Lung cancer in Australia: an overview

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Publication table of contents

• Preliminary material
  • Title and verso pages
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Symbols
  • Summary
    • The incidence rate of lung cancer has fallen in males but risen in females
    • Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer
    • Lung cancer survival has improved but still remains low
    • The number of hospitalisations for lung cancer has increased
• Body section
  • 1 Introduction
    • What is lung cancer?
    • What are the different types of lung cancer?
      • Small cell carcinoma
      • Non-small cell carcinoma
        • Squamous cell carcinoma
        • Adenocarcinoma
        • Large cell carcinoma
      • Other types of lung cancer
    • Lung cancer in a policy context
    • Purpose and structure of this report
    • Data interpretation
    • Data sources
  • 2 Risk factors for lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • Lifestyle factors
      • Tobacco smoking
        • How many Australians smoke
          • Trends
          • Differences by remoteness
          • Differences by socioeconomic status
          • Differences by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
          • Differences by country of birth
    • Environmental factors
      • Passive smoking
      • Radon in homes
      • Occupational exposure
      • Air pollution
        • Outdoor air pollution
        • Indoor air pollution
    • Biomedical factors
      • Family history of lung cancer
      • Previous lung diseases
  • 3 Incidence of lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • How many people were newly diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007?
      • Does incidence differ by age?
    • Has the occurrence of lung cancer changed over time?
      • Do trends in incidence differ by age at diagnosis?
    • What is the risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer?
    • What is the average age at diagnosis?
    • How many people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2010?
    • What are the most common types of lung cancer?
      • Does the age at diagnosis differ for the different types of lung cancer?
      • Have there been changes in the distribution of lung cancer types?
    • Does incidence differ by stage?
    • Do incidence rates differ across population groups?
      • Do incidence rates differ by state and territory?
      • Do incidence rates differ by remoteness area?
      • Do incidence rates differ by socioeconomic status?
      • Do incidence rates differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
      • Do incidence rates differ by country of birth?
    • How does Australia compare internationally?
  • 4 Mortality from lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • How many people died from lung cancer in 2007?
      • Does mortality differ by age?
    • Have lung cancer mortality rates changed over time?
      • Smoking and long-term mortality trends
      • Recent trends in mortality rates, 1982 to 2007
      • Do trends in mortality differ by age at death?
    • What is the risk of death from lung cancer?
    • What is the average age at death?
    • How many people are expected to die from lung cancer in 2010?
    • Do mortality rates differ across population groups?
      • Do mortality rates differ by state and territory?
      • Do mortality rates differ by remoteness area?
      • Do mortality rates differ by socioeconomic status?
      • Do mortality rates differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
      • Do mortality rates differ by country of birth?
    • How does Australia compare internationally?
  • 5 Survival after a diagnosis of lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • What is the prospect of surviving lung cancer?
      • How does survival from lung cancer compare with other types of cancers?
      • Does survival differ by age?
    • Has survival from lung cancer changed over time?
      • Is the gain in survival over time evident in all age groups?
    • Does survival differ for the most common types of lung cancer?
      • How has the survival for the most common types of lung cancer changed over time?
    • Does survival differ by stage?
    • Does survival differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
    • How does Australia compare internationally?
  • 6 Prevalence of lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • How prevalent was lung cancer in 2007?
      • Does prevalence differ by age?
    • Does prevalence differ across population groups?
      • Does prevalence differ by state and territory?
      • Does prevalence differ by country of birth?
  • 7 Burden of disease due to lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • Estimated burden of disease in 2011
      • Burden due to years of life lost (YLL) and years of life lost to disability (YLD)
      • Differences by age
  • 8 Hospitalisations for lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • How many hospitalisations occurred due to lung cancer in 2008–09?
      • Does hospitalisation differ by age?
      • Does hospitalisation differ by sex?
      • Does admitted patient activity differ by hospital sector?
    • Has hospitalisation of lung cancer changed over time?
    • Do hospitalisation rates differ across population groups?
      • Do hospitalisation rates differ by remoteness area?
      • Do hospitalisation rates differ by socioeconomic status?
      • Do hospitalisation rates differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
    • Which procedures were most frequently undertaken for lung cancer?
    • How many surgical procedures were undertaken for people with lung cancer?
      • Does the number of surgical procedures vary by hospital sector?
      • Does the number of surgical procedures vary by remoteness?
    • Which disease groups co-existed with lung cancer?
  • 9 Expenditure on lung cancer
    • Introduction
    • How much was spent on lung cancer in 2004–05?
      • Does expenditure differ by sex?
      • Does expenditure differ by age?
    • Has expenditure on lung cancer changed over time?
• End matter
  • Appendixes
    • Appendix A: Classifications
      • Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Areas
      • Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage
      • International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
      • International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Australian modification
      • Australian Classification of Health Interventions
      • Standard Australian Classification of Countries
    • Appendix B: Statistical methods and technical notes
      • 2010 estimated incidence and mortality
      • Age-specific rates
      • Age-standardised rates
      • Age-sex weighted average length of stay
      • Confidence intervals
      • Mortality-to-incidence ratio
      • Rate ratio
      • Relative survival analysis
      • Risk to age 85
    • Appendix C: Data sources
      • Australian Cancer Database
      • Burden of disease data
      • Disease Expenditure Database
      • GLOBOCAN
      • National Death Index
      • National Hospital Morbidity Database
      • National Mortality Database
      • OECD Health Data 2010
      • Population data
    • Appendix D: Additional tables
      • Additional tables for Chapter 3: Incidence of lung cancer
      • Additional tables for Chapter 4: Mortality from lung cancer
      • Additional tables for Chapter 5: Survival after a diagnosis of lung cancer
      • Additional tables for Chapter 7: Burden of disease due to lung cancer
      • Additional tables for Chapter 8: Hospitalisations for lung cancer
      • Additional tables for Chapter 9: Expenditure on lung cancer
    • Appendix E: Stage at diagnosis
      • TNM staging system
      • Summary staging system
    • Appendix F: Definition of lung cancer-related hospitalisations
  • Glossary
  • References
  • List of tables
  • List of figures