Skin cancer in Australia
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) Skin cancer in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 March 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Skin cancer in Australia. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Skin cancer in Australia. AIHW, 2016.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Skin cancer in Australia. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016, Skin cancer in Australia, AIHW, Canberra.
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Skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers) accounts for the largest number of cancers diagnosed in Australia each year. This report provides an overview of skin cancer in Australia, risk factors, and key summary measures, including incidence, hospitalisations, survival and mortality.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-949-9
- Cat. no: CAN 96
- Pages: 81
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In 2016, an estimated 13,280 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed in Australia.
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In 2016, an estimated 1,770 people will die from melanoma in Australia
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The age-standardised incidence rate of melanoma has increased, but has dropped for people aged less than 40
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In 2013–14, there were 23,437 melanoma-related hospitalisations in Australia