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Cairns (Liz Plummer Cancer Centre)
Overview
GenesisCare Cairns offers access to evidence-based cancer care services including radiation therapy and supportive care services.
The GenesisCare centre in Cairns is located within the Liz Plummer Cancer Care Centre, which provides comprehensive cancer care services for patients across Far North Queensland. The team is dedicated to offering personalised treatments delivered in a multidisciplinary care environment.
Patient care is managed by a team of passionate healthcare professionals with experience in oncology including:
- Radiation oncologists
- Registered nurses
- Radiation therapists, physicists
- Allied health professionals
- A dedicated team of support staff.
The team at GenesisCare Cairns aims to offer timely access to consultation and treatment, delivered using modern radiation therapy technology.
Treatments and services
GenesisCare specialises in advanced radiation therapy for all adult cancer types. We continuously invest in modern, evidence-based treatments and modalities that hold potential for improved life outcomes.
Treatment modalities offered in our Cairns centre may include:
Find out more about Radiation Therapy and the services we offer nationally:
Support services and amenities
At GenesisCare Cairns, we offer patients access to a range of support services tailored to assist with the physical, emotional and practical aspects of cancer care. GenesisCare nurses can refer patients to allied health services during their radiation treatment. Support services may include:
- Lymphoedema management
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy services.
- Psychology and mental health services available through referral from your doctor or nursing team.
- Community nursing referrals for patients requiring ongoing wound management and post-treatment support.
- Cancer care co-ordinator
- Specialist breast cancer nurse
- Specialist prostate cancer nurse
- Torres and Cape Nurse Navigator support for patients travelling from rural and remote communities.
Amenities available include:
- Free Wi-Fi access
- Complimentary coffee and hot beverages
- Flat set down area at the centre front to allow wheelchair access
- Accommodation support through the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS).
- Transport assistance is available through Cancer Council Queensland, TransitCare, Wuchopperen, Mookai Rose and Apunipima.
GenesisCare has 11 locations across Queensland and over 50 nationally. Nearby centres include:
Rockhampton (Central Queensland)
2 Canning Street, Rockhampton Hospital, QLD 4700
(07) 4932 5000
Bundaberg (Queensland)
313 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg, QLD, 4670
(07) 4154 9910
Car parking is available in the multi-storey car park building next to the cancer centre (hourly rates apply). Entrance via Digger Street.
Cairns Hospital bus stop (on Lake Street) services buses from across the region. For specific timetables, please contact Translink or phone 13 12 30.
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