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Cancer Council Helpline
Cancer Council Helpline is a telephone information and support service. Trained staff at our Helpline are able to assist callers by providing information on cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, cancer treatment, support services and programs for cancer patients and their families together with general cancer information. To contact Council Cancer Helpline, call 13 11 20 (toll free) Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm. Click here for further information regarding The Cancer Council Helpline.

The 15th UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. In 2002 there were more than one million new cases of breast cancer diagnosed globally, representing 10 per cent of the world's cancer burden and 23 per cent of all female cancers. There are now more than four million women living with breast cancer world-wide. Breast cancer is a local, national and global concern. The 15th UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Brisbane, Australia from May 13 to 15, 2009. The conference is the first ever world-wide forum for breast cancer patients and survivors, as well as support organisations and health professionals to meet and address common goals. A new website in support of the 2009 UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference has been launched. The website will provide information, registration facilities and updates about the conference. The Cancer Council Queensland is convening the conference, supported by a host of international partners and sponsors. Anyone interested in learning more about the conference can visit www.reachtorecovery2009.org
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Advocacy

	Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme - Fair Go for regional cancer patients Cancer patients often require lengthy and ongoing specialised treatments, such as radiotherapy, to overcome their illness. This potentially life-saving treatment is available only at major treatment centres (usually Brisbane and Townsville). This means regional patients must either pay for their transport to and accommodation near these centres, or go without treatment. The Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) is a Queensland Health program originally intended to solve this problem by providing “assistance to patients and in some cases their carers to enable them to access specialist medical services from which they are isolated”. However PTSS subsidies for transport and accommodation have not been increased in a meaningful way in more than two decades, despite escalating costs of travel, fuel and accommodation. If you would like to take the issue of the PTSS and a fair go for regional Queenslanders further, join our online campaign and sign up for regular updates.

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Fundraising

	Relay For Life Relay For Life is an overnight team event to raise money for The Cancer Council Queensland. Participants have heaps of fun as they challenge themselves to complete a relay style walk or run. Entertainment, spot prizes and a collage of colourful tents create a festive atmosphere. It is 18 hours of fun, with the challenge of completing a relay style walk or run around a local track. Relay For Life is a unique, challenging and fun way to raise money and awareness of cancer research within the community. Click here for more information on becoming involved in Relay For Life Relay For Life started in 1985 in America with one man, Dr Gordy Klatt, running around a college athletics track for 24 hours to raise money for cancer research after losing his brother to the disease. Since then, the event has evolved into a community, non-competitive event, which is now run at over 5000 sites in the USA and raises approx $500 million annually for the American Cancer Society. To participate in Relay For Life you recruit friends, family, co-workers and neighbours to join you in a Relay team. In the weeks leading up to the event each team member raises money by collecting donations or holding fundraising events.
	Female Firefighters Calendar 2009 One in 11 Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every year. That’s why we need your support. By purchasing this calendar, you are helping The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and the Cancer Council Queensland raise vital funds to support Pink Ribbon Day, for all Queenslanders touched by breast cancer. Calendars are $10 each. To purchase a calendar please go to Female Firefighters Calendar Australia
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Prevention

	Important information for over 50s - Strip, Search and Save! The Strip, Search and Save! campaign urges Australians in their 50s to strip off and search both their partner’s and their own skin for suspicious spots and changes. Two new resources, a brochure and poster which feature comedian Kathy Lette, have been produced to assist in improving knowledge and awareness of early detection and sun protective behaviours among men and women over 50. Queensland has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, with more than 2500 Queenslanders diagnosed with melanoma each year and over 250 dying from the disease. Please contact The Cancer Council Helpline on 13 11 20 for copies of this resource or download a copy from the resources page on this website. Click here for more information on reducing your cancer risk.

	The Parents Jury The Parents Jury is a web-based network of parents who wish to improve the food and physical activity environments for children in Australia. The Parents Jury is a forum for parents to voice their views on children’s food and physical activity issues, and to collectively advocate for the improvement of children’s food and physical activity environments (for example, reduced marketing targeted at young children, more healthy choices for school canteens, and making neighbourhoods safer and more child-friendly). The increase of overweight and obesity is one of the biggest health threats facing Australian children.
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SunSmart products

	SunSmart Shop For a great range of SunSmart items including hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. Visit the SunSmart Shop online or our store at 553 Gregory Terrace, Fortitude Valley.
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Medical Community

	Clinical Oncological Society of Australia 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting 18-20 November, Sydney Following last year’s incredibly successful Annual Scientific Meeting in Adelaide, the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) will this year host a landmark cancer meeting in Sydney, in conjunction with the International Association of Cancer Registries and the Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgery Association.

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