Cancer releases

27 February 2008

Not all good news on chronic diseases

A new national report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) presents a mixed bag on favourable and unfavourable trends in chronic diseases over time. [Media release]

3 October 2007

Breast cancer survival very high with early detection

Survival from breast cancer is very high in women whose cancer has been diagnosed at an early stage, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC). [Media release]

31 August 2007

More Australian children developing type 1 diabetes

The rate of new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children in Australia -- already high compared to other countries -- is increasing, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [Media release]

24 August 2007

Report on older people in hospital sheds light on an ageing Australia's future hospital needs

A report on older people in hospitals, released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) examines the reasons why older people go to hospital, the type of care they receive and how long they stay. [Media release]

28 June 2007

Cancer rates higher in rural and remote areas

In rural and remote areas of Australia, lifestyle factors like excessive sun exposure, higher smoking rates and a tendency to postpone visits to the doctor, are driving up cancer rates, particularly for men, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [Media release]

22 June 2007

Cervical screening especially important for women in their 20s and 30s

In 1991, when the National Cervical Screening Program began, there were 1,091 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed and 329 deaths. Since then, both numbers of new cases and death rates have fallen, with 725 new cervical cancer cases diagnosed in 2003, and 218 deaths in 2004. [Media release]

25 May 2007

Cancer and heart disease cause the biggest burden

A new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), examines levels of death and disability from a variety of diseases, injuries and health risks to determine the total 'burden of disease' in Australia. [Media release]

18 April 2007

Early detection breast screening finds smaller, more treatable cancers

The BreastScreen Australia Program has been increasingly successful in detecting breast cancer over the last ten years, according to the eighth national monitoring report for the BreastScreen Australia Program, launched today by the Hon Tony Abbott, Minister for Health and Ageing at the Police & Community Youth Club (PCYC) in Coffs Harbour. [Media release]

22 November 2006

Ovarian cancer survival improving

More Australian women are surviving ovarian cancer, but still more than half of those diagnosed today will not survive five years, says the latest national report on ovarian cancer released today by the National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [Media release]

16 October 2006

Breast cancer rates up, but survival improving

While the incidence of breast cancer continues to rise, more Australian women are surviving the disease than ever before, according to the latest national report on breast cancer released today by the National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [Media release]