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Media release archive

This is an archive of Cancer Institute NSW media releases dating back to 2004.

For releases from 2010 onwards, view our Latest News section.

2009
20 Dec 2009 Your smoking is not just about you - new awareness campaign
19 Dec 2009 New senior appointments to the Cancer Institute NSW
14 Dec 2009 Cancer link with obesity and lifestyle
1 Dec 2009 First Day of Summer Warning: This Year the Worst Yet for Melanoma
29 Nov 2009 Attitudes of smokers revealed in major report as new Christmas quit campaign launched
26 Nov 2009 $10 million for groundbreaking cancer research
1 Nov 2009 New Dark Side of Tanning campaign for summer
26 Oct 2009 Minister marks Pink Ribbon Day at Tamworth breast screening clinic
23 Oct 2009 Three new breast cancer screening clinics to open in western Sydney
20 Oct 2009 NSW launches innovative new online cancer management tool
13 Oct 2009 Tissue banks at the leading edge of cancer research in NSW
6 Oct 2009 First ever academic chair for palliative nursing in NSW
1 Oct 2009 Minister encourages more women to get breast screens
27 Sep 2009 New anti-smoking campaign launched today: major new study finds 80 per cent of smokers want to quit
23 Sep 2009 NSW women have greater access to latest breast screening technology
6 Sep 2009 Fathers urged to be prostate aware
29 Jul 2009 Binge smokers warned of high cancer risk
13 Jul 2009 Minister opens new BreastScreen NSW Clinic in Katoomba
13 Jul 2009 Minister opens new BreastScreen NSW clinic in Mount Druitt
8 Jul 2009 $1 million for Hunter cancer researchers and specialists
8 Jul 2009 Cancer Institute NSW welcomes 1000th Telehealth consultation
7 Jul 2009 $23 million boost for cancer research in NSW
1 Jul 2009 Tough new tobacco laws begin today
13 June 2009 Time running out for free cervical cancer vaccine
5 June 2009 Chris O'Brien
31 May 2009 World No Tobacco Day ... Graphic Health Warnings
21 May 2009 Professor Philip Hogg Receives State's Top Cancer Research Honour
11 May 2009 Strengthening Safety Requirements for Tanning Units
4 May 2009 First ever academic chair in cancer nursing for NSW
2 May 2009 Minister McKay announces release of cancer prevention guidelines
21 Apr 2009 Deputy Premier launches new campaign: Take the time for a mammogram before breast cancer 'Takes You Away'
5 Apr 2009 NSW sees light on the dark side of tanning
5 Apr 2009 Tough new tobacco laws come into force
2 Apr 2009 NSW Government welcomes Pap test figures
27 Mar 2009 National Youth Tobacco Free Day - Cigarettes will eat you alive
27 Feb 2009 Illawarra to go digital
25 Feb 2009 Release of new clinical guidelines to coincide with Ovarian Cancer Month and Teal Ribbon Day
22 Feb 2009 Cigarettes are eating you alive
19 Feb 2009 Minister McKay congratulates Professor Jim Bishop on Federal appointment
12 Feb 2009 Lifestyle Cancers Continue to Increase in NSW
8 Feb 2009 Get off cigarettes for good
5 Feb 2009 Call for top cancer award nominations
4 Feb 2009 NSW launches cutting-edge BreastScreen Reading and Radiology Training and Education Centre
4 Feb 2009 Healthier lifestyles needed to avoid the double-dip of cancer on lives and the economy
3 Feb 2009 $7 million boost for NSW cancer researchers
14 Jan 2009 Hunter cancer research recognised with funding boost
13 Jan 2009 Digital Mammography in Cootamundra
12 Jan 2009 Minister announces new research links maternal smoking to childhood cancers
2008
20 Dec 2008 Minister announces Best intentions campaign - 'Never a perfect time to quit smoking'
15 Dec 2008 McKay Endorses Renewed Push for Plain Tobacco Packaging
10 Dec 2008 $9 Million for NSW Cancer Specialists
9 Dec 2008 Minister Welcomes Figures Showing Reduced Smoking Among Young People
30 Nov 2008 New UV Tool Reports On Daily Skin Cancer Risk
30 Nov 2008 Shave The Mo And Have A Test
14 Nov 2008 Rees Government protects children from exposure to smoking in cars
13 Nov 2008 Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall In NSW
13 Nov 2008 Young Men Are New Focus of Dark Side Of Tanning Campaign
29 Oct 2008 Statement regarding the Chief Cancer Officer
28 Oct 2008 Minister declares brain tumour forum a meeting of great minds
27 Oct 2008 Forum to focus on brain tumour patients and carers
21 Oct 2008 Put 10 years on your life and save NSW billions
17 Oct 2008 Rees Government tackles gynaecological cancer practices
16 Oct 2008 'Don't Just Sit There' cervical cancer campaign saving lives across the State
02 Oct 2008 Minister Urges: "Have a Mammogram This Month"
