Publications

The publications listed below include the consultative report Optimising Cancer Care, a 2003 collaboration between COSA, The Cancer Council Australia and the National Cancer Council Control Initiative, the report from our 2001 conference, Cancer in the Bush, and joint submissions to government inquiries and consultations.   

• Australian Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) Consensus Workshop 2008 (pdf, 189kb )
• Where Geriatrics Meets Oncology 2008 (pdf, 225kb)
• AYA Cancer Forum Report 2007 (pdf, 144kb)
• COSA Care Coordination Workshop Report (pdf, 123kb)
• Review of the Privacy Act 1988 - submission from The Cancer Council and COSA, 2008 (pdf, 11kb)
• Ideal Oncology Curriculum for Medical Schools, 2007 (pdf, 148kb) 
• Mapping Rural and Regional Oncology Services in Australia, 2006  (pdf, 376kb)
• Senate inquiry into cancer treatment, 2005 (pdf, 405kb)
• Health Workforce study submission, 2005 (pdf, 192kb)
• National Service Improvement Framework For Cancer, 2004  (pdf, 297kb)
• Productivity Commission study on medical technology, 2004 (pdf, 240kb)
• Optimising Cancer Care, 2003 (pdf, 2965kb)
• Co-operative Clinical Trials in Cancer, the need for increased capacity, 2002 (pdf, 65kb)
• Cancer in the Bush conference report, 2001  (pdf, 556kb)

Additional Publications
COSA members have access to:

• Marryalyan, COSA's official newsletter.  
  Published four times a year it updates members on the work of COSA and its groups.
• A print copy of Cancer Forum
  Cancer Forum is the official journal of COSA and The Cancer Council Australia.  It is published in March, July and November each year for health professionals in the field of cancer.  It is an avenue for communication between all those involved in the fight against cancer, and aims to promote contact across disciplinary boundaries. The policy of Cancer Forum is to provide a forum for debate and the exchange of views. It includes medical, scientific, political, social, educational and administrative comment on all aspects of the fight against cancer.
• A print copy and online access to Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
  The Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology is a multidisciplinary journal of oncology that aims to be a forum for facilitating collaboration and exchanging information on what is happening in different countries of the Asia Pacific region in relation to cancer treatment and care. The Journal publishes pre-clinical studies, translational research, clinical trials and epidemiological studies, describing new findings of clinical significance.  Clinical studies, particularly prospectively designed clinical trials, are encouraged.