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Cancer in Australia 2019: in brief
Cancer in Australia 2019: in brief
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Topic: Cancer
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Cancer in Australia 2019: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Cancer in Australia 2019: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia 2019: in brief. AIHW, 2019.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia 2019: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Cancer in Australia 2019: in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2019, the rate of new cancer cases in Australia is expected to reach 483 new cases per 100,000 people, while cancer-related deaths are expected to decrease to 159 per 100,000 people. From 1982 to 2019, thyroid cancer and liver cancer incidence rates increased more than for any other cancer. Although liver cancer survival has improved since 1982, with the increasing liver cancer incidence rate, liver cancer mortality rates also increased more than those for any other cancer.
- ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-500-0 (PDF) 978-1-76054-501-7 (Print)
- Cat. no: CAN 126
- Pages: 31
Findings from this report:
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At the end of 2014, over 430,000 people were alive who had been diagnosed with cancer in the previous 5 years
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In 1986–1990, on average, people had a 50% chance of surviving cancer for 5 years; in 2011–2015 it was almost 70%.
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In 2015, around 1 in 3 people diagnosed with cancer were diagnosed with a rare or less common cancer
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In 2015, around half of cancer deaths were due to rare and less common cancers