Cancer treatment practice surveys
These surveys are designed to ask clinicians on a case by case basis to describe the specific treatment of a representative sample of individuals. Population-based surveys of patients diagnosed with a specific cancer provide information on the extent to which actual patient management accords with evidence-based guidelines or consensus management recommendations.
The primary treatment practice survey questionnaire includes questions designed to capture information concerning presentation, investigations, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and short-term outcomes. Supplementary treatment questionnaires include questions concerning radiation therapy, hormonal therapy and chemotherapy as well as clinical trial enrolment.
The committees of the Victorian Cooperative Oncology Group have collaborated with the Cancer Epidemiology and Behavioural Research Centres in the conduct of treatment practice surveys in cancers of the:
Breast (1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2004)
- Hill DJ et al 1990. Management of primary, operable breast cancer in Victoria. Medical Journal of Australia, 152:67-72.
- Hill J et al 1994. Changes in the investigation and management of primary operable breast cancer in Victoria. Medical Journal of Australia, 161:110-122.
- "Surgical management of breast cancer in Australia in 1995" D Hill et al. National Breast Cancer Centre, April 1999 and "Report on the management of breast cancer in Victoria in 1995", D Hill et al. Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, February 2000.
- White V et al 2004. The management of early breast carcinoma before and after the introduction of the clinical management guidelines. Cancer, 101(3): 476-485.
Bladder (1990-95)
- Frydenberg M et al 2005. Management of superficial bladder cancer in Victoria: 1990 and 1995. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 75(5): 270-274.
- Management of invasive bladder cancer - submitted to ANZJS - awaiting publication
Colon (1987, 2000)
- McLeish J et al 1992. Investigation, Follow-up and Recurrence after resection of Colorectal Cancer. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 62:931-940.
- McLeish J et al 2002. Survival from colorectal surgery in Victoria: 10 year follow up of the 1987 management survey. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 72:352-356.
Lung (1993)
- Richardson G et al 2000. Reported management of lung cancer in Victoria in 1993: comparison with best practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 172:321-4.
Ovary (1990-95)
- Grossi M et al 2002. Ovarian cancer: Patterns of care in Victoria during 1993-1995. Medical Journal of Australia, 177(1):11-16.
Prostate (1993)
- Frydenberg M et al 2000. Prostate cancer in Victoria in 1993: patterns of reported management. Medical Journal of Australia, 172:270-4.
Rectum (1994)
- Farmer KC et al 2002. Rectal cancer in Victoria in 1994: Patterns of reported management. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 72(4):265-270.
Testis (1988-93)
- Toner G et al 2001. The management of testicular cancer in Victoria, 1988-1993. Medical Journal of Australia, 174:328-331.
Glioma (1999)
Lung (2003)
- Supported to commence in 2007
Melanoma (1996 & 2000)
Pancreatic (2002-2003)
Kidney (renal cell) (2006)
Sarcoma (2001 - 2003)
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