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OBJECTIVE To determine recent patterns of management of lung cancer in Victoria in order to stimulate interest in the development of Australian consensus guidelines. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of doctors responsible for the care of an incident series of lung cancer patients in

A survey of cancer treatment providers at our institution exploring their perspectives regarding voluntary assisted dying in Victoria and the imminent legislation showed that while almost all were aware of the Bill (92%), reported knowledge and understanding of it was much less (38%). As many

OBJECTIVE To identify areas to improve patient management in lung cancer, which remains the greatest cause of death from cancer in Australia. METHODS Retrospective survey of all cases of lung cancer reported to the Victorian Cancer Registry from 1 January to 30 June 2003 and followed up for 5

This paper reports on the second of four regionally-based campaigns co-ordinated in rural Victoria by the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria. The campaign encompassed community-based activities, general practitioner involvement and screening clinics. The impact of the campaign on Pap test rates and on

The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of risk factors for liver disease, particularly hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, in a population-based series of hepatocellular carcinoma, and to assess the feasibility of retrospective surveys in determining risk factors for

OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to study the incidence and prevalence of self-reported lymphedema in breast cancer survivors between 2 and 4 years following diagnosis, the factors associated with the development of lymphedema and the impact of lymphedema on psychological well-being. METHODS We

BACKGROUND It is anticipated that in Australia the number of cases of mesothelioma will continue to rise significantly over the next 15 years with power station workers having a risk second only to asbestos mill workers. Mesothelioma responds poorly to treatment and is almost always fatal, yet there

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity of the Anti Cancer Council of Victoria food frequency questionnaire (ACCVFFQ) relative to seven-day weighed food records (WFRs) in 63 women of child-bearing age. METHODS 63 women completed WFRs to assess iron intake as part of a study on iron deficiency. These women

OBJECTIVE To describe travel burden and travel-related financial burden experienced by cancer patients over the first year after diagnosis. METHODS Population-based longitudinal cohort of recent adult cancer patients diagnosed with the eight most incident cancers recruited from New South Wales and

Importance: Diagnosis of early breast cancer (EBC) in women by mammographic screening and postsurgical adjuvant endocrine therapy and chemotherapy (termed adjuvant therapy) began simultaneously in many countries in the 1990s. Subsequent

Since April 1997, in Melbourne, Australia, speech pathologists have collaborated to establish a prospective database of functional outcomes of speech, swallowing and voice for patients undergoing head and neck cancer treatments. Staff at eight acute care hospitals, all of which offer speech

Data collected from lung cancer patients attending the Victoria Clinic of the British Columbia Cancer Agency are used to investigate how resources are rationed in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). An ordered logit model is estimated to analyse empirically the relationship between

We have earlier reported establishing a computerized database to audit functional outcomes in patients who underwent head and neck cancer treatment in Victoria, Australia and attended speech pathology services from April 1997-April 1999. This paper presents the statistical analyses and results from