The aim of the guidelines is to assist
health clinicians and patients make
informed choices based on the most
current research.
Cancer pain management in adults
makes recommendations about both
pharmacological and non-pharmacological
management, as well as patient
awareness and self-management, according
to Chair of the Pain Management
Guidelines Working Party, Dr Melanie
Lovell. “An estimated 53% of people
with cancer at any stage experience
pain, and is under-treated in up to half
of cases. We know that good pain control
is achievable for people living with cancer
and this guideline makes the latest
evidence-based assessment and management
strategies available to health
professionals across all settings in which
people with cancer are given care.”
Clinical practice guidelines for the management
of adult onset of sarcoma have
been developed based on the latest
evidence on diagnosis, multidisciplinary
treatment including surgery, chemotherapy,
radiotherapy and follow-up care.
Sarcoma Guidelines Working Party Chair
Associate Professor Susan Neuhaus said
approaches to the treatment of sarcoma
differed from centre to centre resulting
in unclear guidelines for best practice
management of the disease. “This small
orphan cancer suffers from fragmented
patterns of care based around state and
centre orientations and philosophies.
Consequently there is a significant variation
in the way clinicians manage the
disease. This guideline will go a long
way in helping standardise best practice
treatment of sarcoma.”
Both guidelines are available in an online
wiki format through Cancer Council Australia’s
Cancer Guidelines Wiki at: http://