Kevin Rudd: Where is the money to find out WHY this clean, green state has so many cancers?

Today the Prime Minister agreed that Tasmania has the 2nd highest rate of cancers in the nation. He announced pots of money for services – good. Thanks Kevin. Great. Needed. Overdue. Welcome. BUT …..where is the money to find out WHY this clean, green state has so many cancers – and the money to help PREVENT all these cancers? When will someone in power start to take health promotion SERIOUSLY ?
Cheers, Heather D

ABC news
Cash for cancer services
Posted 7 hours 13 minutes ago
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has used a visit to Tasmania’s north-west to outline a $50 million upgrade of the state’s cancer services.
Kevin Rudd made the announcement after turning the sod on a new GP super clinic at Burnie.
The $47.7 million for oncology service upgrade fulfills election pledges by both the State and Federal Governments.
The Commonwealth will provide $18.7 million and the State Government $24 million, with private interests providing about $4 million.
The money will pay for a new radiation oncology bunker at the Royal Hobart Hospital, upgrades to services at the Launceston General Hospital and a new cancer care centre at the North-West Regional Hospital at Burnie.
Burnie will also get $1 million for an MRI machine.
An extra 18 chemotherapy treatment chairs will be installed, 12 at the Burnie clinic and six in Launceston.

Heather