Professor Diana Sarfati (MBChB, MPH, PhD, FNZCPHM) is a public health physician, cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher. Serving as Tumuaki, Chief Executive and National Director of Cancer Control New Zealand, Diana discusses the goals of the Cancer Control Agency and their aims to both assist and challenge the cancer care sector to achieve fewer cancers, better survival and equity for all.
Professor Sarfati brings her wealth of knowledge to the conversation and provides us with an understanding of cancer and its many challenges, including an important discussion around the unequal burden of disease within our society.
In this episode we discuss:
• Diana’s background in medicine and her passion for public health
• Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency
• An overview of cancer statistics in Aotearoa and elsewhere
• Heath disparities between population groups
• Key drivers of health inequality
• Cancer prevention and modifiable risk factors
• The importance of both individual and systemic changes for cancer prevention, treatment and management
• What we can all do to reduce cancer risk for ourselves and our loved ones
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