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This project involved a multi-disciplinary approach implementing new radiation oncology through Artificial Intelligence (AI) treatment software. 

Radiation Oncology departments rely on...

When a patient is being tested for or has received a blood cancer diagnosis it is not only overwhelming and life changing, but the treatments can be lengthy and complex and often require patients...

The skin cancer prevention and early detection project has three key elements to drive change.

Element 1 – Social marketing. Taking a state-wide approach and using paid and unpaid...

Initially, the vision for the Cancer Wellness Initiative (CWI), established by Princess Alexandra Hospital’s (PAH) Cancer Services, was to establish a physical centre where wellness programs and...

A Service Level Agreement is in the process of being drawn up between Central West Hospital and Health Service (CWHHS) and Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS). Funding has been secured...

Pathological confirmation of lung cancer enables definitive diagnosis of cancer and differentiates the two major types of lung cancer which are managed quite differently. The choice of diagnostic...

The Statewide Oncoplastics Breast Reconstruction Initiative will determine the next steps in the surgical management of a person with breast cancer. Learnings and deliverables from the current...

ROLLIS is a technique where a small seed containing a very low dose of radioactive tracer (Iodine-125) is placed into the breast lesion by the radiologist. The surgeon uses a hand held probe in...

Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) registries provide clinicians with data about device-related complications and patient outcomes. The registry collects information about the patients requiring...

It is proposed that patients with non-melanoma head and neck cancers, likely to need minor surgery with a low perioperative risk, can have the time spent waiting for surgery and the number of...