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Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers
Publication
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Topic: Cancer
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers. AIHW, 2018.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers, AIHW, Canberra.
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Digestive-tract cancers are estimated to account for about 2 in 10 of all cancers diagnosed and nearly 3 in 10 cancer deaths. A person’s chance of surviving depends on the type of digestive-tract cancer: colorectal cancer (the most common digestive-tract cancer) had the highest 5-year relative survival rate (69%), while pancreatic cancer (the second most common digestive-tract cancer) had the lowest 5-year relative survival of all specified digestive cancers (8.7%).
- ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-429-4
- Cat. no: CAN 117
- Pages: 198
Findings from this report:
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It is estimated that in 2018, 28,881 new cases of digestive-tract cancers will be diagnosed
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It is estimated that in 2018, 13,809 people will die from these digestive-tract cancers
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In 2009–2013, 5-year relative survival was 51% for digestive-tract cancers
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Colorectal cancer is the most common digestive-tract cancer and has the highest 5-year relative survival rate (69%)