Abbreviations

Abbreviations

ACCHO

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

A-GLIMMER

Australian Genetics and Life Insurance Moratorium: Monitoring the Effectiveness and Response

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

ALK

anaplastic lymphoma kinase

ALLG

Australasian Leukaemia Lymphoma Group

CALD

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

CDF

Cancer Drugs Fund

Closing the Gap

National Agreement on the Closing the Gap

CT

Computed Tomography

DIPG

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

GP

general practitioner

HTA

Health Technology Assessment

HTA Review

Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review

MAP

Managed Access Program

MBS

Medicare Benefits Schedule

MoST

Molecular Screen and Therapeutics

MRFF

Medical Research Future Fund

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MSAC

Medical Services Advisory Committee

MTOP

Medical Treatment Overseas Program

NACCHO

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

NED

No Evidence of Disease

NET

Neuroendocrine tumour

NHMRC

National Health and Medical Research Council

NIAA

National Indigenous Australians Agency

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NICE framework

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence real-world evidence framework

NOSS

National One Stop Shop

NRHA

National Rural Health Alliance

PATS

Patient Assisted Travel Schemes

PBAC

Pharmaceutical Benefit Advisory Committee

PBS

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

PET

Positron Emission Tomography

PJCCFS

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services

PLANET

PLAnning for optimal treatment of NETs

PrOSPeCT

Precision Oncology Screening Platform Enabling Clinical Trials program

R&D

research and development

RACGP

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

the Atlas

Australian Cancer Atlas

the committee

Senate Community Affairs References Committee

the department

Department of Health and Aged Care

the Minister

The Hon Mark Butler MP

the Plan

Australian Cancer Plan

the Select Committee

Select Committee into Funding for Research into Cancers with Low Survival Rates

the Strategy

Medical Workforce Reform Advisory Committee’s National Medical Workforce Strategy

VCCC

Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre

VHL

Von Hippel-Lindau disease

ZERO Childhood Cancer Program

Childhood Cancer National Precision Medicine Program