Educate young men about testicular cancer to ensure early diagnosis, effective treatment and cure.
Primary prevention programs
Labor Government will spend $28 million over 4 years on primary prevention programs to reduce the incidence and impact of lung cancer, other smoking related cancers and diseases, skin cancer and melanoma.
Tackling tobacco
Labor will provide $21 million in new funds for anti-smoking programs, focused on discouraging people from taking up smoking and encouraging people to stop smoking. One third of this funding will be for specific programs directed at people of Indigenous and non-English speaking backgrounds.
Both these groups have significantly higher than average smoking rates. Labor will aim to reduce smoking rates to 15 per cent by 2010, with reduction targets of at least 1 per cent a year.
Labor will support anti-smoking initiatives by ensuring that cigarette packs carry graphic warning labels that cover at least 50 per cent of both sides of the pack.
A national SunSmart campaign
Labor will provide an additional $7 million over the next 4 years to support the first national SunSmart campaign, aimed at reducing the incidence of skin cancer and melanoma.
Labor will work with the States and the Cancer Councils to coordinate and boost current state-based efforts.
The role of diet and exercise
Labor's Tackling Obesity and Promoting Community Wellbeing policy will contribute to improvements in diet and physical activity levels and result in long-term benefits for cancer prevention.
New programs for the earlier detection of cancer
A Federal Labor Government will provide $36.75 million over 4 years for the development of a national screening program for bowel cancer and early detection programs for prostate, lung, ovarian and testicular cancers.
Contact Details
Health Services Union of Australia
hsu@hsu.net.au
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