The third national Cancer Survivorship Conference was held at Adelaide Convention Centre, SA.

In 2017, the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer partnered with the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia to co-­host the event. This exciting partnership ensured the conference was closely aligned with the national directions for cancer control and continued to expand its reach and relevance to a diverse range of cancer health professionals, policy makers and to all those affected by cancer.

Following the success of the two previous biennial conferences, the 2017 Flinders COSA Survivorship Conference brought together a diverse group of clinicians, researchers, policy makers and consumers from Australia and beyond, who learnt, were challenged, and made a lasting impact on the lives of those affected by cancer.

The theme this year was “Cancer Survivorship 2017: Pathways to better policy and practice” which focused on how to translate the growing evidence in this area into day to day applications. We explored diverse perspectives from Australia, UK, US and countries of our region to identify how collaboratively we can accelerate progress, share learnings and promote best practice. We explored stories from survivors themselves, and asked some challenging questions like ‘what is survivorship like if it is not life after cancer, but life with cancer?’ And in the spirit of translating knowledge into practice, we not only listened and noted but also reflected, engaged and experienced what practice of good survivorship is all about.

Thank you to all those who attended this edition of Cancer Survivorship Conference.