Melanoma Patterns of Care (MPOC)
Melanoma Network staff are collaborators on this study funded primarily by the NSW Cancer Institute and co-authored by senior melanoma researchers. This project has also received some funding from the Network.
Aims:
- To estimate the proportion of melanoma cases in NSW managed according to current best-practice recommendations
- To assess the extent to which this proportion varies across the State
- To identify factors associated with the observed variation
- To provide more detailed information about patterns of care in a region with a melanoma incidence that is substantially higher than the Statewide rate
Methods:
- Identification of all new notifications of melanoma in NSW residents received by the NSW Central Cancer Registry between 1st October 2006 and 30th September 2007
- Survey of the doctors who provided care to the sample of patients
Status:
Data collection phase has been completed. Analysis is underway.
