Blog Topic: Prevention & screening
We know that smoking is the primary factor that puts people at risk for lung cancer: 80 per cent of lung cancers are in people who were smokers. We also know that early diagnosis of lung cancer is difficult, as the symptoms can often be vague and non-specific, and so the majority of cases are […]
The push for a levy on sugar-sweetened beverages is gaining momentum, with good reason – evidence shows it would help to reduce Australia’s obesity epidemic and the flow-on increase in chronic disease burden. Sugar-sweetened beverages are energy-dense, nutrient-poor and a major contributor to obesity and diet-related illness, particularly among children and socially disadvantaged groups who […]
Australia has been at the forefront of cervical cancer prevention for decades, and continues to take the lead – we are the first nation in the world to implement large-scale changes to cervical screening as a direct response to the successful implementation of HPV vaccination. This year, the National Cervical Screening Program is due to […]
A new study released by Cancer Council NSW today has found no reduction in unhealthy food and drink advertisements on television during children’s peak viewing times, despite the fact that the food industry introduced voluntary self-regulatory initiatives in 2009. We found that children are being exposed to an average of three unhealthy food advertisements every […]
Prostate cancer is a malignant enlargement of the prostate gland. The enlargement or tumour is a lump of tissue that occurs when some of the cells of the prostate grow abnormally. For many types of cancer finding and treating the disease early has proven benefits. With prostate cancer we are not sure. Screening, or testing […]
Spring is finally here and we’ve started the season off with some beautiful weather across the state. But while some people may not be thinking about sun protection just yet, spring is an especially important time to be aware of ultra violet (UV) exposure. UV levels are on the rise at this time of year, […]
In Australia this year, over 15,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 150 men will be diagnosed. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Australian women. Women have a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer by the age of 85. The good news is you can reduce your risk of breast cancer by being physically active, maintaining a healthy body weight and reducing […]
We all know fruit and vegetables are good for us but do you know they can help reduce the risk of cancer? Fruit and vegetables also contain natural protective substances, such as antioxidants, that can destroy cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) and cancer cells. However fruit and vegetables are most useful in helping to maintain a healthy […]
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 […]
Growing up in the American Midwest, my Christmas memories are of frigid winter air, white snow-covered hills, an abundance of food, and lots of aunts, uncles and cousins crammed inside. If we were at Uncle Buck’s house it would be filled with cigarette smoke as well. Christmas 1988 was quite memorable. I opened one of […]