Making progress: the role of cancer councils in Australia in indigenous cancer control

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Making progress: the role of cancer councils in Australia in indigenous cancer control

Background: Indigenous Australians have poorer outcomes from cancer for a variety of reasons including poorer participation in screening programs, later diagnosis, higher rates of cancer with poor prognosis and poorer uptake and completion of treatment. Cancer prevention and support for people with...

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Main Authors:	Thompson, S., Shahid, Shaouli, DiGiacomo, Michelle, Pilkington, L., Davidson, Patricia
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd 2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37761

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