Primary health care providers play a pivotal role in preventing diseases, they have the ability to advocate and assist patients to modify their lifestyle in order to decrease their risk taking behaviours.
Identified risk factors that contribute to cancer:
RACGP “Putting Prevention into practice" (The Green Book) 2nd Ed
Details the role of general practice in prevention, provides preventative guidelines, a framework for prevention as well as strategies, activities and resources to assist primary health care in minimising the burden of disease in Australia.
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Resources (opens on a new page)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).(2010). Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview. Cancer series no. 60. Canberra, AIHW. Cited, December 12th, 2011, from www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442472459
World Health Organization (WHO). (2011). Cancer Prevention. Cited December, 8th. 2011, from www.who.int/cancer/prevention/en
Watson, A. (2008). Prevention of cancer. InnovAIT. 1 (5): 364-373.cited, December, 12th,2011, from http://rcgp-innovait.oxfordjournals.org/content/1/5/364.full
General Practice Victoira. (GPV. (n.d.) Primary prevention activities in general practice. Victorian General Practice Prevention Alliance. Cited, December, 12th, 2011, from www.gpv.org.au/vgppa/SNAPO_Ideas.pdf
RACGP. (2006a). The role of general practice in prevention and health promotion: Policy endorsed by the 48th RACGP Council. Melbourne, RACGP. Cited, December, 12th, from, www.racgp.org.au/policy/Role_of_gp_in_prevention_and_health_promotion.pdf
RACGP. (2006b). Putting Prevention into Practice (The Green Book). 2nd Ed. Melbourne, RACGP. Cited, December, 12th, 2011, from www.racgp.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/ClinicalResources/RACGPGuidelines/TheGreenBook/RACGPgreenbook2nd.pdf
