The Cancer Institute NSW was established under the Cancer Institute Act, 2003[1] to lessen the impact of cancer in NSW.
It works with a variety of partners to implement programs that focus on cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and research.
Other cancer services and resources
The Cancer Institute NSW also develops and manages a number of cancer-related information sources and services for the people of NSW. These include:
The NSW Cancer Registry
Canrefer: an online directory for General practitioners, patients and carers to find referral information for specialist multidisciplinary cancer teams in NSW
eviQ: a portal for cancer treatments, providing evidence-based chemotherapy protocols, treatment information and tools at the point of care.
iCanQuit: an online community-based smoking cessation support website