10 Sep 2008 NSW Women at Risk
7 Sep 2008 Men Urged - Be Aware of Prostate Cancer
28 Aug 2008 Biennial Bowel Cancer Screening life saving and cost effective: New Cancer Institute NSW Report
15 Aug 2008 Everybody knows smoking kills
03 Aug 2008 Olympic-sized Assault on Tobacco
30 Jul 2008 Iemma makes Australia's toughest tobacco laws even stronger
23 Jul 2008 $1 Million for Cancer Innovations
5 Jul 2008 Graphic new anti-smoking ad on screens this weekend
16 June 2008 Cancer Institute Report Reveals New Hope for the 'Unknown Cancer'
15 June 2008 New Therapies Could Save Thousands from Breast Cancer
03 June 2008 Record investment in cancer prevention and research
30 May 2008 Protecting children the goal of World No Tobacco Day
28 May 2008 North Coast at Forefront of BreastScreen Technology
25 May 2008 Women Should Know All Options for Breast Cancer Treatment
22 May 2008 Tobacco Control Advocate Awarded Top Cancer Research Honour
15 May 2008 NSW Set to Capture Greater Share of Global Clinical Trials Industry
28 Apr 2008 New Generation Breastscreen Technology
28 Apr 2008 Dramatic Increase in Thyroid Cancer in NSW
22 Apr 2008 Iemma Government's tough new anti-smoking measures
2 Apr 2008 NSW Welcomes Federal action on fruit-flavoured tobacco
23 Mar 2008 New Ad Urges Smokers to Avoid a Living Breathing Hell
5 Mar 2008 NSW Among Global Top Three For Life-Saving Cancer Research
28 Feb 2008 Health Risks Worry State's Smokers But Still Too Many Ignoring Evidence - New Survey
28 Feb 2008 Plan To Protect Our Kids From Cigarette Harm
16 Feb 2008 Ignorance About Exercise, Weight and Diet a Cancer Risk
8 Feb 2008 Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads Turning Teens Off Cigarettes
6 Feb 2008 NSW Breast Screen Services Leading the Fight Against Cancer
3 Feb 2008 Pre-cancer Rise Prompts Pap Test Warning
21 Jan 2008 Sun Safety Message Crucial to Fight Against Skin Cancer
18 Jan 2008 Shop Shuts On Flavoured Cigarettes Today
16 Jan 2008 Comprehensive National Plan to Regulate Solarium Industry
2007
16 Dec 2007 If Smoking was a Friend
06 Dec 2007 Cancer Deaths Drop for Second Consecutive Year
29 Nov 2007 $14.5 Million for Cancer Research
23 Nov 2007 TV Viewers to be Confronted with the 'Dark Side Of Tanning'
23 Nov 2007 North Coast Gets Digital BreastScreen 12 Months Early
20 Nov 2007 National Skin Cancer Action Week
8 Nov 2007 NSW Targets Largest Cause of Cancer Deaths: Lung Cancer
8 Nov 2007 Lung Cancer to Overtake Breast Cancer as Biggest Killer
3 Nov 2007 Country life does not lessen your chances of beating breast cancer
30 Oct 2007 $1 Million to Improve Cancer Treatment in Regional NSW
26 Oct 2007 NSW Cancer Patients now have Better Access to Lifesaving Treatment
24 Oct 2007 $1 Million for The 'Best And Brightest' Young Cancer Specialists
22 Oct 2007 Funding Boost for Breast Cancer Awareness in Western Sydney
22 Oct 2007 Record Number Having Mammograms; But One in Ten Women Continue to 'Gamble' with their Health
19 Oct 2007 The Iconic 'Sponge' Returns to NSW TV Screens
17 Oct 2007 It's Official: NSW is a World Leader in the Fight Against Cancer
9 Oct 2007 NSW Government Funds Cancer Breakthrough
8 Oct 2007 New Landmark Report: Few Cancer Sufferers Die at Home
17 Sep 2007 New Campaign Warns of Tanning's Darker Side
1 Sep 2007 Prostate Cancer Rates Set to Rise by More Than 13%
31 Aug 2007 SmokeFree Pubs and Clubs - Two Months On
27 Aug 2007 Daffodil Day 2007: NSW Government Gives all Cancer Patients the 'Best Chance'
23 Aug 2007 Improved BreastScreen Services for the Central West
8 Aug 2007 SmokeCheck: $1 million to Reduce Aboriginal Smoking Rates
20 Jul 2007 Cluster Study Highlights Breast Cancer Facts
2 Jul 2007 NSW Pubs, Clubs, Nightclubs and Casino Go Smokefree
22 June 2007 Pap Tests Prevent Cancer Crisis: New Report
20 June 2007 Countdown To Smokefree Pubs & Clubs Begins: 12 Days To Go…
14 June 2007 $20 Million Boost for the State's Leading Cancer Researchers
31 May 2007 Quit Message Getting Through… But Not To Everyone
25 May 2007 Cancer Bigger Burden But NSW Cancer Survival Rates Improve
23 May 2007 Support Underpins Cancer Research Achievements
23 May 2007 Sydney Scientist Awarded State's Top Cancer Research Honour
20 May 2007 Seven Strokes a Day Caused by Smoking
17 May 2007 $1.8 Million Boost To Innovation Cancer Care Services
10 May 2007 Research Backs Cervical Cancer Vaccination Program
29 Apr 2007 One In Four NSW Women Skip Pap Tests
26 Apr 2007 Cervical Cancer Vaccination and Screening
26 Apr 2007 Cervical cancer vaccination program begins in Sydney
20 Apr 2007 HRT and Incidence of Breast Cancer in NSW
