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WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025
WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025
The WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025 was launched by the Minister for Health, Hon. Roger Cook in February 2020. The plan provides direction for WA to achieve a well-coordinated, consumer focused cancer control system and to improve cancer outcomes for Western Australians.
Priorities for implementation have been determined. These include a focus on the following areas:
- Developing state-wide leadership for resolving cancer issues that span across entities
- Improving access to supportive and psychosocial care
- Improving care and its delivery for those surviving cancer or living with cancer on a long-term basis
- Improving access and outcomes for Aboriginal people and those living in rural and remote areas
- Improving cancer data collections and their utility
- Find cancer early for those at increased risk of inherited cancers
- Providing reliable information to empower consumers decision making
- Embedding Optimal Care Pathways and multidisciplinary team meetings
- Developing genomic and personalised medicine capacity for cancer diagnosis and treatment in WA
- Improving access to clinical trials for cancer patients.
View the WA Cancer Plan 2020 – 2025
View the Priorities for Implementation (PDF 5MB
Further information regarding implementation of the WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025 is provided via stakeholder Communiqués.
More information
For further information please email cancernetwork@health.wa.gov.au
Last reviewed: 07-09-2021
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