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Improving cancer outcomes
The ten-year Australian Cancer Plan (the Plan) is a future-focused plan designed to improve cancer outcomes, particularly for those groups whose health outcomes are poorer. The ground-breaking national strategy sets out strategic objectives, ambitions...
The Optimal Care Pathways outline consistent, safe, high-quality and evidence-based care for people with cancer. Relevant to every step along the cancer continuum, the Optimal Care Pathways aim to improve patient outcomes for people affected by cancer...
The establishment of the Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network is an important step toward ensuring all patients across Australia, regardless of who they are or where they live, are linked to the best available cancer care as close to home as safely...
News
Cancer Australia, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Alliance are co-hosting the second Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network (ACCN) Innovations Showcase. This no cost event will be held on Thursday, 3 July 2025, at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne. Presentations will be accessible both in-person and online, ensuring participation from health professionals nationwide, including those in rural and remote regions.
Cancer Australia, in partnership with the Aurora Education Foundation is calling for applications for the second round of the First Nations Cancer Scholarships program.
The Albanese Labor Government is taking a significant step forward in cancer research and care by establishing the Cancer Genomics Clinical Trials Fund to drive advancements in genomic medicine and ensure equitable access to cancer clinical trials incorporating genomics.
The Albanese Labor Government today announced the recipients of the inaugural round of the First Nations Cancer Scholarships, which provides financial support to Indigenous postgraduate students engaged in cancer-related studies or research.
The Australian government has released Cancer Australia's National Framework for Genomics in Cancer Control, marking a significant step toward improved cancer outcomes through personalised cancer care.
Key initiatives
Cancer Australia is committed to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to reduce the impact of cancer on Indigenous Australians.
The National Framework for Genomics in Cancer Control aims to guide policy to ensure equitable access to genomics in cancer care for all Australians affected by cancer.
This Award is named in honour of the late Jeannie Ferris, former Senator for South Australia who was passionately committed to raising awareness about gynaecological cancer in Australia.
Cancer Australia was established by the Australian Government in 2006 to benefit all Australians affected by cancer, and their families and carers.
Research is ongoing to find new ways to diagnose and treat a range of cancers. You may be invited to participant in a clinical trial to test new treatments.
Challenges can relate to the shock of a cancer diagnosis and fears about the future.
The ministers of the Health and Aged Care portfolio. Learn about who they are, what they are responsible for, and what they do.
Cancer Australia is committed to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to reduce the impact of cancer on Indigenous Australians.
Cancer Australia is committed to creating a working environment that values and fosters the contribution and experience of our employees from diverse backgrounds.
Cancer types
- Bladder cancer
- Bowel cancer
- Brain cancer
- Breast cancer
- Breast cancer in men
- Breast cancer in young women
- Cervical cancer
- Children's Cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Fallopian Tube cancer
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD)
- Gynaecological cancers
- Head and neck cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Leukaemia
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma of the skin
- Mesothelioma
- Myeloma
- Neuroendocrine tumours
- Oesophageal cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Sarcoma
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Unknown primary
- Uterine sarcoma
- Vaginal cancer
- Vulval cancer
