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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2026

A retrospective audit of audiology encounters in patients undergoing Cisplatin treatment at a large Australian tertiary cancer care centre.

Georgia M Lester, Wayne J Wilson, Barbra H B Timmer, Rahul M Ladwa

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Georgia M LesterDiscipline of Audiology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia. georgia.lester@uq.edu.au.
Wayne J WilsonDiscipline of Audiology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
Barbra H B TimmerDiscipline of Audiology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
Rahul M LadwaPrincess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia.

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Abstract

purposeTo identify the number and timing of audiology encounters for adult oncology patients in a tertiary care setting in Australia. SETTING (POPULATION): A retrospective case review was completed for 149 patients who received Cisplatin chemotherapy (CT) at a large, publicly funded tertiary hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia between 1st January and 31st December 2019. Patient data was extracted from the Queensland Oncology Repository (QOR) provided by Cancer Alliance Queensland (CAQ).

resultsThe number of audiology encounters was low overall with a median of 0 and interquartile range (IQR) of 0-1. Of the entire patient cohort, there was a mean of 1.2 encounters with 56% of patients not engaging with audiology. Where audiology did occur, encounters were most likely before or early in the CT treatment period.

conclusionsThis study has demonstrated engagement with audiology services for patients undergoing CT treatment was limited with the few audiology engagements occurring before or early in the CT treatment period. Further research is needed to identify the barriers and facilitators to accessing audiological ototoxic monitoring (OtoM) during chemotherapy treatment in hospitals in Australia. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Early identification of ototoxic hearing loss offers the opportunity to minimise further exposure to the ototoxic agent, minimise functional and communication impacts for the patient and provide early opportunity for discussion, education and counselling with patients, carers and their treating team. This, in turn, is expected to improve health related quality of life.

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Antineoplastic AgentsAudiologyCisplatinHearing LossNeoplasmsOtotoxicityAdultAgedAustraliaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTertiary Care CentersAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinAudiologyChemotherapyHearing lossHearing monitoringOtotoxicityQuality of life

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PMCPMC12988975

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