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Preliminary material: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Symbols
Executive summary
1. Introduction
- What is breast cancer?
- Purpose and structure of this report
- Data interpretation
- Data sources
2. Incidence of breast cancer
- Incidence of breast cancer in females
- Incidence in 2006
- Trends
- Risk of breast cancer and average age at diagnosis
- Projections
- International comparisons
- Type of breast cancer
- Anatomical location
- Incidence by stage at diagnosis
- Differences across groups
- Incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ in females
- Incidence of breast cancer in males
3. Mortality from breast cancer
- Mortality of females from breast cancer
- Mortality in 2006
- Trends
- International comparisons
- Risk of death and average age at death
- Differences across groups
- Breast cancer as an associated cause of death
- Mortality of males from breast cancer
4. Survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer
- Survival of females with breast cancer
- Survival of females diagnosed in 2000 to 2006
- Trends
- International comparisons
- Survival by type of breast cancer
- Survival by stage at diagnosis
- Differences across groups
- Survival of males with breast cancer
5. Prevalence of breast cancer
- Prevalence of breast cancer among females
- Prevalence in 2006
- Differences across groups
- Prevalence of breast cancer among males
6. Burden of disease due to breast cancer
- Burden of disease due to breast cancer in females
- Burden of disease in 2003
- Trends
- Burden of disease due to breast cancer in males
7. Mammography
- Screening mammography
- Screening mammography in 2005-2006
- Trends
- Differences across groups
- Medicare Benefits Schedule-funded mammography
- MBS-funded mammography for females
- MBS-funded mammography for males
8. Hospitalisations for breast cancer
- Hospitalisations of females for breast cancer
- Hospitalisations in 2007-08
- Trends
- Procedures undertaken during hospitalisations
- Hospitalisations of males for breast cancer
9. Expenditure on breast cancer
- Expenditure on breast cancer for females
- Expenditure in 2004-05
- Trends
- Expenditure on breast cancer for males
Appendixes
- Classifications
- International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
- Australian Classification of Health Interventions
- International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
- Statistical methods and technical notes
- Age-specific rates
- Age-standardised rates
- Confidence intervals
- Incidence projections
- Mortality-to-incidence ratio
- Relative survival analysis
- Risk to age 75 and 85 years
- Data sources
- Australian Cancer Database
- BreastScreen Australia Program data
- Disease Expenditure Database
- Ductal carcinoma in situ data
- Medicare Australia data
- National Death Index
- National Hospital Morbidity Database
- National Mortality Database
- Population data
- Additional tables
- Additional tables for Chapter 2: Incidence of breast cancer
- Additional tables for Chapter 3: Mortality from breast cancer
- Additional tables for Chapter 4: Survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer
- Additional tables for Chapter 6: Burden of disease due to breast cancer
- Additional tables for Chapter 7: Mammography
- Additional tables for Chapter 8: Hospitalisations for breast cancer
- Additional tables for Chapter 9: Expenditure on breast cancer
- Definition of breast cancer-related hospitalisations
End matter: Glossary; References; List of tables; List of figures