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+ 2010 Media Releases

July
30 July 2010	NSW Government announces over $7M in cancer grants

May
26 May 2010	Smoking no longer socially accepted
21 May 2010	Breast Cancer Treatment Pioneer wins Premier's Award
20 May 2010	Access to Clinical Trials in NSW increased
12 May 2010	Smoking Rates Down in NSW
11 May 2010	NSW Smoking Rates at Record Low
April
30 April 2010	New Mesothelioma Registry Launched
19 April 2010	University of Sydney appoints new Professor of Epidemiology
March
13 March 2010	Need for pancreatic cancer research
6 March 2010	Anti-tanning campaign wins international award
February
24 February 2010	$2.5 Million Invested to Fight Ovarian Cancer
18 February 2010	NSW Government Helps Fund International Genome Breakthrough
14 February 2010	NSW Cancer Plan 2011-2015
4 February 2010	New figures show sun smart message starting to get through


January
26 January 2010	Minister calls on NSW to stay sun smart this Australia Day

+ 2009 Media Releases

December
20 December 2009	Your smoking is not just about you - new awareness campaign
19 December 2009	New senior appointments to the Cancer Institute NSW
14 December 2009	Cancer link with obesity and lifestyle
1 December 2009	First Day of Summer Warning: This Year the Worst Yet for Melanoma

November
29 November 2009	Attitudes of smokers revealed in major report as new Christmas quit campaign launched
26 November 2009	$10 million for groundbreaking cancer research
1 November 2009	New Dark Side of Tanning campaign for summer
October
26 October 2009	Minister marks Pink Ribbon Day at Tamworth breast screening clinic
23 October 2009	Three new breast cancer screening clinics to open in western Sydney
20 October 2009	NSW launches innovative new online cancer management tool
13 October 2009	Tissue banks at the leading edge of cancer research in NSW
6 October 2009	First ever academic chair for palliative nursing in NSW
1 October 2009	Minister encourages more women to get breast screens
September
27 September 2009	New anti-smoking campaign launched today: major new study finds 80 per cent of smokers want to quit
23 September 2009	NSW women have greater access to latest breast screening technology
6 September 2009	Fathers urged to be prostate aware
July
29 July 2009	Binge smokers warned of high cancer risk
13 July 2009	Minister opens new BreastScreen NSW Clinic in Katoomba
13 July 2009	Minister opens new BreastScreen NSW clinic in Mount Druitt
8 July 2009	$1 million for Hunter cancer researchers and specialists
8 July 2009	Cancer Institute NSW welcomes 1000th Telehealth consultation
7 July 2009	$23 million boost for cancer research in NSW
1 July 2009	Tough new tobacco laws begin today
June
13 June 2009	Time running out for free cervical cancer vaccine
5 June 2009	Chris O'Brien
May
31 May 2009	World No Tobacco Day ... Graphic Health Warnings
21 May 2009	Professor Philip Hogg Receives State's Top Cancer Research Honour
11 May 2009	Strengthening Safety Requirements for Tanning Units
4 May 2009	First ever academic chair in cancer nursing for NSW
2 May 2009	Minister McKay announces release of cancer prevention guidelines
April
21 April 2009	Deputy Premier launches new campaign: Take the time for a mammogram before breast cancer 'Takes You Away'
5 April 2009	NSW sees light on the dark side of tanning
5 April 2009	Tough new tobacco laws come into force
2 April 2009	NSW Government welcomes Pap test figures
March
27 March 2009	National Youth Tobacco Free Day - Cigarettes will eat you alive
February
27 February 2009	Illawarra to go digital
25 February 2009	Release of new clinical guidelines to coincide with Ovarian Cancer Month and Teal Ribbon Day
22 February 2009	Cigarettes are eating you alive
19 February 2009	Minister McKay congratulates Professor Jim Bishop on Federal appointment
12 February 2009	Lifestyle Cancers Continue to Increase in NSW
8 February 2009	Get off cigarettes for good
5 February 2009	Call for top cancer award nominations
4 February 2009	NSW launches cutting-edge BreastScreen Reading and Radiology Training and Education Centre
4 February 2009	Healthier lifestyles needed to avoid the double-dip of cancer on lives and the economy
3 February 2009	$7 million boost for NSW cancer researchers
January
14 January 2009	Hunter cancer research recognised with funding boost
13 January 2009	Digital Mammography in Cootamundra
12 January 2009	Minister announces new research links maternal smoking to childhood cancers

