Table of contents

  • Preliminary material 
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Preface
    • Contributors
    • Executive summary 
  • Sections
    1. Introduction 
      • What is cancer?
      • Cancer surveillance in Australia
      • The National Cancer Statistics Clearing House
      • Structure of this report
    2. Cancer in Australia
      • General 
      • Most common cancers
      • Age and sex differences 
      • Alcohol- and smoking-related cancers 
      • Cancer rates in States and Territories 1993 - 1997
      • International comparisons 
    3. Cancer trends 
      • National trends in cancer incidence and mortality
      • 1998 and 1999 incidence data
    4. Incidence and mortality tables 
      • Guide to interpreting incidence and mortality tables
      • Summary tables 1997
      • Tables for selected cancers 1997
  • End matter
    • Appendixes 
      • Appendix A: International Classification of Diseases - Ninth Revision - cancer site - codes and combinations
      • Appendix B: Methods
      • Appendix C: Population data
      • Appendix D: Cancer registration in Australia
      • Appendix E: Cancer registries contact list
      • Appendix F: Tables published on the Internet
    • Glossary 
    • References
    • Related publications
  • Additional tables
    • ICD Tables 140-173 
    • ICD Tables 173-208