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Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012) Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 September 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012. AIHW, 2012.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012, Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012, AIHW, Canberra.
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Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012 presents key points and trends from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s latest biennial report about cancer in Australia, Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2012.
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-380-0
- Cat. no: CAN 69
- Pages: 24
Findings from this report:
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In 2012, it is estimated that more than 120,700 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer
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Between 1991 and 2009, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed almost doubled—from 66,393 to 114,137
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The most commonly reported cancers in 2012 are expected to be prostate cancer, followed by bowel cancer
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In 2010, more than 42,800 Australians died from cancer