Cancer Australia

Developed to assist health professionals in providing optimal evidence-based pyschosocial care for adults with cancer, and their families.

A summary guide is available as part of this resource - see resource PCAS.

The clinical management of Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS), Lobular Carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and atypical hyperplasia of the breast. The overall purpose is to inform the reader about current best practice in the diagnosis and management of these conditions. 130 page document.

This information sheet is to assist GPs in managing the clinical and psychosocial aspects of care of the woman with metastatic breast cance.

This document identifies a number of priority actions which are seen as being important for ovarian cancer control. It is presented as a national framework for all individuals and organisations working to improve outcomes for women in Australia with ovarian cancer. (60 pages)

Information update March 2002. Technologies include electrical impedance scanning, breast thermography and positron emission tomography (PET).

This report is the first in Australia to describe the epidemiology of ovarian cancer nationally and local variations in States.

This guide’s focus is on breast imaging that occurs outside of the BreastScreen Australia Program.

Please note an update to Chapter 6 and Appendix G is available (resource code RSIG). Also available is a desktop reference card (resource code SBIS).

Advanced breast cancer includes both locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer. The Clinical practice guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer have been developed by a multidisciplinary working party, with cooperation from a range of special contributors. The guidelines are primarily intended for use by all health professionals involved in the management of women with advanced breast cancer.

A educational kit for healthcare professionals practicing in regional areas of Australia.

Discussion papers about the role of recent and emerging radiotherapy techniques in the management of women with breast cancer

This document has been developed to support recommendations about the management of the axilla in women with early stage breast cancer. It encompasses recommendations on both axillary surgery and axillary irradiation and the need to consider axillary management within a multidisciplinary framework in order to optimise treatment decisions.

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of early breast cancer aims to be a document useful for both health professionals and consumers. 2nd edition. 210 page document.

This background paper summarises the available data on rural women with breast cancer and is designed to present contextual information relating to the project.

This report presents the findings of a qualitative study in New South Wales (NSW) that explored the needs of women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Participants included women diagnosed with DCIS, recruited via selected clinicians. Data was collected through focus group interviews.

Please note this document has been updated and has been superceded by 'Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer  PCA-1 Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer (837.92 kB), however this document you may find still of interest, since it is specific to breast cancer.