Breast cancer in Australia: an overview
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012) Breast cancer in Australia: an overview, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 October 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Breast cancer in Australia: an overview. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Breast cancer in Australia: an overview. AIHW, 2012.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Breast cancer in Australia: an overview. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012, Breast cancer in Australia: an overview, AIHW, Canberra.
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Data in this report provide a comprehensive picture of breast cancer in Australia including how breast cancer rates differ by geographical area, socioeconomic status, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status and country of birth.
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-355-8
- Cat. no: CAN 67
- Pages: 100
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In 2008, 13,567 new invasive breast cancers were diagnosed in Australian females
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Breast cancer was the most common cancer in females, representing 28% of all reported cancers
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The number of new breast cancers more than doubled between 1982 (5,310 cases) and 2008 (13,567)
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Breast cancer was second most common cause of cancer-related death for Australian females in 2007, with 2,680 deaths