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Reducing the burden of cancer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: time for a coordinated, collaborative, priority‐driven, Indigenous‐led research program
Author(s) -
Garvey Gail,
Cunningham Joan,
Valery Patricia C,
Condon John,
Roder David,
Bailie Ross,
Martin Jennifer,
Olver Ian
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03090.x
Subject(s) - indigenous , process (computing) , traditional knowledge , pacific islanders , public relations , political science , medicine , ethnic group , computer science , ecology , biology , operating system , law
Australia's efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer are not as successful for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as they are for other Australians. There is a need for a nationally coordinated, collaborative, priority‐driven research effort to better understand what works, and we need to implement that knowledge. All aspects of the process must involve genuine Indigenous leadership and participation.