News: Cancer

6 March 2023

You’re invited to join Melanoma Institute Australia for their annual symposium designed for all nurses who care for patients with melanoma and complex skin cancer. The one-day face-to-face symposium in...

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5 July 2022

National Cervical Screening ProgramLaunch of self-collection eligibility expansionFrom 1 July 2022, anyone eligible for a Cervical Screening Test under the NCSP (i.e. women and people with a cervix aged 25-74 years...

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5 July 2022

National Cervical Screening ProgramLaunch of self-collection eligibility expansionFrom 1 July 2022, anyone eligible for a Cervical Screening Test under the NCSP (i.e. women and people with a cervix aged 25-74 years...

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14 June 2022

15 June 2022  The self-collection policy will be changing from July 2022. From 1st of July all women and people with a cervix screening under the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) will have the choice...

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14 June 2022

15 June 2022  The self-collection policy will be changing from July 2022. From 1st of July all women and people with a cervix screening under the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) will have the choice...

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7 September 2021

Here are the facts:  1 in 6 Australian men will be diagnosed in their lifetime.  75% of Australians still don’t know the PSA test guidelines.  Only 36% of prostate cancers...

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20 April 2021

CESPHN has recently commissioned hospital-based cancer centres within our region to implement a new service, GPCanShare, which aims to enhance cancer management in the region by strengthening integration between cancer...

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30 March 2021

30 March 2021 Are you interested in contributing to cancer in primary care research? PC4, the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group, is undertaking a prioritisation study that aims...

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25 January 2021

25 January 2021 St George Hospital has a new service to improve the timeliness of colonoscopies for patients with a positive FOBT.  Using a telephone nurse-led clinic model, fast access...

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