The current approach to biospecimen storage in NSW is ad hoc, compared with collaborative approaches in Victoria and WA, but really requires an Australia-wide approach given the greater utility of larger datasets.
The Cancer Council SA (TCCSA) had resolved to refocus the organisation around a "research flagship" and required Pacific Strategy Partners to assist in developing a strategy to invest a more significant amount in cancer research.
The Cancer Council South Australia (TCCSA) wanted to develop a strategy for Cancer Prevention and Supportive Care in South Australia.
Though it takes 5-10 years for manufacturers to start delivering carbon sequestration through reforestation, tree based carbon suppliers are anticipating a surge in demand in the next 12-24 months, following greater clarity over carbon price paths from the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009.
Pacific Strategy Partners assisted The Cancer Council NSW (TCCN) develop a business case to reduce liver cancer via the pilot B Positive Project and a broader Australian intervention. TCCN is funding a pilot program in South-West Sydney that aims to reverse the exponential rise in liver cancer by targeting the prime driver, the incidence of chronic Hepatitis B infection amount Asian-born Australians.
Each year 40,000 lives are cut short and many others are profoundly disrupted by cancer. One in three Australians is likely to be diagnosed with cancer in his or her lifetime. Our discussion paper, Cancer Prevention in Australia - Strategy for 2020, reveals 45% of this $81 billion cancer burden is preventable by addressing just six factors and a further 4% could be avoided by increased screening for common cancers.
Cancer imposes a social cost we estimate at over $1,000 billion on Australia, by reducing the quality and extent of life for a significant proportion of the population. The Cancer Council NSW (TCCN) has played a leading role in cancer control for more than 50 years. The NSW Government established the Cancer Institute in 2004, and the Minister of Science and Medical Research has recently undertaken a review of how this changes the role of TCCN.
Pacific Strategy Partners was engaged to prepare a submission to the Australian Government, on behalf of WSN Environmental Solutions, on the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). The proposed scheme covers Australian entities, with CO2 equivalent emissions of greater than 25,000 tonnes per annum, which will be required to purchase carbon permits equivalent to their greenhouse gas emissions.
