Cancer Statistics

Cancer is a major burden on our community - 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women in Australia will be directly affected by cancer in the first 75 years of life.

It is estimated that in 2006 there were 106,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia
(60,600 males and 45,400 females). (Source: Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006 [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)] )

More detailed national statistics on cancer are available in the report

Reviewed August 2008

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Title:   Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: Supplementary Report 2: Adrenal gland cancer, leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphona
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report provides medical validations for three conditions of concern regarding the health of Vietnam veterans and their children - adrenal gland cancer in veterans' children, the four main types of leukaemia in veterans and their children, and non-Hodgkins lymphona in veterans.
Date:   Nov 2001
Title:   Cancer
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on the various types of cancer, including prevention, risk factors, treatment, support services and statistics.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Skin cancer statistics
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Some Australian facts and figures on melanoma of the skin.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Cancer survival in Australia, 2001: part 2: statistical tables
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Cancer Survival in Australia 2001 is a series of three reports on relative survival after being diagnosed with cancer during the period 1982 - 1997. Part 2: Statistical tables presents statistical tables to support the analyses presented in Part 1.
Date:   Sep 2001
Title:   Lung cancer: statistics
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   A brief statistical profile of lung cancer.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Victorian cancer statistics
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Download Cancer Council Victoria statistics for specific cancers in Victoria (2005 figures).
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Key statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Fact sheet with detailed figures of incidence and mortality of skin cancer in Australia
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Skin cancer statistics
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   A snapshot of skin cancer incidence and mortality rates.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   National Cervical Screening Program: facts and key statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Program aims to reduce illness and deaths from cervical cancer, in a cost-effective manner through an organised approach to screening. It recommends and encourages women to have Pap smears every two years.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Cancer survival in Australia, 2001: part 1 :national summary statistics
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This is the first in a series of three reports on relative survival after being diagnosed with cancer. The report covers the period 1982 - 1997, and provides an analysis of one-, five-and ten-year relative survival proportions (along with numbers of new cases and deaths) by age and sex, for all cancers and the 20 main cancers and comparisons with a number of other Western countries.
Date:   Sep 2001
Title:   Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: Cancers diagnosed from 1982 to 2004
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents national cancer data on relative survival and prevalence in Australia for invasive cancers other than non-melanoma skin cancer. It provides trend statistics on the survival of persons diagnosed with invasive cancer from 1982-1986 to 1998-2004, and analyses survival outcomes by age, sex, geographic region and socioeconomic status quintile.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Ovarian cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report provides a compendium of the latest statistics on ovarian cancer available from a range of data sources.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Facts and figures
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides summary statistics about cancer rates including incidence and mortality data.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Cancer in Australia 2001
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report contains updates of national concer incidence and mortality data including statistics on multiple cause of death, mortality by remoteness, cancer screening, expenditure on cancer, the cancer workforce and general practice management of cancer
Date:   Sep 2005
Title:   Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality in Australia, and hospitalisation trend data from 2000-01 to 2004-05. The report provides 2006 projections on incidence and 2003 data for cancers by site, age and sex, with summary data for each state and territory.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Health system expenditures on cancer and other neoplasms in Australia, 2000-01
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The first comprehensive study of cancer health system expenditures in Australia covered the year 1993-94 and was released in 1998. This report updates the expenditure estimates to 2000-01 and includes 'other neoplasms' as well as cancers
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Cancer in Australia 1999
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The report presents comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality and summary data on screening, survival, inpatient hospital and general practice episodes, risk factors, and the cancer workforce.
Date:   Nov 2002
Title:   Cervical screening in Australia 2005-2006
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The major objective of the National Cervical Screening Program is to reduce morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer by maximising early detection. The report provides a comprehensive national picture of cervical screening in Australia for 2005-2006.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Lung cancer: some sobering facts
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in Australia.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cancer in Australia 1997: incidence and mortality data for 1997 and selected data for 1998 and 1999
Publisher:   Australasian Association of Cancer Registries,Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Extensive report presenting comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality. Provides 1997 and selected 1998 and 1999 data for cancers by site, age and sex, and summary data for each State and Territory. Incidence and mortality trends since the early 1980s, age patterns for selected cancers and international comparisons are featured.
Date:   Nov 2000
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