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Cancer Council Queensland’s Australian Cancer Atlas 2.0, has been recognised with two top honours at the prestigious Oceania Geospatial Excellence Awards. The groundbreaking tool shows visually how small areas across the country are faring when it comes to cancer diagnosis rates, participation in national cancer screening programs, and five-year cancer survival. The innovative, interactive online project, which was developed in partnership with QUT and launched formally last year, was recognised through the Oceania Technical Excellence Award and J. K. Barrie Award for Overall Excellence at a ceremony in Brisbane on Monday night. The Australian Cancer Atlas was created by applying Bayesian spatial models on cancer registry and other data and demonstrates that the impact of cancer varies substantially depending on where Australians live. A consistent pattern within the Atlas is that Australians living in regional and remote areas experience poorer survival than those living in urban areas. Professor Peter Baade of Cancer Council Queensland, who led the project, said: “The Australian Cancer Atlas is already making a real difference – it’s helping researchers, health services, and policymakers identify cancer disparities across Australia, and guide research priorities. It has become a powerful tool for public health planning and community engagement. “To have the Atlas’s technical and overall excellence recognised by industry experts is powerful validation of its quality and impact. These awards give us a strong foundation to strengthen engagement with communities, industry, and government, and expand our research partnerships to better understand – and ultimately reduce – geographical disparities in cancer outcomes. “To me, this award reflects the incredible commitment and collaboration of a great team of people from Cancer Council Queensland, QUT and other organisations, across many disciplines,” he said. The Oceania Geospatial Excellence Awards are run by the Geospatial Council of Australia, which is the peak body representing the interests of individuals and organisations working in the geospatial sector. Learn more about the work of Professor Peter Baade.
