Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview
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Topic: Cancer
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2010) Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2010 provides a comprehensive overview of national statistics on cancer in Australia. The report presents the latest available statistics on cancer overall, as well as on many individual types of cancers, and it includes information on incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, burden of cancer, hospitalisations, and national cancer screening programs.
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-082-3
- Cat. no: CAN 56
- Pages: 228
Findings from this report:
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108,368 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in Australia in 2007
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In 2007, the age-standardised incidence rate for all cancers combined was 485 cases per 100,000 people
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The most common type of newly diagnosed cancer was prostate cancer in males, and breast cancer in females
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By the age of 85 years, 1 in 2 males and 1 in 3 females will have been diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their life