Topics: Cancer

Not just bricks and mortar: planning hospital cancer services for Aboriginal people

30 March, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011  Cancer  Health services  

Thompson SC, Shahid S, Bessarab D, Durey A, Davidson PM (2011) Not just bricks and mortar: planning hospital cancer services for Aboriginal people BMC Research Notes; 4: 62

Indigenous women’s expectations of clinical care during treatment for a gynaecological cancer: rural and remote differences in expectations

16 March, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011  Cancer  Health services  Remote  Rural  Women  

Willis EM, Dwyer J, Owada K, Couzner L, King D, Wainer J (2011) Indigenous women’s expectations of clinical care during treatment for a gynaecological cancer: rural and remote differences in expectations Australian Health Review; 35: (99-103)

14th Annual NT Chronic Diseases Network conference

10 January, 2011 | Posted in Vol 11 No 1, January 2011 – March 2011  Cancer  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Kidney health  

The 14th Annual Chronic Diseases Network conference was held 9-10 September 2010 in Darwin, NT.

Northern Territory chronic conditions prevention and management strategy implementation plan 2010-2012

15 December, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 4, October - December 2010  Cancer  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Kidney health  Social and emotional wellbeing  Northern Territory  

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2010) Northern Territory chronic conditions prevention and management strategy implementation plan 2010-2012 Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

Cancer incidence and mortality in Indigenous Australians in Queensland, 1997–2006

15 December, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 4, October - December 2010  Deaths  Cancer  Queensland  

Moore SP, O’Rourke PK, Mallitt K-A, Garvey G, Green AC, Coory MD, Valery PC (2010) Cancer incidence and mortality in Indigenous Australians in Queensland, 1997–2006 Medical Journal of Australia; 193: (590-593)

Brisbane conference focuses on reducing Indigenous cancer rates

13 December, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 4, October - December 2010  Cancer  

A conference was held in Brisbane 3 December 2010 to address the rates of cancer among Indigenous Australians.

Minister for Indigenous Health, Mr Warren Snowdon launches a national workforce to address Indigenous smoking and to improve health

13 December, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 4, October - December 2010  Cancer  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Kidney health  Respiratory disease  Nutrition  Physical activity  Substance use  Workforce  

The Minister for Indigenous Health, Mr Warren Snowdon has launched a new national workforce in Canberra (8 December 2010).

Diagnostic and treatment pathways for men with prostate cancer in Queensland: investigating spatial and demographic inequalities

13 October, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 4, October - December 2010  Cancer  Men  Research  Queensland  

Baade PD, Aitken JF, Ferguson M, Gardiner RA, Chambers SK (2010) Diagnostic and treatment pathways for men with prostate cancer in Queensland: investigating spatial and demographic inequalities BMC Cancer; 10: 452 View abstract: Diagnostic and treatment pathways for men with prostate cancer in Queensland: investigating spatial and demographic inequalities View website: BMC Cancer

Impact of a short, culturally relevant training course on cancer knowledge and confidence in Western Australia’s Aboriginal health professionals

15 July, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 3, July 2010 - September 2010  Cancer  Health services  Western Australia  Workforce  

Croager EJ, Eades T, Pratt IS, Slevin T (2010) Impact of a short, culturally relevant training course on cancer knowledge and confidence in Western Australia’s Aboriginal health professionals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34: (S76-S79)

Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: does it work for Indigenous Australians?

1 July, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 3, July 2010 - September 2010  Cancer  Health measurement  

Christou A, Katzenellenbogen J, Thompson SC (2010) Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: does it work for Indigenous Australians? BMC Public Health: Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-373.pdf

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