About the Cancer Institute NSW
The Cancer Institute NSW is Australia's first statewide, government-supported cancer control agency.
Who we are and what we do
We were established five years ago by the NSW Government and
supported unanimously by the NSW Parliament under the Cancer
Institute (NSW) Act 2003.
We are committed to curing cancer in NSW through promoting the
best cancer research, prevention, early-detection, treatment and
education initiatives.
Our goal is to substantially improve cancer control and cure in
NSW by:
- reducing the incidence of cancer in the community
- increasing the survival rate of cancer patients
- improving quality of life for cancer patients and their
carers
- operating as a source of expertise on cancer control for the
government's health service providers, medical researchers and the
general community.
The cancer problem
Our vision is to control and cure cancer
in NSW
Cancer touches us all. The current lifetime risk of being
diagnosed with cancer in NSW is one in two for men and one in three
for women.
Cancer is now the largest single cause of disease in Australia,
surpassing cardiovascular disease. In 2006, more than 35,000
people were diagnosed with cancer in NSW. Based on current
trends, there is projected to be over 30 per cent more cases of
cancer in the next 10 years than there were in the last.
A cure for cancer has never been more relevant or more important
to the people of NSW than it is today.
How we control and cure cancer in NSW
In 2006, the Cancer Institute NSW released the NSW Cancer Plan 2007-2010: a blueprint to
assist all people who are working to help lift the cancer burden in
NSW. From the Cancer Plan, our priorities of cancer
control in NSW are:
- preventing cancer
- detecting cancer early
- improving cancer services
- accelerating improvement through cancer research
- providing relevant cancer data and information.
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