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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(9):641-643; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.9.641
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 9, 641-643, May 7, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

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Report Outlines Plan to Reform Cancer Care in Australia

Vicki Burkitt

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Correcting several major deficiencies in the way cancer care services are delivered will improve the survival and quality of life of people living with cancer, according to the new report, Optimizing Cancer Care in Australia (OCCA).


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Fifteen months in the making, the report canvassed the views of 138 representatives—consumers, oncologists, professional colleges, health care managers, and government and nongovernment agencies—and took into account evidence-based care practices and international reforms. The report, which offers 12 recommendations for areas of improvement in the cancer care system, was jointly prepared by the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA), The Cancer Council Australia (TCCA), and the National Cancer Control Initiative (NCCI).

In Australia, not all patients have access . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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