+ 2008 Media Releases

December
20 December 2008	Minister announces Best intentions campaign - 'Never a perfect time to quit smoking'
15 December 2008	McKay Endorses Renewed Push for Plain Tobacco Packaging
10 December 2008	$9 Million for NSW Cancer Specialists
9 December 2008	Minister Welcomes Figures Showing Reduced Smoking Among Young People
November
30 November 2008	New UV Tool Reports On Daily Skin Cancer Risk
30 November 2008	Shave The Mo And Have A Test
14 November 2008	Rees Government protects children from exposure to smoking in cars
13 November 2008	Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall In NSW
13 November 2008	Young Men Are New Focus of Dark Side Of Tanning Campaign
October
29 October 2008	Statement regarding the Chief Cancer Officer
28 October 2008	Minister declares brain tumour forum a meeting of great minds
27 October 2008	Forum to focus on brain tumour patients and carers
21 October 2008	Put 10 years on your life and save NSW billions
17 October 2008	Rees Government tackles gynaecological cancer practices
16 October 2008	‘Don’t Just Sit There’ cervical cancer campaign saving lives across the State
02 October 2008	Minister Urges: “Have a Mammogram This Month”
September
10 September 2008	NSW Women at Risk
7 September 2008	Men Urged - Be Aware of Prostate Cancer
August
28 August 2008	Biennial Bowel Cancer Screening life saving and cost effective: New Cancer Institute NSW Report
15 August 2008	Everybody knows smoking kills
03 August 2008	Olympic-sized Assault on Tobacco
July
30 July 2008	Iemma makes Australia’s toughest tobacco laws even stronger
23 July 2008	$1 Million for Cancer Innovations
5 July 2008	Graphic new anti-smoking ad on screens this weekend
June
16 June 2008	Cancer Institute Report Reveals New Hope for the ‘Unknown Cancer’
15 June 2008	New Therapies Could Save Thousands from Breast Cancer
03 June 2008	Record investment in cancer prevention and research
May
30 May 2008	Protecting children the goal of World No Tobacco Day
28 May 2008	North Coast at Forefront of BreastScreen Technology
25 May 2008	Women Should Know All Options for Breast Cancer Treatment
22 May 2008	Tobacco Control Advocate Awarded Top Cancer Research Honour
15 May 2008	NSW Set to Capture Greater Share of Global Clinical Trials Industry
April
28 April 2008	New Generation Breastscreen Technology
28 April 2008	Dramatic Increase in Thyroid Cancer in NSW
22 April 2008	Iemma Government's tough new anti-smoking measures
2 April 2008	NSW Welcomes Federal action on fruit-flavoured tobacco
March
23 March 2008	New Ad Urges Smokers to Avoid a Living Breathing Hell
5 March 2008	NSW Among Global Top Three For Life-Saving Cancer Research

February
28 February 2008	Health Risks Worry State’s Smokers But Still Too Many Ignoring Evidence – New Survey
28 February 2008	Plan To Protect Our Kids From Cigarette Harm
16 February 2008	Ignorance About Exercise, Weight and Diet a Cancer Risk
8 February 2008	Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads Turning Teens Off Cigarettes
6 February 2008	NSW Breast Screen Services Leading the Fight Against Cancer
3 February 2008	Pre-cancer Rise Prompts Pap Test Warning

January
21 January 2008	Sun Safety Message Crucial to Fight Against Skin Cancer
18 January 2008	Shop Shuts On Flavoured Cigarettes Today
16 January 2008	Comprehensive National Plan to Regulate Solarium Industry

