Cancer Council Australia is a national,

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which aims to promote

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

-control policies and to reduce the illness caused by cancer in

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. It advises various groups, including the government, on cancer-related issues, acts as an

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for cancer patients and their friends, and is a major funding contributor towards health

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and

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Background

Cancer Council Australia formed in 1961 as the Australian Cancer Society. It was renamed Cancer Council Australia in 1997 and appointed

Alan Coates Alan Stuart Coates (born 27 June 1943) is an Australian professor of clinical oncology, medical researcher and administrator. He was the inaugural CEO of the Cancer Council Australia (1998–2006), former president of the Clinical Oncological ...

its inaugural CEO. Cancer Council Australia includes eight member organisations, which operate in their individual states and territories: * Cancer Council Australian Capital Territory * Cancer Council New South Wales * Cancer Council Northern Territory * Cancer Council Queensland * Cancer Council South Australia * Cancer Council Tasmania *

Cancer Council Victoria Cancer Council Victoria is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to reduce the impact of cancer in Victoria. It is an independent body that advises various groups, including government, on cancer-related issues. Cancer Council Victoria al ...

Cancer Council Western Australia Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bl ...

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

One of Cancer Council's major fundraisers is Australia's Biggest Morning Tea. On 26 May 2005, the event broke the

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record for the "World's Largest Simultaneous

Tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northe ...

Party" with around 1 million Australians participating and supporting Cancer Council on the day.

Cancer Council Legacy

The Cancer Council has contributed a lot to Australia's society by helping people who are suffering with cancer or any cancerous illness. The

Clive Deverall Clive Deverall, AM, HonDLitt (Curtin), (born 1 August 1941) was the CEO of the Cancer Council of Western Australia from 1977 to 2000. Career He worked in Western Australia in the cancer control sector from 1977 to 2000. Following his retirement ...

Society was launched in 2004 by the Cancer Council Western Australia as a way of thanking people who have included a gift in their Will to Cancer Council Western Australia.

Daffodil Day

Daffodil Day is the Australian Cancer Council's most iconic fund-raising event. It takes place in August each year.

Junk Free June

Junk Free June is a new, healthier, fundraiser, supporting Cancer Council Queensland's work in cancer research. Junk Free June encourages participants to give up

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such as packaged snacks high in sugar, refined carbohydrates and trans fats. According to

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, approximately one third of the most common cancers can be prevented through a nutritious diet and maintaining a healthy weight and regular physical activity.

References

External links

Official website
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