title: Malignant neoplasms--management in Australian general practice.
abstract: The BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia, gives us an overview of encounters at which malignant neoplasms were managed. This synopsis provides a backdrop against which the articles in this issue of Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
authors.affiliation: AIHW Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003376:Counseling; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012017:Referral and Consultation