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Optimal Cancer Care Pathways
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What are they?
• Optimal Cancer Care Pathways are
national guides to the best cancer care for
specific tumour types.
• The pathways describe the key stages in a
patient’s cancer journey, from diagnosis to
survivorship or end-of-life care, and expected
optimal care at each stage to ensure all
people diagnosed with cancer get the best
care, regardless of where they live or have
cancer treatment.
Key Stages in Pathway
Stage 1
Prevention and
early detection
Stage 4
Treatment
Stage 2
Stage 3
Presentation,
initial
investigations
and referral
Diagnosis,
staging and
treatment
planning
Stage 5
Stage 6
Care after
initial
treatment and
recovery
Managing
recurrent,
residual and
metastatic
disease
Stage 7
End-of-life care
Support: Access to supportive care needs, including
survivorship, at every step of the pathway with referrals
to appropriate health professionals or organisations
Underpinning Principals
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Patient-centred care
Safe and quality care
Multidisciplinary care
Supportive care
Care coordination
Communication
Research and clinical trials
Three versions
Patient ‘what to expect’ guides
Quick reference guides for GPs
Detailed clinical pathways
Developed for 15 cancer types
Development process
• The Optimal Cancer Care
Pathways were developed as
part of a national work plan to
improve cancer care across
Australia led by the National
Cancer Expert Reference
Group (NCERG).
• Each pathway was developed
by an expert group including
clinicians specialising in
treatment of the particular
tumour, GPs and consumers,
and in consultation with
medical colleges and peak
health organisations.
Nationally endorsed
• National Cancer Expert Reference Group
• Cancer Australia
• Cancer Council Australia
National adoption
• Adoption of Optimal Cancer Care Pathways is
being supported in all states and territories to
ensure consistent, optimal cancer care across
Australia.
• The aim is to improve patient outcomes by
facilitating consistent care across Australia using
evidence-based, best practice pathways of care.
• Patient treatment regimens will vary, but the
principles and expectations of optimal cancer care
are constant.
How can Optimal Cancer Care
Pathways improve cancer care?
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Service improvement
Best practice
Communication and coordination of care
Improve patient understanding
Why adopt Optimal Cancer Care
Pathways?
• We are committed to making sure every
cancer patient in [the state/territory or
region] gets the best patient-centred care
and experience.
• Using the Optimal Cancer Care Pathways will
ensure our cancer services [and/or
hospitals/health services, clinicians,
health professionals] provide consistent
and optimal treatment and supportive care at
each stage of a patient’s cancer journey.
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