Publications and reports
Below is a list of publications that use data held by the Cancer Institute NSW.
This includes:
- NSW Cancer Registry
- NSW Clinical Cancer Registry (2008–2012)
- BreastScreen NSW
- NSW Pap Test Register
- Cancer Institute Tobacco Tracking Survey
Published date 11 May 2018
The reduction in cancer mortality over time was smaller in older people than in younger people. Further research is needed to achieve the best trade-offs between cancer control and harm avoidance in older people.
Published date 11 May 2018
There has been a significant increase in hepatocellular cancer reported in Australia over the last three decades along with a significant improvement in survival.
Published date 08 May 2018
Source:
Sci Rep. 2018 May 8;8(1):7167
The risk of prostate cancer was increased following a diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma. This raises the potential for future prostate cancer risk to be discussed when men are diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma.
Published date 08 May 2018
Cervical cancer survival was lowest for women with comorbidity. There was no clear comorbidity-survival gradient for Indigenous women. Further investigation of potential drivers for the lower cervical cancer survival rates in Indigenous women is warranted.
Published date 29 April 2018
Oncologist provision of smoking cessation support: A national survey of Australian medical and radia
Oncologists strongly prefer smoking cessation interventions to be managed by other health workers. The majority believed that they required more training in cessation interventions and cited multiple additional barriers to providing cessation care.
Published date 22 April 2018
Low-dose computed tomography lung screening using the US National Lung Screening Trial criteria is unlikely to be cost-effective in Australia.
Published date 01 April 2018
Quality and impact of eviQ Cancer Treatments Online (www.eviq.org.au): the medical oncologist's pers
eviQ was highly regarded by the Australian medical oncologists who responded to the survey. Usage of eviQ had a positive impact on knowledge, practice and promoted better patient-centered care.
Published date 27 March 2018
Patterns of follow up and survivorship care for people with colorectal cancer in new South Wales, Au
Survivorship care for people with colorectal cancer was highly variable, with evident socioeconomic disparities and missed opportunities for health promotion.
Published date 23 March 2018
Chemotherapy in patients with unresected pancreatic cancer in Australia: a population-based study of
Consultation with an oncologist mitigated most of the sociodemographic and service-related disparities in chemotherapy use. There is a need to establish referral pathways to ensure that all patients have the opportunity to discuss treatment options with a medical oncologist.
Published date 15 March 2018
This study demonstrated the value-add of cross-jurisdictional routinely collected health data, using a case study of health service use and the factors associated with healthcare use towards the end of life.
