Cancer
Journal article
Capacity of the 45 and Up Study to mobilise evidence-based improvements in cancer control: lung cancer case study
Over the 15 years since the 45 and Up Study was established, researchers have harnessed its capacity for enabling rigorous, comprehensive investigation of cancer causes, care, and outcomes. This paper uses lung cancer as a case study to demonstrate the Study’s potential to improve cancer control.
Report
Shining a light: radiotherapy cancer treatment in Australia
This white paper highlights the most significant obstacles to accessing radiotherapy cancer care in Australia including access, awareness, and financial burden; and provides three evidence-based recommendations to improve utilisation of radiotherapy and health outcomes for Australians living with cancer.
Fact sheet
Cancer in rural Australia
This fact sheet outlines some key statistics regarding cancer and patient health outcomes in rural and remote areas.
Briefing paper
Integrating shared care teams into cancer follow-up care models
This paper highlights the gaps in knowledge relating to the implementation of shared care cancer follow-up models in Australia. It focuses on some of the key considerations for implementing shared care, including the need to collect primary care data and link this to patient health outcomes data.
Briefing paper
Cancer screening for people living with disability
This is the second in Yooralla's 'Insights into Practice' series, which provide plain language summaries of key topics in disability support. People with disability are less likely to take part in national screening programs for bowel, breast and cervical cancers. This briefing discusses steps to increase participation rates.