7 Apr 2007 NSW Smoking Rates Plummet to Record Low
25 Feb 2007 NSW Government Launches Latest Anti-cancer Healthy Eating Campaign
4 Feb 2007 Cancer Prevention Plan launched on World Cancer Day
31 Jan 2007 Westmead Cancer Research Boost
7 Jan 2007 $1 Million Melanoma Awareness Campaign
2006
22 Nov 2006 NSW Cancer Plan 2007 - 2010
19 Nov 2006 Skin Cancer On The Rise: Cover Up This Summer
15 Nov 2006 Sun and Smoking Forces Women's Cancer Up: Report
8 Nov 2006 Abbott Should Step In On Cervical Cancer Vaccine
24 Oct 2006 Encouraging New Breast Cancer Survival Figures
10 Oct 2006 New Equipment Helping Young Brain Tumour Patients
10 Oct 2006 Funding for RPA Cancer Psychologist
10 Oct 2006 Funding for Illawara Cancer Psychologist
10 Oct 2006 Funding for Eastern Suburbs Cancer Psychologist
10 Oct 2006 Funding for South Coast Cancer Psychologist
10 Oct 2006 Funding for Hunter Cancer Psychologist
9 Oct 2006 Complementary Therapies Growing in Cancer Care
5 Oct 2006 Breast Cancer Strongly Related to Lifestyle
4 Oct 2006 New Prostate Cancer Marker Helps Identify Men Whose Cancer is Likely to Spread
19 Sep 2006 Cancer Fight on the right track: Cancer Institute NSW Two Year Cancer Plan Progress Report
13 Sep 2006 Breast Cancer Still Kills: New Campaign
3 Sep 2006 Fathers Day Message for Parents Who Smoke
23 Jul 2006 2.2M Women Safer Thanks to a Decade of Pap Test Register
10 Jul 2006 $7m in Cancer Research Funding up for grabs
5 Jul 2006 NSW Best for Rural Cancer Treatment
3 Jul 2006 $1.1 million Boost to Cancer Training in Illawarra
26 June 2006 New BreastScreen Service for Inner-West Women
7 June 2006 Spotlight on Bowel Cancer for Awareness Week
31 May 2006 World No Tobacco Day 2006: Record calls to Quitline as women get the message
25 May 2006 World-Leading Cancer Researchers Honoured in Sydney
11 May 2006 NSW Cancer Patients Get Extra Help with Travel and Stays
8 May 2006 Graphic Quit Smoking Campaign: 'Amputation' starts tonight.
8 May 2006 Smoking Can Cost an Arm or a Leg
20 Apr 2006 New Campaign Shows Smokers How to Kick the Habit
16 Mar 2006 Cancer Australia Begins to Take Shape
14 Mar 2006 Oral Cancer Still A Risk, But Awareness Drags
9 Mar 2006 Mammography Screening: 15 Minutes That Can Save A Woman's Life
9 Mar 2006 90 Lives Saved Every Year Through Breast Screening in NSW
9 Mar 2006 New Awards to Help the Hunter's Brightest Cancer Doctors
27 Feb 2006 Will Graphic Pack Warnings Change Smokers' Minds?
14 Feb 2006 Graphic Health Warnings to Inspire Aussie Smokers to Quit
13 Feb 2006 Trade in the Smokes for Flowers this Valentine's Day
2 Feb 2006 Cancer: What You Need to Know But Couldn't Find
10 Jan 2006 Cancer Institute NSW to Increase Research Funding
5 Jan 2006 New Melanoma Map Reveals the Highest Skin Cancer Risk Areas in NSW
2005
22 Dec 2005 $9 Million On New Awareness Campaign Corrects Misconception About Light Cigarettes
21 Dec 2005 Holiday Revellers Warned: Link Between Alcohol and Cancer
13 Dec 2005 Beauty News: Sunscreen - The Best Product to Protect Your Skin
8 Dec 2005 Melanoma Threat On The Increase, Says New Figures
7 Dec 2005 NSW Looks For a Common Front in Cancer Research
28 Nov 2005 Will Cervical Cancer get a 'Gina Gold effect'?
24Nov 2005 Smoking, Drugs, Genes and Vaccines - A Brave New World?
23 Nov 2005 3rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference
22 Nov 2005 Cancer Institute NSW Board Appointments
22 Nov 2005 NSW GPs Get Help in Front Line Fight Against Cancer
16 Nov 2005 Sweeter Dreams If You Quit Smoking
16 Nov 2005 Peter Harvey Raises His Voice on Smoking
3 Nov 2005 When Every Breath You Take Gets Harder - New Lung Disease Campaign Launch
18 Oct 2005 NSW Cancer Treatment Gets an Online Revolution
12 Oct 2005 $4.2 Million to Extend Cancer Screening Services
2 Oct 2005 Cancer Roundtable to Help Coordinate Fund Raising
19 Sep 2005 Digital Breast Screens give Technological Edge
19 Sep 2005 Is Family the Hidden Key to Quitting Smoking?
4 Sep 2005 Dad, You Should Have Been There
24 Aug 2005 NSW To Get More Clinical Cancer Trials
25 Aug 2005 Cancer Council Review Recommends Private Company
18 Aug 2005 The Fight Against Cancer in NSW Gets Major Boost
8 Aug 2005 The Kylie factor helps early detection of breast cancer
3 Aug 2005 Expert Panels To Guide NSW Cancer Services
14 Jul 2005 NSW Testicular Cancer Increases by a Third
28 June 2005 Cancer Experience To Help Shape Services
1 June 2005 Cancer deaths fall in new NSW snapshot
31 May 2005 Quitline celebrates World No Tobacco Day with a modern twist on an old classic
31 May 2005

