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The aim of cancer screening is to find cancer in its early stages.

The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) offers kits for free to Australians between the ages of 50 and 74 years of age.

The National Lung Cancer Screening Program offers free low-dose CT scans to eligible Victorians aged between 50 and 70 years.

Cancer grows when normal body cells multiply in an uncontrolled way. Cancer can affect any part of the body. Some cancers can be treated. Cancer screening tests can help detect some cancers early.

It is important for the health of people with cancer to eat well before, during and after cancer treatment.

Risk factors for throat cancer include smoking or chewing tobacco, drinking alcohol and Human papillomavirus (HPV).

Anyone can develop thyroid cancer, regardless of age or gender.

Diet can influence your risk of developing some cancers, but there is no evidence that specific foods can cause or cure cancer.

Prostate cancer can be treated in a variety of ways, so discuss treatment options with your doctor.

The causes of pancreatic cancer are unknown, but smokers are at greater risk.