Research shows primary care plays a critical role in the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. Endorsement by GPs and other primary care providers increase participation in breast, cervical, bowel and lung cancer screening programs.
Primary Health Tasmania is committed to working to increase breast, bowel, cervical and lung cancer screening rates across Tasmania, with a longer-term aim of reducing the burden or morbidity and mortality from these cancers.
Primary Health Tasmania works with key local bodies and the Tasmanian Health Service to provide education and communication about cancer screening to general practices and other primary healthcare providers.
We do this by providing:
Tasmanian HealthPathways – Primary Health Tasmania’s online information portal for primary health clinicians – includes Pathways about cancer screening, surveillance, management, and follow-up after a cancer diagnosis.
Does your general practice want to know more about cancer screening? Primary Health Tasmania runs education events to support local practices.
To find out more, check out our events or get in touch.
We also host a range of education and training resources on our Learning Hub, including a webinar recording about the introduction of the National Lung Cancer Screening Program on 1 July 2025.