"Change is in the air" in NSW pubs and clubs

19 May 2005 Study shows low-fat diet cuts risk of breast cancer coming back
16 May 2005 NSW cancer fight has a complementary side
12 May 2005 Cancer teams to improve patient care in NSW
9 May 2005 Smoke dreams
5 May 2005 Hunter cancer research gets major boost
19 Apr 2005 Dubbo to kick off state consultation on cancer
15 Apr 2005 Cancer screening - Australian expert panel to advise on service improvements in city and country NSW
10 Apr 2005 New Campaign Targets Quit Smoking
7 Apr 2005 Over half of NSW cancer deaths preventable
18 Mar 2005 NSW to get new beginning on lethal brain cancers
17 Mar 2005 Global snapshot of cancer puts NSW in the picture
16 Mar 2005 Young seem to be getting the non smoking message
2 Mar 2005 More funding to fight increase in prostate cancer
17 Feb 2005 Patient experience to guide nsw cancer care
14 Feb 2005 Kiss a smoker and see the difference
28 Jan 2005 Passive smoking study confirms disease link
21 Jan 2005

Genetic test could improve breast cancer survival

17 Jan 2005 Are You Staying QUIT?
13 Jan 2005 Breast screening detects pre cancer warning signs
10 Jan 2005 Young Still at Risk in Sun
5 Jan 2005 20 fags a day? No problem for Mrs Ellis
2004
23 Dec 2004 No Excuses Not to QUIT This New Year's Eve
19 Dec 2004 $6 Million For Cancer Research Fellowships
15 Dec 2004 NSW Cancer Rates Reflect National Figures
14 Dec 2004 Cancer Institute NSW welcomes new breast cancer study
12 Oct 2004 Chief Cancer Officer welcomes smoking ban
17 Aug 2004 2004 Cancer patients-beware of 'cancer cures'
23 June 2004 NSW Cancer Plan launched
23 June 2004 NSW Cancer Plan Launched - good news for country patients
21 June 2004 Cancer Registries Transferred and to be Expanded
21 June 2004 NSW Cancer Plan addressing country cancer patient issues
31 May 2004 Paying for the habit - World No Tobacco Day
13 May 2004 Lady Killer, why risk it? campaign launched today
29 Apr 2004 New report provides evidence smoking in pubs and clubs kills
6 Apr 2004 New Institute tackling Australia's number one killer
5 Apr 2004 Tackling Australia's number one killer
23 Mar 2004 Sunburn is no indication of sun's damage
19 Feb 2004
Slim Dusty's family behind zero tolerance
19 Feb 2004 Cancer Institute NSW welcomes the proposed new regulations to ban cigarette point of sale
29 Jan 2004 Say NO to tobacco company sponsorship
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