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Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012
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Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief
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Topic: Cancer
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2010) Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 June 2026.
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Cancer in Australia: in brief 2010 presents key points and trends from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s biennial report about cancer in Australia, Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2010.
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-081-6
- Cat. no: CAN 55
- Pages: 28
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