What is CanDLe?  

The Enduring Cancer Data Linkage (CanDLe) for health services research in New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is a Cancer Institute NSW initiative that provides NSW and ACT Health data to a network of approved and trusted researchers. Through a novel governance model, it aims to advance the pace, quantity and quality of population-wide cancer research that is aligned to the goals of the NSW Cancer Plan.

The CanDLe program has been designed to safely provide faster access to linked cancer data and utilises the Five Safes Framework.

Through its emphasis on researcher collaboration, CanDLe serves as an infrastructure to facilitate high quality population health research in NSW and ACT. The CanDLe program has been approved by the NSW Population & Health Research Ethics Committee (PHSREC).