Monthly Archives: January 2011

Cancer kit axing ‘to cost lives’  |  The Age |  11.1.11 The lapse of a bowel cancer screening program will cost lives, Cancer Council Australia chief executive Ian Olver has warned. Funding for the program, under which people aged 50, 55 and 65 were mailed a testing kit, expired on December 31. Those who have…

NSW smoking ban up for discussion  |  Town & Country Magazine |  10.1.11 Having a cigarette and a cup of coffee at the local café could soon become a thing of the past, with the Cancer Council of NSW lobbying the state government, and opposition, to introduce legislation banning smoking in outdoor eateries. Cancer Council…