This World No Tobacco Day, Wednesday 31 May, Cancer Council ACT is ensuring everyone has access to tobacco reduction supports.
Despite the ACT sitting at an overall smoking rate of 9.1 per cent, in select groups with greater risk of health inequities, this rate skyrockets to 80 per cent.
Thursday 25 May will mark the thirtieth annual Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (ABMT), where Aussies have come together throughout the decades and raised over $200 million for those affected by cancer.
After two years of battling a rare bone cancer, an 11-year-old Canberran will make her victory lap at Relay for Life 2023, missing a bone in one leg, and having gained an extra in the other.
More than 50 Canberrans have accessed free support after cancer treatment through Cancer Council ACT’s ENRICHing Survivorship Program, a number that CEO Verity Hawkins hopes to double in 2023.
Local sportspeople are stepping up to the plate as Skin Cancer Community Champions, reminding Canberrans to stay SunSmart and get your skin checked.
National Skin Cancer Action Week, 20-26 November, is focused on...
2022 marks 36 years of Daffodil Day, which this year falls on Thursday 25 August, with all funds raised supporting vital cancer research.
Cancer Council ACT has invested over $2 million in local,...
With men being diagnosed with cancer at a higher rate than women, Men’s Health Week (13-19 June) provides a chance for men to talk about their health, and to identify ways to reduce their cancer risk.
Canberra grandmother Andrea Hookway is hosting her first Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea this year, in honour of her good friend Lee who passed away last year after her battle with bowel and liver cancer.
