15 December 2023

Media Release - Radiologists back ‘cancer-causing’ dust ban

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) has welcomed a decision by state and federal governments to ban a ‘cancer-causing’ dust from next year.

Both tiers of governments announced earlier this week they will ban the use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone that, when cut, releases fine silica dust, which can cause cancer and other serious respiratory diseases.

Read the media release