are some tips to help you stay focused on your Healthy Living After Cancer goals. 1. Eat before heading out It’s easy to over-indulge on finger food or party treats. Before heading out have a healthy snack or meal so that you […]
We know binge drinking is unhealthy – socially, physically and emotionally. But what about the long-term effects of drinking, even at low levels? Drinking alcohol is directly linked to chronic diseases, including cancer.* The World Cancer Research Fund links alcohol consumption with increased risk of oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, oesophageal, bowel (in men) and breast cancers. […]
Cancer Council research released last month gave us fresh insights into how some common lifestyle factors contribute to cancer rates among Australian men. Overall, we found that around a third of all cancer cases each year were caused by unhealthy lifestyle choices. That’s 37,000 cancer cases in men and women that could have been prevented. […]