Publications

The publications listed below include consultative reports, joint cancer organisation papers, conference and workshop reports and submissions to government inquiries and consultations.   

• COSA AYA Workshop ASM 2009
• COSA Industry Clinicians Forum Report 2009 (pdf,278kb) 
• Senate inquiry into gene patents - March 2009 (pdf, 80kb)
• Towards a national primary health care strategy - February 2009 (pdf, 113kb)
• Prevalence and predictors of burnout in the COSA oncology workforce 2007  (pdf, 289kb)
• Australian Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) Consensus Workshop 2008 (pdf, 189kb )
• Where Geriatrics Meets Oncology 2008 (pdf, 225kb)
• AYA Cancer Forum Report 2007 (pdf, 144kb)
• COSA Care Coordination Workshop Report (pdf, 123kb)
• Review of the Privacy Act 1988 - submission from The Cancer Council and COSA, 2008 (pdf, 11kb)
• Ideal Oncology Curriculum for Medical Schools, 2007 (pdf, 148kb) 
• Mapping Rural and Regional Oncology Services in Australia, 2006  (pdf, 376kb)
• Senate inquiry into cancer treatment, 2005 (pdf, 405kb)
• Health Workforce study submission, 2005 (pdf, 192kb)
• National Service Improvement Framework For Cancer, 2004  (pdf, 297kb)
• Productivity Commission study on medical technology, 2004 (pdf, 240kb)
• Optimising Cancer Care, 2003 (pdf, 2965kb)
• Co-operative Clinical Trials in Cancer, the need for increased capacity, 2002 (pdf, 65kb)
• Cancer in the Bush conference report, 2001  (pdf, 556kb)

Additional Publications
COSA members have access to:

• Marryalyan, COSA's official newsletter.  
  Published three times a year it updates members on the work of COSA and its groups.
• Cancer Forum
  Cancer Forum is the official journal of COSA and Cancer Council Australia.  It is published in March, July and November each year for health professionals in the field of cancer.  It is an avenue for communication between all those involved in the fight against cancer, and aims to promote contact across disciplinary boundaries. The policy of Cancer Forum is to provide a forum for debate and the exchange of views. It includes medical, scientific, political, social, educational and administrative comment on all aspects of the fight against cancer.
• A print copy and online access to Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
  The Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology is a multidisciplinary journal of oncology that aims to be a forum for facilitating collaboration and exchanging information on what is happening in different countries of the Asia Pacific region in relation to cancer treatment and care. The Journal publishes pre-clinical studies, translational research, clinical trials and epidemiological studies, describing new findings of clinical significance.  Clinical studies, particularly prospectively designed clinical trials, are encouraged.