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News and events

Upcoming events:

Date
Event
Location
Time
April
April 4
Indigenous
Well persons Health check day
Civic Centre, Gympie
9am – 3pm
May
May 11-12
Information stand at Women’s Health and Wellbeing Expo
Robina Community Centre
9am – 4pm
May 13
Information stand at the Mothers day Classic fun run
Breastscreen bookings available
Cultural Forecourt,
The Parklands,
South Bank,
BrisbaneHollindale Park, Main Beach, Gold Coast
6:30am – 12pm



7:45am – 11am
May 17
Information stand at Gold Coast Seniors Health & Lifestyle Expo
Breastscreen bookings available
Runaway Bay Community Centre
9am – 2am

This is a guide and is subject to change.

Media:

Unproven technologies

BreastScreen Australia: Statement on the use of thermography to detect breast cancer
Cancer Council warns about unproven breast imaging
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre position statement on thermography
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists:
Policy on the use of thermography to detect breast cancer
ABC News: Breastscreen is best says Cancer Institute

Thyroid Guards

Queensland Health Media Statement: Women warned about false thyroid cancer claims

Useful Websites:

Australia

BreastScreen Australia - www.cancerscreening.gov.au
Cancer Australia - www.canceraustralia.gov.au
Breast Cancer Network Australia - www.bcna.org.au
National Breast Cancer Foundation - www.nbcf.org.au

Queensland

Cancer Council Queensland - www.cancerqld.org.au
Breast Cancer Association of Queensland - www.bcaq.com

Interesting Articles and Brochures:

Simple Steps to Better Health:
Advice from Queensland's Chief Health Officer – brochure

Swap it don't stop it – brochure

Last reviewed 26 April 2012
Last updated 26 April 2012