Media releases for 2012

New analysis reveals even one drink increases breast cancer risk

29 Mar 2012


The State’s peak agency for cancer control, the Cancer Institute NSW, is urging women to cut down on booze as a new analysis reveals alcohol can increase the risk of breast cancer by up to 50 per cent... more >

Mammography the only proven method for the early detection of breast cancer

27 Mar 2012


The Cancer Institute NSW supports the National Health and Medical Research Council’s warning to women against breast thermography, which states "there is no compelling evidence to demonstrate that it is effective for early detection or screening"... more >

Study to unveil how to persuade Australians to cut the junk

08 Mar 2012


The State’s peak cancer control agency, Cancer Institute NSW and the Cancer Council Victoria are embarking on a new study to reveal what will persuade Australians to beat the bulge... more >

NSW Tobacco Strategy: A breath of fresh air for communities across NSW

21 Feb 2012


The NSW Tobacco Strategy 2012- 2017 announced today by the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Hon Jillian Skinner, is a breath of fresh air for communities across NSW... more >

The gut feeling women must not ignore

13 Feb 2012


The Cancer Institute NSW is encouraging women across NSW to know the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer by asking themselves five simple questions... more >

University of Sydney academics praise sunbed ban

07 Feb 2012


A NSW government decision to ban solariums has been welcomed by University of Sydney researchers whose study contributed to the move... more >

Government announces ban on tanning units in NSW: Cancer Institute NSW responds

04 Feb 2012


The Cancer Institute NSW welcomes the NSW Government’s decision to amend the radiation control legislation, making the commercial use of tanning units (solaria) illegal in NSW, believing the move will lessen the burden of skin cancer in NSW... more >

Coordinated approach to cancer treatment

03 Feb 2012


Cancer patients and general practitioners now have access to a more coordinated approach to cancer treatment despite where you live in NSW, the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner, announced today... more >

$11 million injection into cancer research

13 Jan 2012


Almost $7 million has been granted to two eminent research groups, in the latest injection from the NSW Government’s translational cancer research program, the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner, said today... more >

Behind the headline

11 Jan 2012


Chief cancer officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW asks quitters to put today's headlines into perspective... more >

Reduce your risk of cancer in 2012 by up to two-thirds

04 Jan 2012


As many as 70 per cent of cancers are avoidable and related to lifestyle choices we each make, prompting the Cancer Institute NSW to urge Australians to not leave their health to fate in 2012... more >

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