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Published date 24 April 2026
Two grants valued at $3.75 million each have been awarded by Cancer Institute NSW to support research, which aims to rapidly improve cancer care and outcomes across the state.
Published date 12 March 2025
Discovering a tiny detail can change the course of the breast cancer recovery journey. A new early detection and prevention program aims to lower rates of chronic lymphoedema in women who need breast surgery across NSW to below 10 per cent.
Published date 19 February 2025
It takes a village to care for someone with advanced cancer. Through this time and beyond their end of life, palliative care is there to provide practical and emotional support to their families and loved ones.
Published date 06 February 2025
In Australia, two in three people with cancer who are at end of life receive specialist palliative care. In this stage of a person’s cancer journey, the focus is on ensuring comfort, symptom relief and helping them live their life as fully as possible.
Published date 23 January 2025
For many people, palliative care is associated with end of life. But in reality, it is more than that. There are teams across NSW dedicated to managing symptoms and enhancing the wellbeing of people with life-limiting illnesses, like cancer, and their families – helping them make the most of each day and focus on what’s important to them.
Published date 15 October 2024
Almost everyone (99 per cent) receiving cancer treatment across NSW who provided feedback in the latest Bureau of Health Information’s (BHI) Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey rated their overall all care as ‘very good’ or ‘good,’ an improvement from last year.
Published date 26 September 2023
The Cancer Institute NSW has been recognised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) for its leadership in developing and leading the eviQ program.
Published date 25 September 2023
Every year in NSW, more than 350 children and their families will feel the full force of cancer, a disease that still takes the lives of more children in Australia, than any other disease.
Published date 15 May 2020
Dr Craig Earle is coming to Australia to encourage the uptake of new, innovative approaches in treating people with cancer in NSW.
Published date 15 May 2020
A new study is aiming to change the way ovarian cancer is treated in NSW, offering better outcomes for women with the disease.