Cancer Voices SA is an Incorporated organisation governed by our Rules of Incorporation.

Below is a list of our organisational Policies and Position Statements:

Consumer Values on Cancer Research

Information Management Policy (This incorporates CVSA's privacy policy)

News-Media and Speaker Policy

Pharmaceutical Industry Policy

Representatives on Committees Policy

Website Content Policy

Actions Policy

Cancer Charities Policy

Position Statements

Australian Cancer Patients Charter

Best Practice Consumer Representation 

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Cancer News Highlights

Here are some news highlights that might be of interest to 'people affected by cancer'. These come to us via Twitter, newspapers, alerts and other sources.

Please let us know if you find useful information you think we should know about. Email to [email protected]

 

Cancer Newsletters and Updates

Incite - New South Wales Cancer Institute newsletter

Oncology Update - sign up for free newsletter

Croakey, the Crikey Health Blog. The Croakey blog is a forum for debate and discussion about Australian health issues and policy.Cancer issues.

[email protected] - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (USA) monthly online newsletter
Bridges, Memorial Sloan-Kettering's newsletter for survivors written by survivors. Bridges offers a forum where patients and their families can share stories of inspiration and hope, as well as the challenges that accompany the cancer survivor's journey.
Cancer.Net Bulletin - American Society of Clinical Oncology monthly e-newsletter with newsworthy topics for people in the cancer community, patients, and families and friends.
CancerWise MD Anderson Cancer Center (USA) online newsletter-blog on cancer treatment, prevention, and research.
Cancer Research Update American Institute for Cancer Research.

Cancer News Updates

The loneliness of the long-distance cancer survivor (Aug 09)
Exercise matters long after a cancer diagnosis (July 09)

There were 100,514 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia in 2005 (the latest figures available). The five most common cancers were prostate cancer (16,349 cases), colorectal cancer (13,076), breast cancer (12,265), melanoma of the skin (10,684) and lung cancer (9,182). These five cancers accounted for over 61% of all diagnoses.

Information about Lymphoma

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Lymphoma

Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer in Australia. 

There were 100,514 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia in 2005. The five most common cancers were prostate cancer (16,349 cases), colorectal cancer (13,076), breast cancer (12,265), melanoma of the skin (10,684) and lung cancer (9,182). These five cancers accounted for over 61% of all diagnoses.

This area is an e-bookshelf for resources the Cancer Voices SA Executive Team have found to be useful

The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is widely known as a risk factor for cervical cancer.

However, the link between HPV and a number of other cancers is less publicised, and debate continues around HPV vaccination for boys and girls. Here are some articles that may help to make up you own mind on this issue:

LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit

The LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit was held in Dublin, Ireland, on August 24-26, 2009.

Commitments submitted by Cancer Voices in Australia by 1 June 09 were:

1. Cycle for Cancer – Community ride
   Establish a cycling event with cancer awareness as a key objective.
2. Australian Aboriginal cancer conversations
   Conduct cancer conversations with Aboriginal Australians to understand their perspectives, cultural and other concerns and ask their solutions for their communities ‘cancer outcomes’ gap.
3. Australian Cancer Consumers Charter
   Develop and publish National Cancer Consumers Charter, in collaboration with other national cancer groups.
4. On-line cancer advocacy in Australia
   Pilot online 2-way communications for cancer advocacy in South Australia in 2009, with national roll-out in 2010/11

LIVESTRONG-Global Cancer Campaign launch

Lance Armstrong launched the LIVESTRONG 'Global Cancer Campaign' just prior to the start of the TourDown Under in Adelaide on 19 January 2009. This is a campaign to make cancer a global priority; a cancer initiative being promoted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (http://www.livestrong.org/) and taken world-wide through Lance’s comeback to cycling.