Cancer Institute of New South Wales

Cancer Institute NSW
Statutory corporation overview
Formed	July 2003
Type	Government agency
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
Employees	360 (2022)
Minister responsible	Ryan Park, Minister for Health;
Statutory corporation executive	Tracey O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer;
Parent Statutory corporation	NSW Health
Key document	Cancer Institute (NSW) Act 2003;
Website	www.cancer.nsw.gov.au

The Cancer Institute NSW was established under the Cancer Institute (NSW) Act 2003¹ to lessen the impact of cancer in New South Wales, Australia.

It works with a variety of partners to implement programs that focus on cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and research.

Other cancer services and resources

The Cancer Institute NSW also develops and manages a number of cancer-related information sources and services for the people of NSW. These include:

The NSW Cancer Registry
Canrefer: an online directory for general practitioners, patients and carers to find referral information for specialist multidisciplinary cancer teams in NSW
eviQ: a portal for cancer treatments, providing evidence-based chemotherapy protocols, treatment information and tools at the point of care.
iCanQuit: an online community-based smoking cessation support website
BreastScreen NSW
Cervical Screening NSW