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  • General Practice
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4) supports cancer research in primary care.
  • A research prioritization exercise was conducted to identify cancer research priorities in Australian general practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and rank cancer research priorities within Australian general practice.
  • To inform targeted research and funding initiatives for improved cancer care.

Main Methods:

  • Adapted nominal group technique, literature search, and stakeholder surveys were employed.
  • An expert group from PC4 consolidated and ranked priorities.
  • A final prioritization workshop was informed by a second stakeholder survey.

Main Results:

  • 311 cancer research priorities were identified across the cancer continuum.
  • Prevention/early detection (43.4%) and cancer survivorship (nearly one-third) were major focus areas.
  • Palliative care (9.6%) and cross-cutting themes like quality and models of care (15.1%) were also identified.

Conclusions:

  • This is the first study to establish cancer research priorities for Australian general practice.
  • The findings provide a roadmap for developing targeted research and funding.
  • The study aims to enhance cancer care and improve outcomes for Australians affected by cancer.