Qld: Talks on cancer data hopeful of breakthrough

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2008
Qld: Talks on cancer data hopeful of breakthrough

Senior government bureaucrats will meet with representatives of the Cancer Council
today .. over a possible breakthrough over access to data from the Queensland Cancer Registry.

Health Minister STEPHEN ROBERTSON yesterday said he had legal advice showing researchers
could get data from the registry WITHOUT Queensland Health approval.

And the Cancer Council's JEFF DUNN's told the ABC .. the data can't be used to breach
patient confidentiality .. as Queensland Health fear.

On Friday .. the Cancer Council launched legal action in the Supreme Court against
Queensland Health .. to obtain routine access to cancer statistics from the Queensland
Cancer Registry.

It says such access is vital for independent study of the disease.

AAP RTV rad/jec/

KEYWORD: CANCER (BRISBANE)

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