Linkage of objectives of the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy
to reports
The objectives of the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy developed
by the expert working groups are listed below. Also included is
reference to the relevant background report where they can be found.
| Goal 1: |
Reduce the incidence of cancer through primary prevention |
| Objective 1: |
Reduce the number of people who develop cancers due to tobacco
use and second-hand smoke. (EWG 1) |
| Objective 2: |
Reduce the number of people developing physical inactivity
and obesity-related cancers. (EWG 1) |
| Objective 3: |
Reduce the number of people developing nutrition-related cancers.
(EWG 1) |
| Objective 4: |
Reduce the number of people developing skin cancers due to
UV radiation exposure . (EWG 1) |
| Objective 5: |
Reduce the number of people developing infectious disease-related
cancers . (EWG 1) |
| Objective 6: |
Reduce the number of people developing alcohol-related cancers.
(EWG 1) |
| Objective 7: |
Reduce the number of people developing occupational-related
cancers. (EWG 1) |
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| Goal 2: |
Ensure effective screening and early detection to
reduce cancer incidence and mortality |
| Objective 1: |
At a national level, provide a strategic approach to cancer
screening, and the assessment and surveillance of those with
familial risk, to ensure quality, acceptability and effectiveness.
(EWG 2) |
| Objective 2: |
Establish a process to assess the value of early detection
of cancer other than that obtained through organised screening.
(EWG 2) |
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| Goal 3: |
Ensure effective diagnosis and treatment to reduce
cancer morbidity and mortality |
| Objective 1: |
Provide optimal treatment for those with cancer. (EWG
3) |
| Objective 2: |
Develop defined standards for diagnosis, treatment and care
for those with cancer. (EWG 3) |
| Objective 3: |
Ensure patient-centred and integrated care for those with
cancer, their family and whänau (EWG
3) |
| Objective 4: |
Improve the quality of care delivered to adolescents with
cancer and their family and whänau. (EWG
3) |
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| Goal 4: |
Improve the quality of life for those with cancer,
their family and whänau through support, rehabilitation
and palliative care |
| Objective 1: |
Establish integrated programmes of supportive care and rehabilitation
with defined leadership. (EWG 4) |
| Objective 2: |
Ensure all people with cancer and their families and whänau
are able to access the appropriate resources for support and
rehabilitation that they need. (EWG 4) |
| Objective 3: |
Ensure all survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer receive
timely and ongoing support and rehabilitation, including early
identification of, and intervention in, late effects . (EWG
4) |
| Objective 4: |
Ensure that those with cancer and their family and whänau
have access to high-quality information on treatment and care,
including complementary and alternative medicine . (EWG
3) |
| Objective 5: |
Ensure optimal independence and function for those with cancer
through systematic assessment and appropriate multidisciplinary
intervention for their social and vocational needs. (EWG
4) |
| Objective 6: |
Continue to improve access to essential palliative care services
that provide appropriate symptom relief and emotional, spiritual,
cultural and social support for those with cancer and their
family and whänau . (EWG 5) |
| Objective 7: |
Ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided to all those with cancer who require palliative care and their family and whänau . (EWG 5) |
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| Goal 5: |
Improve the delivery of services across the continuum
of cancer control through effective planning, co-ordination
and integration of resources and activity, monitoring and evaluation
|
| Objective 1: |
Develop a co-ordinated national cancer workforce strategy.
(EWG 3) |
| Objective 2: |
Ensure appropriate programmes and services are accessible
to Mäori across the cancer control continuum. (EWG
4) |
| Objective 3: |
Ensure the active involvement of consumer representatives
across the spectrum of cancer control. (EWG
4) |
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| Goal 6:
| Improve the effectiveness of cancer control in New
Zealand through research and surveillance |
| Objective 1: |
Extend and enhance research across the continuum of cancer
control. (EWG 3) |
| Objective 2: |
: Improve the use, efficiency and scope of national data collection
and reporting. (EWG 3) |
