About the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry – NSW
Please note that the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry – NSW (PCOR-NSW) was formerly known as the NSW Prostate Clinical Cancer Registry (PCCR).
Your correspondence from the registry may reflect the former name. We apologise for the confusion this may cause and encourage you to contact us should you wish to discuss it further. This name change is necessary for improved alignment with other participating jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australian men and is most prevalent in men aged 70 years and over. A third of all cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in NSW.
The number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer is growing and is thought to be due to early screening, increased detection and the ageing population.
The aims of the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry – NSW (PCOR-NSW) are to:
- assess patterns of care
- reduce variation in treatments and outcomes
- improve compliance with best practice-based guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer
- provide information to assist in the credentialing of clinicians and identification of appropriate training resources
- identify factors that predict favourable and unfavourable treatment outcomes, particularly in relation to the major adverse effects
- provide information to patients about the risks and benefits of specific approaches to prostate cancer treatment
- support research into prostate cancer at a population level.
How does the PCOR-NSW work?
Cancer is a notifiable disease in NSW and all diagnosed cases are reported by mandate to the NSW Cancer Registry (NSWCR).
Men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer on or after January 1, 2015 will be identified via the NSWCR for inclusion in PCOR-NSW and eligibility will be confirmed against records in participating hospitals and clinicians rooms.
The Registry will write to eligible men and invite them to participate. All men will receive a Participant Information Pack in the post. The Participant Information Pack will contain:
- an invitation letter
- information sheet outlining what participation will involve
- important information on how men can opt out if they do not want to be included on the registry.
The PCOR-NSW is an opt-out registry. The opt-out approach is a method by which information regarding a research project is provided to potential participants and their participation is assumed unless they take action to decline to participate. This approach is widespread in 'low-risk' population health research both within Australia and Internationally.
Contact Us
PCOR-NSW Hotline (toll-free):
1800 992 028
Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm EST (Eastern Standard Time)
Excludes NSW Public Holidays
PCOR-NSW email:
cinsw-pcornsw@health.nsw.gov.au
The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry Australia and New Zealand has the support and involvement of key figures in cancer research, cancer treatment and epidemiology in the state and country.
Other jurisdictions participating in the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry Australia and New Zealand initiative are:
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - Victoria
- South Australian Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcome Collaborative
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - Queensland
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - Tasmania
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - Australian Capital Territory
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - Northern Territory
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - Western Australia
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - New Zealand
We gratefully acknowledge the funding provided by the Movember Foundation and the support of Monash University in establishing the PCOR-NSW.
The PCOR-NSW is supported by:
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