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5 Apr 2017 - Chapter 3 Number of new cases tables: All cancers combined updated to include unknown age groups.
Cancer in Australia 2017
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Topic: Cancer
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Cancer in Australia 2017 , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 November 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Cancer in Australia 2017 . Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia 2017 . AIHW, 2017.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia 2017 . Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Cancer in Australia 2017 , AIHW, Canberra.
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Cancer in Australia 2017 presents the latest available information on national population screening programs, Medicare data, cancer incidence, hospitalisations, survival, prevalence, mortality and burden of disease. Cancer is the leading cause of disease burden in Australia.
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-075-3
- Cat. no: CAN 100
- Pages: 204
Findings from this report:
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In 2017, an estimated 134,174 new cases of cancer (excluding BCC and SCC) will be diagnosed in Australia
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In 2017, an estimated 47,753 people will die from cancer
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Five year relative survival from all cancers combined increased from 48% in 1984–1988 to 68% in 2009–2013
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In 2011, cancer was the leading cause of disease burden in Australia