Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 August 2022.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers. AIHW, 2018.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Colorectal and other digestive-tract cancers. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
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%).
It is estimated that in 2018, 28,881 new cases of digestive-tract cancers will be diagnosed
Males are 1.5 times as likely to be diagnosed with digestive-tract cancers as females
It is estimated that in 2018, 13,809 people will die from these digestive-tract cancers
Males are 1.6 times as likely to die from digestive-tract cancers as females
12 Oct 2018 - Updated date ranges on p.4, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 78, & 86.
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