Gail Garvey

Sep 10, 2023 | mja.com.au | Alison Brown |Gail Garvey |Nicole M. Rankin |Claire E Nightingale

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52084 Published online: 11 September 2023 The implementation of a national Lung Cancer Screening Program (LCSP), commencing in July 2025, presents a significant opportunity to have an impact on an intractable health problem for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.1 Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.2 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

Sep 3, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Alison Brown |Gail Garvey |Nicole M. Rankin |Claire E Nightingale

The implementation of a national Lung Cancer Screening Program (LCSP), commencing in July 2025, presents a significant opportunity to have an impact on an intractable health problem for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.1 Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.2 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander age-standardised incidence rate was 85.2 cases per 100 000 for 2009–2013 and the...