Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview

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Release Date: 16 Dec 2010

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010. Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview. Cat. no. CAN 56. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview. AIHW, 2010.

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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:

Between 2003 and 2007, mortality rates of cancer varied across different population groups
The age-standardised mortality rate has decreased significantly by 16% from 1982
In 2007, the age-standardised incidence rate for all cancers combined was 485 cases per 100,000 people
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

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