Over the past few decades, many cancers once thought to be fatal have become curable or amenable to long term control. BMS Australia commissioned Biointelect to conduct research into the Australian cancer survivorship landscape to see available programs and services for ‘cancer survivors’, their challenges, the gaps in services and how to address them.
Biointelect found that although there are well defined models for cancer survivorship, the provision of care is fragmented, and inconsistent across different institutions. The issues highlighted above in the coming future will get worse as increased screening and innovative treatments advance, hence addressing the issue now is critical.
