Who we are and what we do
The Cancer Institute NSW is Australia’s first statewide, government supported cancer control agency. We were established in 2003 by the NSW Government and supported unanimously by the NSW Parliament under the Cancer Institute (NSW) Act 2003. We are focused on improving outcomes in cancer diagnosis, treatment, care and, ultimately, survival.
What we do
The Institute has a number of initiatives designed to lessen the
burden of cancer on the people of NSW:
- We give advice and information about cancer prevention; produce
mass media campaigns targeting tobacco smoking, sun exposure,
breast and cervical screening.
- We manage BreastScreen NSW and the NSW Cervical Screening
Program to promote the early detection of cancer.
- We fund cancer health care professionals, including nurses,
doctors and psychologists and develop programs to evaluate and
improve the quality of cancer treatment and care in NSW.
- We fund researchers to improve cancer outcomes and set new
agendas for research priorities.
- We provide quality, up-to-date information about cancer in NSW
to inform future policy, health planning and the general
community.
Our objectives
The objectives of the Cancer Institute NSW are to:
- reduce the incidence of cancer in the community
- increase the survival rate for people with cancer
- improve the quality of life of people with cancer and their
carers
- provide a source of expertise on cancer control for the
government, health service providers, medical researchers and the
general community.
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