The Australian Cancer Plan presents the opportunity to design and deliver a ground-breaking national plan to identify and address critical issues in cancer control that need collaborative, coordinated and national action. This 10 year plan is the first national plan for national action ‘with 2 and 5 year goals and 10 year ambitions to set…
A health professional’s personal cancer journey: Sally’s cancer experience featured as the cover story in the Winter edition of inscope, the official journal of the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union: The view from the other side: A nurse’s personal cancer journey Clinical Nurse Consultant, mother of two and QNMU member Sally Kriel was diagnosed with stage…
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month: ‘Go Yellow Anywhere for Sarcoma Awareness’ this July in support of the sarcoma community. Sarcoma Awareness Month is a way to create public awareness of sarcoma and to stand in solidarity with the sarcoma community, which includes health professionals, researchers, patients and their loved ones. This year’s theme ‘Go Yellow…
Cancer survivors working with researchers help to save lives. Our dedicated team at Cancer Voices is committed to matching those with a personal experience of cancer (we call them Consumers) with a researcher. Our Consumers are trained in how they can be involved in cancer research projects, to comment on and participate in surveys, to…
Cancer Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by cancer. Cancer Council has updated 5 fact sheets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by cancer – the new design features elements from the artwork Healing Journey created by Carissa Paglino. The revised fact sheets cover: What is cancer Making treatment decisions…
Consumer and Community Involvement in Clinical Trials: Planning, development and design – webinar recording In May Sydney Health Partners partnered with Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre in a second webinar on Consumer Involvement in Clinical Trials. The webinar explored via panel discussions, how to meaningfully engage with consumers and the community in the early…
New and updated releases from Cancer Council – Understanding Liver Cancer (Primary) (June 2022). This guide is for people affected by primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). The previous edition of this booklet covered both primary and secondary liver cancers, but we have now developed two separate resources in response to clinical feedback. The Understanding Secondary Liver…
New and updated releases from Cancer Council – Understanding Brain Tumours (May 2022). This guide is for people affected by a brain or spinal cord tumours.
New and updated releases from Cancer Council – Understanding Ovarian Cancer (April 2022). This guide is for people affected by ovarian cancer.
Building the capacity of consumers to engage in research and healthcare improvement: practical suggestions and lessons learned – Webinar summary and recording On 12 May Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre partnered with the West Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN) to present the webinar: Building the capacity of consumers to engage in research and healthcare…
Cancer Voices welcomes funding boost to enhance to end of life care services in NSW which will give NSW residents access to the highest quality care and pain management services at the end of their life, with palliative care and specialist health services to receive a record $743 million funding boost over the next five years.…
Migrants have a higher burden of cancer compared to Australian-born residents (April 2022). New research shows higher rates of stomach, liver and cervical cancer in specific migrant communities in Australia compared with the general population, highlighting a need for targeted services to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes. The study was led by a team from the…
New research by the Daffodil Centre, a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, shows that 1.45 million Australians will die of cancer over the 25-year period from 2020-2044 without major new government investments in prevention, early detection and patient care. The study, published in the Lancet Public Health, is the largest and…
The role of health communication in patient safety and quality of care webinar – recording available Communication in health care is a major quality and safety issue. Every day in Australian hospitals, miscommunication causes avoidable critical incidents – patients die, are harmed or receive the wrong treatment because of ineffective communication, for example during handovers…
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel cancer claims the lives of 101 Australians every week (5,255 people a year) – but it’s one of the most treatable types of cancer if found early. While the risk of bowel cancer increases significantly with age, the disease doesn’t discriminate, affecting men and women, young and old.…
Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG Research) ASM 30 June – 3 July. The Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG Cancer Research) conducts world-class research involving radiotherapy to improve outcomes and quality of life for people affected by cancer. See the 2022 TROG program here.
National Reconciliation Week – 27 May to 3 June The National Reconciliation Week 2022 theme, “Be Brave. Make Change.” is a challenge to all Australians— individuals, families, communities, organisations and government—to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.
National Sorry Day – 26 May 2022 Read media release from Ben Franklin Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Regional Youth here.
Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group – 2022 AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) – 14-17 November 2022 The Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) is the only research organisation in the Australasian region with a focus on gastro-intestinal cancers. See website for more information The 2022 AGITG ASM has been awarded the Consumer Included logo, a logo seal…
Your Voice, Your Story webinar by White Coats Foundation. People were invited to tell their story through a picture, painting, symbol or photo that was representative of what clinical trials mean to them. Four very different and moving stories were featured during this webinar. Lillian Leigh and Sarah Lukeman, both members of the CVN Executive…
The ACTA (Australian Clinical Trials Alliance) 2022 Clinical Trials National Tribute and Awards Ceremony was held on 20 May at the University of Sydney with online access. The Minister for Health, the Hon Brad Hazzard acknowledged the intrinsic value of clinical trials to underpin the health system, the capability and skills in NSW and how…
Clinical Trials Day is a day ‘to recognize the people who conduct clinical trials and to say “thanks” for what they do every day to improve public health. This day of celebration also provides our community with a unique opportunity to raise awareness of clinical trials – and of clinical research as a career option…
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held 27-30 October 2022 in Adelaide. Reflect Revive Reimagine Visit the conference website
The Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia (TOGA) will host their ASM 2022 at Swissôtel Sydney on 21-22 July 2022. The two-day program will cover topical areas of thoracic cancer treatment and research and feature local and international speakers. The meeting will provide an opportunity to connect and collaborate with leaders from across the lung cancer…