Cancer Institute of New South Wales - Cancer Plans

Cancer Plans

Since its creation the Cancer Institute NSW has developed three cancer plans for the state.

  • NSW Cancer Plan, 2004–2006
  • NSW Cancer Plan, 2007–2010
  • NSW Cancer Plan, 2011–2015

The current NSW Cancer Plan has three priority areas which are aimed at improving cancer outcomes. These priorities are:

  • Reduce the incidence of cancer
  • Increase survival with cancer
  • improve the quality of life for people with cancer and their carers

Underpinning these priorities, there are a number of cross-cutting goals:

  • A focus on improving cancer outcomes for Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people in rural and remote NSW.
  • A reporting cycle on the performance of cancer services.
  • Greater system-wide engagement with primary care.
  • Enhanced research capabilities with an emphasis on clinical trials, translational research and the more rapid uptake of new evidence into practice.

The Cancer Institute NSW also develops and manages a number of cancer related information and services for the people of NSW. These include:

  • The NSW Central Cancer Registry
  • Canrefer: an online directory for General practitioners, patients and carers to find referral information for specialist multidisciplinary cancer teams in NSW
  • eviQ: a portal for cancer treatments, providing evidence-based chemotherapy protocols, treatment information and tools at the point of care.
  • iCanQuit: an online community-based smoking cessation support website
  • Breastscreen NSW
  • NSW Cervical Screening program and the NSW Pap Test Register

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