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Australian Rare Cancer Portal (ARC Portal) is a free national service that connects clinicians to trusted rare cancer expertise when a case moves beyond familiar territory.
Rare cancers can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Evidence is often fragmented, local expertise can be limited, and decisions carry significant weight for patients and clinicians alike. ARC Portal exists to provide support at exactly the point when specialist input would help, and uncertainty is making the next step harder.
Care always remains with the treating clinician, strengthening, not disrupting, the doctor-patient relationship.
ARCP brings together a national and international network of rare cancer expertise to support clinicians wherever they practice.
The service is designed to:
ARCP exists to help clinicians access broader rare cancer expertise through one connected national pathway.
ARC Portal makes rare cancer expertise available to clinicians across Australia through one free, national gateway.
It helps ensure clinicians can access specialist insight when they need it, so patients are not disadvantaged by geography or proximity to major centres.
That equity is intentional.
Through one connected national gateway, clinicians can access:
Specialist input for rare cancer cases that are complex, uncertain, or difficult to diagnose with confidence.
Interpretation of molecular findings and their relevance to diagnosis and treatment direction.
Multidisciplinary review with national and international rare cancer specialists.
Guidance that includes options outside standard funded pathways where appropriate.
Help identifying clinical trials and emerging treatment options relevant to the patient.
Evidence to support applications for access to unfunded or compassionate access to medicines.
There is no administrative burden and no requirement to navigate multiple systems or services.
This improves decisions today and builds capability for the future.
Available to every clinician across Australia at no cost. No fees, no referral requirements, no geographic restrictions
ARC Portal supports your judgement. It does not transfer or override it. Your patient remains in your care throughout.
Designed for the moment a rare cancer case becomes complex. Not a last resort, but as a natural next step.
The same trusted network of national and international rare cancer specialists, accessible from anywhere in Australia.
If you have a rare cancer case that has become uncertain or complex, ARC Portal is here to help. Submitting a case is straightforward and free.