Helpful Links

Cancer councils and institutes

Cancer Australia – Australian Government resource for cancer information.
Cancer Australia – Educational Resources – Cancer Australia’s Cancer Learning online hub.
Cancer Council Australia – leading independent funders of cancer research in Australia.
Cancer Council NSW – provides information on cancer and support to patients in New South Wales.
Cancer Council Victoria – provides information on cancer and support to patients in Victoria.
Cancer Institute NSW – agency focused on improving outcomes in cancer diagnosis, treatment, care, and survival.
NCI – National Cancer Institute – US Federal Government’s principal agency for cancer research and training.

Central nervous system

COGNO- Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology – central mechanism enabling a coordinated, structured approach to the management of large scale multi-centred neuro-oncology trials.

Clinical trials information

Cancer Australia Support for Clinical Trials – The Australian Government is supporting Australia’s capacity to develop industry-independent cancer clinical trial protocols by supporting multi-site collaborative cancer clinical trials groups (including TROG).
Cancer Australia – What is a clinical trial?
‘Understanding Clinical Trials and Research’ booklet – helpful, easy-to-understand publication by the Cancer Council NSW about the nature of clinical trials and research.
Clinicaltrials.gov – US-based registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies.
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre – Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council’s group of 150 researchers contributing to major advances in clinical care via collaborative clinical trials research.
Global Clinical Trials Quality Assurance of Radiation Therapy Harmonisation Group – aims to harmonise and improve the quality assurance of radiation therapy implemented worldwide.
Canadian Cancer Trials Group – Canadian cooperative oncology group carrying out clinical trials in cancer therapy, supportive care, and prevention.
ICH Guidelines (Good Clinical Practice) – quality, safety, efficacy, and multidisciplinary guidelines.

Breast cancer

Breast Cancer Trials – an independent, collaborative breast cancer clinical trials research program.

Prostate / genitourinary cancer

ANZUP – Australia and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group – conducts clinical trial research to improve treatment of bladder, kidney, testicular and prostate cancers.

Gastrointestinal cancer

AGITG – Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group – conducts gastro-intestinal clinical trials research in Australia (oesophagus, stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, and bowel).

Head and neck cancer

Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) – an international trials group which aims to promote and conduct high quality clinical trials to improve outcomes in patients with head and neck cancers.

Leukaemia and lymphoma

ALLG – Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group – collaborative trials group which is dedicated to finding new ways to treat blood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndromes.

Lung

Patient advocacy

Cancer Voices Australia – national network of state cancer consumer organisations representing Australians affected by cancer.

Professional groups and associations

ARCS Australia – a national, membership-based organisation focused on the development and growth of the healthcare sector. ARCS provides education, career pathways, professional development and advocacy to the healthcare sector.
AIHW – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – authoritative information and statistics
to promote better health and wellbeing.
COSA – Clinical Oncological Society of Australia – the peak national body for representing health professionals from all disciplines whose work involves the care of cancer patients.
AIR – Australian Institute of Radiography – peak body representing Radiographers, Radiation therapists and Sonographers in Australia.
ESTRO – European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology – fosters the role of radiation oncology to improve patient care.

Health economics

CHERE – Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation – contributes to the development and application of health economics and health services research.
CREST – Cancer Research Economics Support Team – part of the Cancer Australia Support for Clinical Trials program.

Radiation therapy treatment

Calvary Mater Newcastle – the Hunter region’s major centre for oncology (cancer) services.
The Radiation Oncology Centre at Princess Alexandra Hospital – one of Queensland’s premier public cancer treatment centres.
GenesisCare – major TROG sponsor and Australia’s largest provider of radiation oncology treatments.
Targeting Cancer – a website initiative of RANZCR providing easy-to-understand information about radiation therapy and radiation oncology to patients and health professionals.

Research

NHMRC – National Health and Medical Research Council Australia – Australia’s leading expert body promoting the development and maintenance of public and individual health standards.
Health Research Council of New Zealand – manages the Government’s investment in health research to improve the health and quality of life of New Zealanders.
National Institute for Health Research | NIHR – government body funding research in the United Kingdom.
EORTC – European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer – develops, conducts, coordinates and stimulates translational and clinical research in Europe.
Hunter Medical Research Institute – translational research institute based in the Hunter Region of Australia.

Safety and regulatory

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency – protecting the health and safety of people, and the environment, from the harmful effects of ionising and non-ionising radiation.
TGA – Therapeutic Goods Administration – Australia’s regulator of therapeutic goods.
Medsafe – NZ Medicines and Medical Devices – responsible for the regulation of medicines and medical devices in New Zealand.