Overview
Establishment of a National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers was one of the key recommendations of the Report of the Inquiry into Gynaecological Cancers in Australia by the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee:
Cancer Australia is working closely with the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre and in consultation with consumers and health professionals to guide the activities of the Centre.
Objectives
The objectives of the National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers are:
- to provide leadership in reducing the impacts of gynaecological cancers;
- to build collaboration and partnerships between key stakeholders including consumers, carers, health professionals, researchers, funders and policy makers;
- to provide education and increase awareness among medical and allied health professionals;
- to build the evidence base for the control of gynaecological cancers across the cancer control continuum, including through research and clinical trials;
- to foster linkages with national and international partners; and
- to inform policy development across the cancer control continuum.
The Centre is working towards an environment where:
- consumers, carers, health professionals, researchers and policy makers are working together to reduce the impact of gynaecological cancers;
- there is a strong and sustainable health workforce supporting women with gynaecological cancers;
- evidence-based information about gynaecological cancers is available for consumers and health professionals;
- treatments for women with gynaecological cancers are evidence-based; and
- outcomes are equitable for all women including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women living in rural and remote areas and women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
This diagram illustrates the governance of the National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers in 2007-08.
Contact us
National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers
Cancer Australia
PO Box 1201
Dickson ACT 2602
Tel: 61 2 6289 1466
Fax: 61 2 6289 1355
Email: gynaecentre@canceraustralia.gov.au