Cancer Council Queensland

The Cancer Council Queensland was established in 1961 as the Queensland Cancer Fund, in response to a desperate need in the community. Cancer mortality was on the increase and available resources could not cope with the problem. A small group of concerned people decided to form the organization and began planning a strategy for raising funds to combat the disease and provide adequate treatment facilities for cancer patients.The council believes that medical research has successfully beaten most disease, and will beat cancer too. The Cancer Council Queensland raises funds which are dedicated to eliminating cancer and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, treatment, patient care and prevention and early detection.They support National Cancer Prevention Policy 2007-09, which advocates for a concerted and comprehensive national approach to the prevention of cancer. It offers clear recommendations on how Australia can reduce the estimated 106,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed each year.Since 1968, The Cancer Council Queensland has been full UICC member.