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Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 July 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2010). Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief. AIHW, 2010.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2010.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010, Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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Cancer in Australia: in brief 2010 presents key points and trends from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s biennial report about cancer in Australia, Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2010.
108,368 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in Australia in 2007
In 2007, the age-standardised incidence rate for all cancers combined was 485 cases per 100,000 people
The most common type of newly diagnosed cancer was prostate cancer in males, and breast cancer in females
By the age of 85 years, 1 in 2 males and 1 in 3 females will have been diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their life
Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief