The Cancer Institute of New South Wales, a statutory corporation of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for the creation and management of a plan to reduce the incidence and burden of cancer in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The agency works in consultation with the New South Wales Department of Health and the New South Wales Office of Medical Research.
The Institute was established pursuant to the Institute Act, 2003 / {{{4}}} (NSW) and is led by the Chief Cancer Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Professor David Currow who reports to a governing Board that is ultimately responsible to the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, presently the Hon. Jillian Skinner MP.
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