The future direction of nuclear oncology in rural and regional Australia is on the agenda of a conference being held at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November. “The use of nuclear medicine in diagnosing cancer plays a crucial role in improving patient management,” said CSU senior lecturer and conference organiser Dr Geoff Currie.”There is a significant inequity in this area between rural and metropolitan people and this conference plays an important role in developing rural strategies for today and for the future.” The conference has attracted more than 100 delegates, including oncologists and radiotherapists as well as nuclear medicine students from CSU and other institutions. "The NSW Cancer Council supports important events such as this conference as part of its role to ensure equity of access for cancer patients in rural and regional NSW,” said Mr John Knight from the Cancer Council in Wagga Wagga. Associate Professor Dianne O'Connell from the NSW Cancer Council will speak on 'Patterns of cancer care studies in NSW’.