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What is overdiagnosis and why should we take it seriously in cancer screening?

This paper warns that overdiagnosis in cancer screening programs can harm healthy people and undermine screening program goals.
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Assessing the efficacy of cancer screening

An evidence-based approach to cancer screening is vital to avoid misleading biases and reliance on intuition, experts say.
Report

Procurement of the National Cancer Screening Register


This audit assessed whether the Department of Health effectively procured services to operate a National Cancer Screening Register.
Report

Burden of cancer in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011


This report explores in further detail the burden of cancer in Australia, including cancer burden in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, and by remoteness and socioeconomic group.
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A collaborative assessment of access to cancer medicines in Australia


This review identifies factors that influence policy change, explores international policy developments, and calls out potential opportunities for further reform of access to cancer treatments.