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+ 2007 Media Releases

December
16 December 2007	If Smoking was a Friend
06 December 2007	Cancer Deaths Drop for Second Consecutive Year
November
29 November 2007	$14.5 Million for Cancer Research
23 November 2007	TV Viewers to be Confronted with the ‘Dark Side Of Tanning’
	North Coast Gets Digital BreastScreen 12 Months Early
20 November 2007	National Skin Cancer Action Week
8 November 2007	NSW Targets Largest Cause of Cancer Deaths: Lung Cancer
	Lung Cancer to Overtake Breast Cancer as Biggest Killer
3 November 2007	Country life does not lessen your chances of beating breast cancer
October
30 October 2007	$1 Million to Improve Cancer Treatment in Regional NSW
26 October 2007	NSW Cancer Patients now have Better Access to Lifesaving Treatment
24 October 2007	$1 Million for The ‘Best And Brightest’ Young Cancer Specialists
22 October 2007	Funding Boost for Breast Cancer Awareness in Western Sydney
22 October 2007	Record Number Having Mammograms; But One in Ten Women Continue to ‘Gamble’ with their Health
19 October 2007	The Iconic 'Sponge' Returns to NSW TV Screens
17 October 2007	It's Official: NSW is a World Leader in the Fight Against Cancer
9 October 2007	NSW Government Funds Cancer Breakthrough
8 October 2007	New Landmark Report: Few Cancer Sufferers Die at Home
September
17 September 2007	New Campaign Warns of Tanning's Darker Side
1 September 2007	Prostate Cancer Rates Set to Rise by More Than 13%
August
31 August 2007	SmokeFree Pubs and Clubs - Two Months On
27 August 2007	Daffodil Day 2007: NSW Government Gives all Cancer Patients the 'Best Chance'
23 August 2007	Improved BreastScreen Services for the Central West
8 August 2007	SmokeCheck: $1 million to Reduce Aboriginal Smoking Rates
July
20 July 2007 2 July 2007	Cluster Study Highlights Breast Cancer Facts NSW Pubs, Clubs, Nightclubs and Casino Go Smokefree
June
22 June 2007	Pap Tests Prevent Cancer Crisis: New Report
20 June 2007	Countdown To Smokefree Pubs & Clubs Begins: 12 Days To Go… More information on this campaign.
14 June 2007	$20 Million Boost for the State’s Leading Cancer Researchers
May
31 May 2007	Quit Message Getting Through… But Not To Everyone
25 May 2007	Cancer Bigger Burden But NSW Cancer Survival Rates Improve
23 May 2007	Support Underpins Cancer Research Achievements
23 May 2007	Sydney Scientist Awarded State’s Top Cancer Research Honour
20 May 2007	Seven Strokes a Day Caused by Smoking
17 May 2007	$1.8 Million Boost To Innovation Cancer Care Services
10 May 2007	Research Backs Cervical Cancer Vaccination Program
April
29 April 2007	One In Four NSW Women Skip Pap Tests
26 April 2007	Cervical Cancer Vaccination and Screening
26 April 2007	Cervical cancer vaccination program begins in Sydney
20 April 2007	HRT and Incidence of Breast Cancer in NSW
7 April 2007	NSW Smoking Rates Plummet to Record Low
February
25 February 2007	NSW Government Launches Latest Anti-cancer Healthy Eating Campaign
4 February 2007	Cancer Prevention Plan launched on World Cancer Day
January
31 January 2007	Westmead Cancer Research Boost
7 January 2007	$1 Million Melanoma Awareness Campaign

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+ 2006 Media Releases

22 November 2006	NSW Cancer Plan 2007 - 2010
19 November 2006	Skin Cancer On The Rise: Cover Up This Summer
15 November 2006	Sun and Smoking Forces Women's Cancer Up: Report
8 November 2006	Abbott Should Step In On Cervical Cancer Vaccine
24 October 2006	Encouraging New Breast Cancer Survival Figures
10 October 2006	New Equipment Helping Young Brain Tumour Patients
10 October 2006	Funding for RPA Cancer Psychologist
10 October 2006	Funding for Illawara Cancer Psychologist
10 October 2006	Funding for Eastern Suburbs Cancer Psychologist
10 October 2006	Funding for South Coast Cancer Psychologist
10 October 2006	Funding for Hunter Cancer Psychologist
9 October 2006	Complementary Therapies Growing in Cancer Care
5 October 2006	Breast Cancer Strongly Related to Lifestyle
4 October 2006	New Prostate Cancer Marker Helps Identify Men Whose Cancer is Likely to Spread
19 September 2006	Cancer Fight on the right track: Cancer Institute NSW Two Year Cancer Plan Progress Report
13 September 2006	Breast Cancer Still Kills: New Campaign
3 September 2006	Fathers Day Message for Parents Who Smoke
23 July 2006	2.2M Women Safer Thanks to a Decade of Pap Test Register
10 July 2006	$7m in Cancer Research Funding up for grabs
5 July 2006	NSW Best for Rural Cancer Treatment
3 July 2006	$1.1 million Boost to Cancer Training in Illawarra
26 June 2006	New BreastScreen Service for Inner-West Women
7 June 2006	Spotlight on Bowel Cancer for Awareness Week
31 May 2006	World No Tobacco Day 2006: Record calls to Quitline as women get the message
25 May 2006	World-Leading Cancer Researchers Honoured in Sydney
11 May 2006	NSW Cancer Patients Get Extra Help with Travel and Stays
8 May 2006	Graphic Quit Smoking Campaign: 'Amputation' starts tonight.
8 May 2006	Smoking Can Cost an Arm or a Leg
20 April 2006	New Campaign Shows Smokers How to Kick the Habit
16 March 2006	Cancer Australia Begins to Take Shape
14 March 2006	Oral Cancer Still A Risk, But Awareness Drags
9 March 2006	Mammography Screening: 15 Minutes That Can Save A Woman's Life
9 March 2006	90 Lives Saved Every Year Through Breast Screening in NSW
9 March 2006	New Awards to Help the Hunter's Brightest Cancer Doctors
27 February 2006	Will Graphic Pack Warnings Change Smokers' Minds?
14 February 2006	Graphic Health Warnings to Inspire Aussie Smokers to Quit
13 February 2006	Trade in the Smokes for Flowers this Valentine's Day
2 February 2006	Cancer: What You Need to Know But Couldn't Find
10 January 2006	Cancer Institute NSW to Increase Research Funding
5 January 2006	New Melanoma Map Reveals the Highest Skin Cancer Risk Areas in NSW

