The Queensland Cancer Registry (QCR) was established in 1982 as a population-based Cancer Registry. Cancer is a notifiable disease in all States and Territories and is the only major disease category from which an almost complete coverage of incidence data is available. It is also the only major cause of death in Australia that is continuing to increase. Through the National Cancer Statistics Clearing House - a collaborative enterprise of the Australian Association of Cancer Registries and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Queensland data is used in the compilation of Australia-wide figures and can be compared with cancer statistics from other States.

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Why the Registry was established

The Queensland Cancer Registry was established to provide the necessary statistical data to determine cancer incidence and survival:

(i)      To describe the nature and extent of cancer in the Queensland population;

(ii)      To assist in the determination of the aetiology of cancer, and the assessment of risks of environmental hazards;

(iii)     To provide information for use in the control and prevention of cancer;

(iv)     To assist in research studies on the modification of survival times by various forms of treatment; and

(v)     To assist with the planning of facilities for the treatment of cancer.

The Act and Regulations

The Public Health Act 2005, Division 3 – Notifications about cancer - sections 234 and 235 require that the ‘person in charge of a hospital’ is responsible for furnishing returns on patients known to be suffering from cancer to the chief executive of Queensland Health, or under the direction of the chief executive, to The Cancer Council Queensland (the contractor), within one month.

The legislation may be viewed on the following website:

http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/ACTS/2005/05AC048.pdf

Information for researchers

Click on the relevant link below for instructions on how to obtain information from the Queensland Cancer Registry.

Studies contacting patients - application package (Word)

Studies Not contacting patients - application package (Word)

Studies Matching patients - application package (Word)

Statistical publications

Click on the following link to obtain the latest available statistical cancer information 1982-2005 publication

Submission of electronic notifications

Click on the following link for instructions on how to submit electronic notifications for:
Public hospitals
Private hospitals