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Epidemiology

The Epidemiology Group of COSA is a group composed of epidemiologists, researchers, clinicians and clinical support staff, policy makers and service delivery staff who have an interest in the population impact of cancer in the community.

The group provides a national forum in which COSA members can exchange views and be briefed on advances in methodology and findings from studies in cancer epidemiology.

It seeks to further the professional development of those already working in the field and to encourage young scientists to enter a discipline which is currently under-represented in Australia.

The group has interests in:

Burden of disease – by cancer, population group and trends
Risk factors
Assessing patterns of treatment
Cancer screening issues
Cancer information collections – population and clinical registries
Cancer indicators
Cancer epidemiology methods and approaches

The group has traditionally been closely linked with the Australasian Association of Cancer Registries (AACR). This organisation co-locates its epidemiology day with that of the COSA Epidemiology Group. A representative of the AACR co-organises the Epidemiology Program for the COSA ASM.

The group welcomes suggestions for program development, co-sponsored activities, joint papers and presentations.

For more details regarding this group or to become a member please contact us at: cosa@cancer.org.au.

Chair: Dr Paul Jelfs

Chair AACR: Professor Graham Giles

Key web site linkages for cancer epidemiologists

Cancer Registries
NSW www.cancerinstitute.org.au/cancer_inst/statistics/index.html
VIC www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-statistics-media
QLD www.cancerqld.org.au/research.asp
WA www.health.wa.gov.au/wacr/
SA www.health.sa.gov.au/pehs/branches/branch-cancer-registry
TAS www.menzies.utas.edu.au
ACT www.health.act.gov.au
NT www.health.nt.gov.au
National www.aihw.gov.au/cancer/ncsch/
International www.iacr.com.fr

Other Cancer Epidemiology Sites
Australasian Association of Epidemiology
Clinical Cancer Registry Workshop Presentations
Cancer Australia
The Cancer Council NSW

Breast Cancer Screening
NSW www.bsnsw.org.au
VIC www.breastscreen.org.au/
QLD www.health.qld.gov.au/breastscreen/
WA http://www.breastscreen.health.wa.gov.au/
SA http://www.breastscreensa.sa.gov.au/
TAS http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/services/view.php?id=397
ACT http://health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10042952&pid=1059452616
NT http://www.nt.gov.au/health/comm_health/womens_health/breastscreen_nt.shtml
National http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/

Cervical Cancer Screening
NSW www.csp.nsw.gov.au
VIC www.papscreen.org.au
QLD www.health.qld.gov.au/cervicalscreening
WA www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/services/cervical_cancer/
SA www.health.sa.gov.au/pehs/cervix-screening-index.htm
TAS www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/services/view.php?id=632
ACT http://health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10061069
NT http://www.nt.gov.au/health/comm_health/womens_health/cancer_screening.shtml
National http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/

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