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COVID-19 Recovery: Implications for cancer care The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted unprecedented changes in cancer care across the cancer care pathway and in many parts of the oncology sector. This report describes elements of cancer care which have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic; the impacts of these changes; and targeted strategies (at the system-level, service-level, practitioner-level, and patient-level) to retain, enhance, and embed high-value changes into practice. These targeted strategies are provided to prompt considerations and future approaches to support high-value cancer care in the recovery phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type All Cancer Types Available formats PDF, DOCX	2020
Review of the impact of COVID-19 on medical services and procedures in Australia utilising MBS data: Skin, breast and colorectal cancers, and telehealth services This report provides findings from an analysis of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for the months January 2020 to June 2020 to understand where changes in the number of cancer-related services have occurred, and the types of services affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current analyses focus on changes in cancer-related diagnostic and treatment procedures for skin, breast and colorectal cancers, and selected professional attendances using MBS item numbers including the new telehealth services made available during the pandemic. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type All Cancer Types Available formats PDF	2020
Shared follow-up and survivorship care for women with low-risk endometrial cancer: summary of evidence The summary of evidence outlines the evidence base that supports and informs Cancer Australia’s Shared follow-up and survivorship care model for women with low-risk endometrial cancer. The purpose is to provide the context, evidence base and, where applicable, the consensus base for Cancer Australia’s shared follow-up care model and resources. The primary audience is health professionals and other stakeholders involved in the uptake and implementation of a shared model of follow-up care for women with low-risk endometrial cancer. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type Endometrial cancer Available formats PDF, DOCX	2020
Guide to implementing the Optimal Care Pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer The guide assists health professionals in the delivery of culturally safe and responsive cancer care. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type All Cancer Types Available formats PDF	2020
Cancer care in the time of COVID-19: A conceptual framework for the management of cancer during a pandemic This conceptual framework uses published data and guidance to explore system-wide approaches to cancer management during the COVID-19 pandemic. These approaches are in the context of various epidemiological scenarios of COVID-19 cases, across the cancer pathway from prevention and early detection through to survivorship and end-of-life care, and have been developed in accordance with the principles of the Optimal Care Pathways for people with cancer. This report has been superseded by A conceptual framework for cancer care during a pandemic incorporating evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type All Cancer Types Available formats PDF	2020
Shared follow-up care for women with low-risk endometrial cancer: A guide for General Practitioners (GP Guide) This guide was developed to assist General Practitioners (GPs) in managing aspects of follow-up care and support for women following completion of active treatment for low-risk endometrial cancer. It provides a general guide to appropriate practice to be followed subject to the clinician’s judgement in each individual case. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type All Cancer Types Available formats PDF, DOCX	2020
Evidence Report for Investigating symptoms of lung cancer: a guide for all health professionals This evidence report outlines the methodology undertaken to develop Investigating symptoms of lung cancer: a guide for all health professionals (2020). It includes a summary of the evidence used to inform the recommendations in the guide for the appropriate investigation and referral of patients with symptoms or signs consistent with lung cancer. This resource is an update of the 2012 publication Evidence Report relevant to the guide for investigating symptoms of lung cancer.     Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type Lung cancer Available formats PDF	2020
Investigating symptoms of lung cancer: a guide for all health professionals The guide assists health professionals in the identification and appropriate investigation of symptoms and signs of lung cancer, and supports the timely referral of patients into the multidisciplinary diagnostic pathway. This resource is an update of the 2012 publication Investigating symptoms of lung cancer: a guide for GPs. An interactive, mobile-optimised digital tool based on the guide is available. An accompanying Evidence Report for the guide is available.     Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type Lung cancer Available formats PDF, DOCX	2020
Roles and responsibilities of the shared follow-up and survivorship care team This resource outlines the roles and responsibilities of the specialist and GP, and their respective teams, in delivering shared follow-up and survivorship care for patients with early breast cancer and DCIS. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type All Cancer Types Available formats PDF, DOCX	2020
Shared follow-up and survivorship care - Information for Health Professionals This resource provides information for health professionals to support delivery of best practice follow-up and survivorship care for patients with early breast cancer or DCIS. Publication Audience Resources for health professionals Cancer Type All Cancer Types Available formats PDF, DOCX	2020