Women, power, and cancer: A Lancet Commission

Tuesday 26 September, 2023
This report applies an intersectional feminist approach to investigate, expose, and challenge the current imbalance of power in relation to cancer. The report calls for sex and gender to be included in all cancer-related policies and guidelines, and includes a Comment from The McCabe Centre on the potential for law to be a powerful tool for change.

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Apple Cider Vinegar: how Netflix’s new series revives the debate on health misinformation and fake cancer cures

Apple Cider Vinegar: how Netflix’s new series revives the debate on health misinformation and fake cancer cures

Friday 14 February 2025
The Netflix series “Apple Cider Vinegar”, which loosely follows the story of Australian wellness blogger and con-woman Belle Gibson, is reigniting discussions about the peddling of false cancer cure claims and highlights the need for stronger protections against health misinformation.
 Together, we are turning the tide on cancer worldwide

Together, we are turning the tide on cancer worldwide

Tuesday 4 February 2025
World Cancer Day is a reminder for us all to come together to take action against cancer. ​Cancer touches millions of lives in countless ways but it doesn't define them. People are more than a disease, more than a statistic. ​Behind every cancer diagnosis is a unique human story - stories of resilience, grief, hope, and healing.
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Exciting Announcement: McCabe Centre of Law & Cancer receives grant from Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner

Thursday 30 January 2025
We’re excited to announce that we’ve received $316K of funding from the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner’s Grants Program, to address the complex legal and financial issues that arise for people affected by cancer, families, and carers. The two-year project is funded through the Legal Services Board Grants Program.
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Tackling tobacco industry interference: a key issue at the Seventh Meeting of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Knowledge Hubs

Friday 13 December 2024
Tobacco industry interference is the greatest barrier to progress in reducing tobacco’s deadly impact. So, it was fitting that this was a key theme of three concurrent tobacco control meetings organised by the Convention Secretariat and the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Article 5.3, in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2024.
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The McCabe Centre launches new Policy Brief for the Western Pacific Region on UHC Day

Thursday 12 December 2024
The McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, the WHO Collaborating Centre for Law & Noncommunicable Disease, is proud to launch a new Policy Brief for the Western Pacific Region on Law, Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC).