Drinking water prevents cancer? Debunking myths

New Cancer Council research released (30/11/11) has found three quarters (76%) of Australians are confused about cancer prevention, mistakenly believing measures like drinking plenty of water (50%), getting enough sleep (47%) and positive thinking (43%) reduces their risk of cancer.

In an effort to combat the misconceptions, Cancer Council has launched a new website, iheard.com.au, to provide evidence-based answers to questions about cancer.

iheard.com.au provides a simple way for the increasing number of Australians searching online to check the validity of claims made about cancer. Visitors can post questions with links to videos or articles about cancer and our experts will provide evidence-based answers.

(Source: Cancer Council Australia)