PCOR-ANZ (Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry - Australia and New Zealand) is a prostate cancer registry that brings together information on the care and outcomes for men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Australia and New Zealand.
Doctors, hospitals, researchers and men affected by the disease have worked together with the aim of improving the wellbeing of those diagnosed and living with prostate cancer.
Over 200,000 men have contributed to PCOR-ANZ.
Participation is entirely voluntary and individuals can choose to opt out of PCOR-ANZ at any time, without incurring any out-of-pocket expenses, or affecting the level of treatment or care provided. If you have been involved in the registry and wish to opt out, please contact Your local jurisdiction
Prostate cancer is by far the most diagnosed cancer among men in both Australia and New Zealand.
When detected early, prostate cancer 5-year relative survival rates in these two countries are better than 95%. Yet unfortunately, men who survive prostate cancer often experience a poor quality of life because of the treatment they receive.
PCOR-ANZ captures diagnosis and treatment data as well as questionnaire responses from men about what their life is like following their treatment. Collecting this information in a large-scale registry means that population-wide trends in diagnosis and treatment practices, and the effect different treatments have on the quality of life for men can be identified.
The use of PCOR-ANZ data positively impacts the health outcomes of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Australia and New Zealand in these three very important ways:
We're doing our part to help men live their best lives and working side by side with participating doctors and hospitals.
PCOR-ANZ is a collaborative effort between men with prostate cancer, doctors and researchers.
The registry relies on data collection at state and territory-based registries which is brought together centrally in PCOR-ANZ, to provide a Trans-Tasman snapshot of trends in prostate cancer.
PCOR-ANZ is grateful to everyone who has contributed - every man who allowed his information to be included, clinicians, researchers and the individuals who have given their time to its governance committees. Their collective expertise shaped what the registry measured and how it reported and gives the dataset its lasting value.
PCOR-ANZ is thankful for the endorsement and support it receives from the following professional societies:
