Palliative Care for Lung Cancer: Consumer Perspective
Cassandra Morris was an amazing mother of three girls and a beautiful wife—always busy and taking great care of her family. Acute pain in...
Professor Robert Thomas, Chief Cancer Advisor Department of Health, opened the event highlighting the importance of clinical networks to drive statewide improvements in cancer care and outcomes.
Prof David Ball (Chair)
A/Prof Paul Mitchell
Dr Craig Underhill
Dr Jeremy Ruben
Dr Rob Stirling
Dr Andreas Baisch
Dr Richard De Boer
Dr Gary Richardson
Mr Gavin Wright
Dr Michael MacManus
Dr Jackie Yoong
Mr Andrew Barling
Dr Danielle Mazza
Professor David Ball, Chair of the Lung Cancer 2014 Summit Clinical Working Party, presented available data about the current state of lung cancer care and outcomes in Victoria.
Data variations were:
Significant variation in five-year survival between regional and metropolitan residents with lung cancer
Difference in the likelihood of receiving a tissue diagnosis across different ICS
Some data suggests timeliness of diagnosis and treatment is an issue