Conquering Cancer in the press
Conquering Cancer screens in Nairobi, Kenya on June 25 2022 to an audience of 150+ at Anga Imax, Diamond Plaza.
Producer and Presenter of Conquering Cancer, Sue Collins, told Tonic Magazine, βEliminating cervical cancer is one of the most extraordinary health stories of our time.βΒ
Cervical cancer will soon be put in the history books thanks to two Queensland-based scientists who developed the HPV vaccine. House of Wellness chats to one of the men behind the game-changing vaccine and producer and presenter of Conquering Cancer, Sue Collins, whoβs sharing their story with the world.
Kirsty Browne, a cervical cancer survivor whose story is featured in Conquering Cancer, shares her experience with a rare type of the disease with the team at Yahoo! Lifestyle.
Conquering Cancer, a global communications initiative that is showing the world that cervical cancer elimination is achievable everywhere, is being launched on March 26th 2021.
The University of Queenslandβs Professor Frazer co-developed the life-saving cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, with his UQ colleague, the late Dr Jian Zhou. He is also one of the executive producers of Conquering Cancer.
From her exchanges with survivors to global health experts in the film Conquering Cancer, Sue Collins shows just how far weβve come and how far we have to go in order to win the fight against this preventable disease.
FilmmakerΒ Sue CollinsΒ chats toΒ HEAVY CinemaΒ about Conquering CancerΒ and Australiaβs push to stamp out cervical cancer
HealthCare Global looks at HPV self collection in Australia and beyond with the Conquering Cancer team
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It [the documentary] will also improve and encourage young girls and women to have access to cervical services, including cervical cancer screening, timely treatment, and patient support among rural girls and women.
β Maud Mwakasungula, Executive Director, WOCACA
Our ability to bring the documentary to our country has raised the profile of Humanity at Heart as a serious player in the field, and we now actively collaborate with the National Cancer Control Committee.
β Tata Mayaah Eveline, Executive Director, Humanity at Heart International
The events were an immense success. The organisers and participants enjoyed every step of the event’s process and outcome. With the experience and lessons learned, ACO intends to showcase the documentary in other jurisdictions and use it as an advocacy driver for cervical cancer control policy change.
β African Cancer Organization
Sueβs journey is also a cry for how far we have to go, to win the fight against this preventable disease at an international level.
β ReviewsbyJudith
Everyone felt they learned more about cervical cancer, the global impact for women and the interventions for prevention.
β Gail Petersen Hock, NCCC Arizona Chapter
The events were an immense success. The organisers and participants enjoyed every step of the event’s process and outcome. With the experience and lessons learned, ACO intends to showcase the documentary in other jurisdictions and use it as an advocacy driver for cervical cancer control policy change.
β University of Cape Town
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From the purpose of pigment, to the mechanisms of melanocytes- Professor Richard Scolyer AO gave us the full rundown of whatβs really happening when we get a tan. And unfortunately, itβs not as glamorous as it seems...βοΈ
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Cervical screening is one of the most effective ways to prevent cervical cancer, or at least to catch it early on. π§‘
Recent changes made to the National Cervical Screening Program by the Australian Government have also made it much more effective for all women in Australia- and is now expected to reduce cervical cancer rates and deaths by at least another 20%.
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Source: Cancer Council Australia, and Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
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Professor Long and Professor Scolyerβs trailblazing work in immunotherapy has already saved thousands of lives- and with an unwavering commitment to developing similarly revolutionary treatments, itβs clear why they were shoe-ins for Australian of the Year. π¦πΊ
Tackling βAustraliaβs National Cancerβ is no easy feat- but you can help! Sign up to the newsletter in our bio to join the movement against skin cancer.βοΈ
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Professors Long & Scolyer AO have made waves in the medical community with their revolutionary immunotherapy work- but what exactly is immunotherapy? π§
Our full chat with the 2024 Australians of the Year will drop later today, so stay tuned to become experts in the immunotherapy field too!
Source: @cancercouncil
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AUSTRALIANS OF THE YEAR - PROF. GEORGINA LONG AO & PROF. RICHARD SCOLYER AO π
Introducing Prof. Long and Prof. Scolyer, the dynamic Aussie duo whose groundbreaking research has completely changed the game for skin cancer treatment!
Our fascinating chat with them was a very fitting way to kick off our series of inspirational βConquering Skin Cancerβ stories. Sign up for our newsletter (link in bio!) and drop us a follow to see the full conversation, coming π.
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Sadly, a woman dies somewhere in the world from cervical cancer every two minutes. Even more devastatingly- this cancer is completely preventable.
Conquering cervical cancer is possible, if we work together.
Do your part and join the #conqueringcancercampaign movement. Links are in our bio to sign up for our newsletter!
SOURCE: The WHO
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Cervical cancer has been a big focus for us over the past couple of years. And it got us thinking π€ if one cancer can be eliminated, what does that mean for other cancers? So we started exploring other cancers that could be prevented or eliminated, and that led us to skin cancer - another hopeful story.
Then we got busy building our new website to talk about all the Conquering Cancer films. Check it out and join us to imagine a world without cancer.
Want to view some amazing stories? Check out the link in our bio π
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A positive response from Dr. Ernest Hawk (Head of Cancer Prevention and Control at MD Anderson Cancer Centre) on the USA edition of Conquering Cervical Cancer πΊπΈ
"Conquering Cervical Cancer tells the exciting story of what I consider to be one of if not the, greatest example of translational progress against cancer to date. Over just the last century, science has transformed cervical cancer from one of the most highly prevalent, morbid, and fatal cancers, to a cancer that promises to be eliminated within our lifetimes"
We were thrilled to have Dr Hawk`s feedback after watching the film. Have you watched the trailer of Conquering Cervical Cancer (USA Edition)? If not, check out the link in our bio π
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CANCER CONVERSATION π£
Can you imagine a world without cancer?
You may not know this but Australia has one of the world`s highest skin cancer rates, with approx. 2000 people dying from the disease each year (melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer combined).
Here`s the interesting thing - most skin cancers are preventable through appropriate protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
The fight for cancer prevention and elimination continues! π¬
Don`t forget to sign up for the newsletter so you can join the movement for a cancer-free world. Link in bio
(Source: Cancer Council)
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Eve McDavid is a Cervical Cancer survivor and advocate, and the Conquering Cancer team had the pleasure of filming with her last April. We were so happy that Eve was able to host a screening of Conquering Cervical Cancer (USA Edition), afterwards she told us:
"Thank you for seeing the value in Dr Balogun & my stories and featuring us in your incredible film. Conquering Cancer will be in the history books when we look back on the reasons how and why Elimination happened. Thank you for this important artistic and scientific contribution to the worldβ
Thanks, Eve, we`re so glad you could be part of this project π
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