The magnificent 7 - behind the news blog
From eating broccoli to avoiding hairspray, new findings on what causes or prevents cancer seem to be discovered every day. Cancer Council Victoria's Cancer Prevention team go behind the headlines to dispel the myths.
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Seeking dining-health nirvana
Posted by Bek, 21 February 2012: I'm showing my age here, but I remember waking up after gigs with my purple 8-up Docs still on and more than the Smell of Teen Spirit in my hair. Cigarette smoke.
From inside the Sid suit
Posted by Jen, 16 February 2012 : Last Sunday, as a result of a serious failure to fully consider the implications of the term 'other duties as required' before signing my employment contract, I found myself in the artists' area behind the main stage at the St Kilda festival, dressed as a giant bird.
FOBruary - it doesn't meant fobbing off your bowel cancer screening test!
Posted by Susanne and Melissa, 13 February 2012: According to Cabrini Health, which just happens to run the lovely Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, it is the magical month of FOBruary. That is, it's the month to do your Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) - or as many of us here at Cancer Council Victoria call it, a bowel cancer screening test.
‘Slop’ gets a slappin’!
Posted by Cairín, 10 February 2012: SunSmart’s iconic jingle is in trouble. Cheerful Sid the Seagull in board shorts, t-shirt and hat has been dancing his way across our screens since the 1980s singing the jingle – Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide.
The appeal of weight loss rehab
Posted by Bek, 3 February 2012: Perhaps it's no surprise that weight loss shows such as The Biggest Loser and Excess Baggage are so popular.
Does the HPV vaccine mean it’s safe to have unsafe sex?
Posted by Amy, 11 January 2012: A new study published in the US has indicated some teenage girls wrongly assume their risk of contracting all sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is greatly reduced after having the HPV vaccine.
Tanning - like playing Russian roulette (without the vodka)
Posted by Justine and Emily, 6 January 2012: So the setting may not have been Russia but the roulette wheel was spinning. On one side I had a friend admiring her newly honey hued beach arms and on the other one loudly lamenting her porcelain pigment. "Enough" I cried like a time-out team captain, "Put down the revolver and pick up the sunscreen."
New Year's Resolutions - being resolute about cutting your cancer risk
Posted by Melissa, 23 December 2011: So it's nearly that time of year again - the New Year. Pretty soon you'll be dragging yourself out of a turkey-induced coma, looking upon your waistline (hoping you can still see your feet) and brushing off the dust of 2011 ready for a brand new year.
Who ever said exercise was boring?
Posted by Amy, 19 December 2011: So we're three weeks into December. What do we call this time of year again?
Reading the label - who do you trust to tell the truth on food packaging?
Posted by Shona, 9 December 2011: Who would you trust to decide what nutrition information goes on packaged food - public health experts or food industry marketing execs?