Pancare Foundation provides support to patients and carers impacted by pancreatic, liver, biliary, oesophageal and stomach cancers, from diagnosis, all the way through treatment, to end of life and ongoing counselling for bereaved carers through the PanSupport Team. Pancare offers no-cost holistic, specialist nursing (PanSupport Upper GI Nurses), counselling and bespoke support for anyone with upper GI cancer and their families through the PanSupport Team.
Read MoreA series of educational videos addressing specific aspects of oncology procedures, treatment regimens and support services, will provide tailored information for new patients presenting to Townsville Cancer Centre (TCC). Patient advocate, Damien Thompson, recognises the need for such tailored information following his own experiences undergoing treatment. Such an initiative will allow patients access to a trusted source of information personalised to their health care journey.
Read MoreInfections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer. Sepsis and neutropenic fever are common amongst cancer patients and the additional costs associated with sepsis, inappropriate antimicrobial therapy especially prolonged durations, antibiotic complications, and allergy labels are significant. Cancer patients are becoming more complex, and surviving longer, and there are major pressures with patient flow, not to mention equitable quality of care no matter where our patients live.
Read MoreChemotherapy induced nerve damage or peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a significant persisting toxicity of chemotherapy treatment and is a common reason for chemotherapy dose reduction or early cessation. Despite this impact, there are no standardised assessment strategies and significant discrepancies in clinical management across centres.
Read MoreLymphoma is the most common blood cancer and 6th most common cause of cancer in Australians. The majority of patients require combination chemotherapy to control, and in many cases, cure lymphoma. Osteoporotic fractures are a substantial cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality and early identification of increased fracture risk and comprehensive risk management can reduce these outcomes.
Read MoreThe Australian Prostate Centre (APC) is a not-for-profit organisation located in Melbourne, dedicated to complete multidisciplinary survivorship care for patients with prostate cancer. In 2017 we established a multi-disciplinary Hormone Therapy Clinic for men who are prescribed androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to treat their prostate cancer.
Read MoreA model of supportive care for men living with prostate cancer within both the public and private sector has been devised by Ian Henderson, Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse at Royal Hobart Hospital, along with the ICON Cancer Centre Hobart and other private healthcare facilities. This model of care highlights that when government and private health care facilities work jointly together, it can remove inequities in health care with positive outcomes for patients and staff.
Read MoreThe team at Flinders Center for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC) have piloted a pathway for Geriatric Assessment and Intervention (GAIn) for older patients with cancer. Newly diagnosed patients aged 70+ years, planned for systemic therapy, participate in a number of best practice geriatric assessments (such as ECOG performance status, G8 frailty score, Cancer and Ageing Research Group (CARG) Toxicity Scores and CIRS-G for competing comorbidities), prior to commencing treatment.
Read MoreThe Cancer Toolkit is a simple peer-to-peer resource that educates, equips and empowers the newly diagnosed patient, and their supporter community. The Toolkit consists of three pillars – patient, supporter and community.
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