Adolescent and Young Adult Optimal Care Pathway (AYA OCP)

Adolescent and Young Adult Optimal Care Pathway (AYA OCP), endorsed by Cancer Australia and the Federal Department of Health as Australia’s national pathway to guide best-practice cancer care for adolescents and young adults, is now available for download. 

The pathway was developed by Victoria’s Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service (PICS) in collaboration with the Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and an expert reference group chaired by Professor Ian Olver at the University of Adelaide. 

This pathway reminds and guides health professionals to consider a young person with cancer not just in the context of their disease, but equally in the context of their life stage, to reduce disparity and improve outcomes and quality of care. 

Health professionals can now download a detailed cancer care pathway guide and a quick reference guide via the Cancer Council website. 

Please direct enquiries to pics.admin@rch.org.au.