This book examines the history of the Victorian Cancer Registry (VCR) in Australia from its establishment in the late 1930s through to the present day. It sheds new light on the history of medicine and the broader social and cultural histories affected by advances in cancer control science, providing a historical account of cancer registration that is empirically grounded in new archival and oral sources. It addresses the obstacles that proponents of cancer registration faced, how governments came to support permanent registries, and the subsequent contributions of the VCR and other registries to cancer research. In charting this history, the book discusses some of the political, social, and cultural implications of registry-driven science, and the links between developments in scientific knowledge and campaigning for policy changes around cancer.
Author(s): Thomas Kehoe
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 163
City: Singapore
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
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Chapter 1: Cancer Registration: A Neglected History
The Cancer Problem and Cancer Registration
Victoria’s Cancer Registry in Context
References
Chapter 2: A Thirst for Data: Establishing the Victorian Cancer Registry, 1936–1945
Challenges of Establishing a New Registry
A Brief Start
References
Chapter 3: Post-War Recovery, Expansion, and Technological Advancement, 1945–1968
The Later Fowler Years, 1945–1955
The Keogh Years, 1955–1968
The Registry and Council Priorities
Promoting Research and Registration
References
Chapter 4: The “Gray” Years: Technological Advancement and Legislative Change, 1968–1981
Nigel Gray and a New Vision for the Council
Nigel Gray’s First Steps on the World Stage of Cancer Registration, 1972–1976
Towards a PBCR, 1975–1980
References
Chapter 5: New Possibilities: The VCR as a Population-Based Registry, 1981–1990
A New Director: Graham Giles Arrives
How to Use a PBCR?
Necessary Institutions
Using the VCR for Cancer Epidemiology
References
Chapter 6: The VCR as a Tool for Population Research and Intervention, 1991–2010
Towards the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study: Key Relationships and Funding
Strengthening National and International Connections
Expanding Contributions and Transformations in Cancer Epidemiology
Into the 2000s
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Chapter 7: Towards the Future: New Leadership and State of the Art Technology, 2011–2019
References
Epilogue: From the Current Director
Keeping Abreast of Data Requirements
Thinking Smarter About Data Capture, Analysis, and Presentation
Catering for a Changing Workforce
Conclusion
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