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+ 2005 Media Releases

22 December 2005	$9 Million On New Awareness Campaign Corrects Misconception About Light Cigarettes
21 December 2005	Holiday Revellers Warned: Link Between Alcohol and Cancer
13 December 2005	Beauty News: Sunscreen - The Best Product to Protect Your Skin
8 December 2005	Melanoma Threat On The Increase, Says New Figures
7 December 2005	NSW Looks For a Common Front in Cancer Research
28 November 2005	Will Cervical Cancer get a 'Gina Gold effect'?
24November 2005	Smoking, Drugs, Genes and Vaccines - A Brave New World?
23 November 2005	3rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference
22 November 2005	Cancer Institute NSW Board Appointments
22 November 2005	NSW GPs Get Help in Front Line Fight Against Cancer
16 November 2005	Sweeter Dreams If You Quit Smoking
16 November 2005	Peter Harvey Raises His Voice on Smoking
3 November 2005	When Every Breath You Take Gets Harder - New Lung Disease Campaign Launch
18 October 2005	NSW Cancer Treatment Gets an Online Revolution
12 October 2005	$4.2 Million to Extend Cancer Screening Services
2 October 2005	Cancer Roundtable to Help Coordinate Fund Raising
19 September 2005	Digital Breast Screens give Technological Edge
19 September 2005	Is Family the Hidden Key to Quitting Smoking?
4 September 2005	Dad, You Should Have Been There
24 August 2005	NSW To Get More Clinical Cancer Trials
25 August 2005	Cancer Council Review Recommends Private Company
18 August 2005	The Fight Against Cancer in NSW Gets Major Boost
8 August 2005	The Kylie factor helps early detection of breast cancer
3 August 2005	Expert Panels To Guide NSW Cancer Services
14 July 2005	NSW Testicular Cancer Increases by a Third
28 June 2005	Cancer Experience To Help Shape Services
1 June 2005	Cancer deaths fall in new NSW snapshot
31 May 2005	Quitline celebrates World No Tobacco Day with a modern twist on an old classic
31 May 2005	"Change is in the air" in NSW pubs and clubs
19 May 2005	Study shows low-fat diet cuts risk of breast cancer coming back
16 May 2005	NSW cancer fight has a complementary side
12 May 2005	Cancer teams to improve patient care in NSW
9 May 2005	Smoke dreams
5 May 2005	Hunter cancer research gets major boost
19 April 2005	Dubbo to kick off state consultation on cancer
15 April 2005	Cancer screening – Australian expert panel to advise on service improvements in city and country NSW
10 April 2005	New Campaign Targets Quit Smoking
7 April 2005	Over half of NSW cancer deaths preventable
18 March 2005	NSW to get new beginning on lethal brain cancers
17 March 2005	Global snapshot of cancer puts NSW in the picture
16 March 2005	Young seem to be getting the non smoking message
2 March 2005	More funding to fight increase in prostate cancer
17 February 2005	Patient experience to guide nsw cancer care
14 February 2005	Kiss a smoker and see the difference
28 January 2005	Passive smoking study confirms disease link
21 January 2005	Genetic test could improve breast cancer survival
17 January 2005	Are You Staying QUIT?
13 January 2005	Breast screening detects pre cancer warning signs
10 January 2005	Young Still at Risk in Sun
5 January 2005	20 fags a day? No problem for Mrs Ellis

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+ 2004 Media Releases

23 December 2004	No Excuses Not to QUIT This New Year’s Eve
19 December 2004	$6 Million For Cancer Research Fellowships
15 December 2004	NSW Cancer Rates Reflect National Figures
14 December 2004	Cancer Institute NSW welcomes new breast cancer study
12 October 2004	Chief Cancer Officer welcomes smoking ban
17 August 2004	2004 Cancer patients—beware of ‘cancer cures’
23 June 2004	NSW Cancer Plan launched
23 June 2004	NSW Cancer Plan Launched – good news for country patients
21 June 2004	Cancer Registries Transferred and to be Expanded
21 June 2004	NSW Cancer Plan addressing country cancer patient issues
31 May 2004	Paying for the habit – World No Tobacco Day
13 May 2004	Lady Killer, why risk it? campaign launched today
29 April 2004	New report provides evidence smoking in pubs and clubs kills
6 April 2004	New Institute tackling Australia’s number one killer
5 April 2004	Tackling Australia’s number one killer
23 March2004	Sunburn is no indication of sun's damage
19 February 2004	Slim Dusty's family behind zero tolerance
19 February 2004	Cancer Institute NSW welcomes the proposed new regulations to ban cigarette point of sale
29 January 2004	Say NO to tobacco company sponsorship

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