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A Gladstone teenager has had her last year of school derailed after being diagnosed with a rare cancer that only seven people in the world have.
Lillian Pholi, 17, was diagnosed with Myofibroblastic Sarcoma, an extremely rare form of cancer in her jaw in November.
The Chanel College student’s life was thrown into turmoil when pain in her jaw she thought was from her wisdom teeth turned out to be an aggressive tumour.
“I had liners in to straighten my teeth and I thought it was just my wisdom teeth,” Lillian said.
“I had pain in the right side of my jaw which just kept getting worse and worse.”
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The team at Suncorp Bank in North Rockhampton is giving the gift of hope this Christmas to Queenslanders affected by cancer through an employee-led fundraiser.
Many Suncorp employees in Central and North Queensland will be donating $1 a day to Cancer Council Queensland, with the amount dollar matched by Suncorp.
The fundraiser aims to spread awareness, cheer and support during a time difficult for many Queenslanders living with cancer.
Suncorp Senior Relationship Manager Richard Smith said the team decided to get involved to make a difference within the community.
“Brighter Futures is Suncorp’s group-wide employee giving program, which inspires and enables Suncorp employees to make a difference in the communities where we live and work,” Mr Smith said.
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Almost 40 years ago, Sid the seagull started tap-dancing across our TV screens telling us to slip, slop, slap but Queenslanders seem to have missed the message.
More than one in every two Queenslanders – or almost 56 per cent – admit they were sunburnt last year.
More than one in two Queenslander admit to being sunburnt in the past year.
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Men were more lax about sun safety than women, with 60 per cent saying they were sunburnt in 2019-20 compared with 51 per cent of women.
Sunburn is the result of damage to the skin from exposure to UV radiation. This exposure is largely preventable and is the biggest risk factor for skin cancer, Cancer Council Queensland boss Chris McMillan said.
She put so much into work and her clients loved her, she said. It was hard for people to believe how sick she was because she worked right up until she couldn t and then she still kept working. Having a strong creative steak and an eye for detail before entering the real estate industry, Ms Griffiths got an after-school job at City Beach Cairns when she was just 13 years old. Despite specialist appointments in Brisbane and COVID lockdowns this year Ms Griffiths was determined to follow through with a bucket list property wish, partner Troy McGuane said. She wanted to buy a unit and flip it. She did that when everyone else was reeling from COVID and she was quite sick at that time, he said.
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In very severe cases, they might show signs of shaking due to seizures or even loss of consciousness.
Dr Teague says if you notice someone showing signs of heat stress, there are things you can di before the ambulance arrives.
Things you can do:
Offer sips of cool fluid but not really cold fluid
Remove extra clothing
Fan the person to cool down
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Cancer Council Queensland’s CEO Chris McMillan says people often fall into the trap of a mild temperature day that could still present a strong ultraviolet (UV) radiation level. A UV level above 3 which could damage your skin to cause sunburn.