Four ways to improve your cancer care
Updates on what is happening in NSW to reduce the impact of cancer
Young people in Australia need more support to help life continue after cancer – Dr Antoinette Anazodo is determined to make this happen.
Professor Georgina Long is the 2018 Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year, recognised for breakthroughs in melanoma research by the Cancer Institute NSW.
One session of shisha or water-pipe smoking lasting an hour can be as harmful as smoking 100-200 cigarettes.
Since 2003, the Cancer Institute NSW has been working together with all those in the NSW cancer sector to lessen the impact of cancer in the community
The five-year cancer survival rate in NSW continues to improve and is on par with the best health systems in the world
From 2007 to 2016, the NSW adult smoking rate fell by almost 5% to 15% of the surveyed population.
Overall in NSW, there are eight enrolments into cancer clinical trials for every 100 people newly diagnosed with cancer during the same year.
85% of people receiving cancer care in NSW reported a very good overall rating.