Cancer Institute NSW has provided the following updates:
Primary care updates
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World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day is on Tuesday, 31 May. This year’s theme is Tobacco: threat to our environment. Throughout its lifecycle, tobacco pollutes the planet and damages the health of all people.
Harm and addiction caused by vaping
A systematic review of international evidence has found vaping increases the risk of multiple adverse health outcomes, including addiction, lung injury, poisoning and burns. NSW Health has developed a vaping resource toolkit to support conversations about vaping with parents, carers and young people.
NSW Cancer Plan 2022-2027 launched
Cancer outcomes in NSW are amongst the best in the world, but sadly one in two people in NSW will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. The NSW Cancer Plan provides a whole-of-sector perspective on cancer control. It describes how everyone will work together to deliver better outcomes. Importantly, it is a roadmap for how the health system, healthcare professionals, organisations and the whole community can deliver the best cancer care across NSW
Read about the NSW Cancer Plan
Integration of the National Cancer Screening Register with GP practice software
The National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) is now integrated with Best Practice and Medical Director. It will also be integrated with Communicare in the coming months. Healthcare providers who integrate their Clinical Information System with the NCSR have better access to screening histories for their patients and can interact with the NCSR directly.
Learn more about how to integrate the NCSR with GP Practice Software
International Clinical Trials Day
International Clinical Trials Day is 20 May and presents as an opportunity to recognise the important role GPs play in raising awareness of cancer clinical trials. Participation in clinical trials can provide many benefits, including the potential for earlier access to promising interventions that are not yet widely available.
Learn more about Recruiting to cancer clinical trials in NSW and the search tool to identify cancer clinical trials, hospitals and contacts for clinical trials.