About the Appeal

Facts About Cancer

• Cancer is the Number One cause of death in Australia.
• 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85.
• 25,000 Victorians will be diagnosed with cancer this year
• Approximately 10,000 Victorians will die from cancer.
• 90,000 Victorians are currently living with Cancer
• Increase in incidence of Cancer will be 30% over the next 10 years.
• 130,000 people will need care for Cancer by 2018

Facts about Cancer Care in Victoria

• 5 Acute Care Centres provide 40% of Care. St V's is one of them
  
  • Peter Mac 10%
  • The Austin and Alfred 8 to 9% each
  • St. V's & RMH, 6-7% each
• Long history of shared services between St. V’s and Peter Mac
  
  • 80% of our patients receive their radiotherapy at Peter Mac
  • St. V's provides clinical staff for Peter Mac’s high-dependency services, medical imaging and pathology services, medical and surgical sub-specialists, anaesthetics, intensive care and palliative care services
  • Our shared services also include in-hours and after-hours emergency department medicine, psycho-oncology services; and non-cancer related speciality medicine and surgery to their patients
• Research Collaborations are Extensive
  
  • Our researchers collaborate with The Bernard O'Brien Institute, St. Vincent's Institute, Austin Health, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Health, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research and Western Health to name just a few

Facts about Cancer Care at St Vincent’s

• We treat up to 115 Patients with cancer every day. This figure is set to rise dramatically over the next 10 years
• We specialise in Cancer Surgery
• We were at the forefront of Cancer Care Planning – our model now used in hospitals throughout Victoria
• We diagnose more cancer of the bowel, stomach and oesophagus than any other hospital in Victoria
• St. V’s is #1 in treatment for Head & Neck and Ear, Nose & Throat Cancers
• St. V’s is #1 in Sarcoma Treatment – cancers in bones and joints
• St. V’s manages 30% of lung cancers for Victoria
• St. V’s is #1 in Skin cancer treatment
• Over 30% of our cancer patients come from regional Victoria with a large number from Morwell, Traralgon, Bairnsdale, Shepparton, Wangaratta and Wodonga.

What this appeal will achieve

• We will create a purpose built Cancer Centre at St. V's – replacing a 40 year old facility
• We will double the number of patients we can see each day
• All outpatient cancer consultations and treatments services, clinical research teams and the many cancer services departments will be in the one area of the hospital.
• We will attract clinicians and researchers from around the world to the new facility
• Funding for Cancer Research will increase when it is undertaken in a facility that embraces collaboration and discovery
• We will change the way someone feels about Cancer by providing an environment and facility that is second to none