Latest findings
At the end of 2016, 457,000 people were alive who had been diagnosed with cancer in the previous 5 years
It has been estimated that 151,000 new cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2021
It has been estimated that, in 2021, breast cancer will be the most commonly diagnosed cancer
In 2019, an estimated 396 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed each day in Australia, on average
In 2011, over 70% of breast cancer cases and over 80% of prostate cancer cases were diagnosed at Stage I or II
In 2019, an estimated 136 people will die from cancer each day in Australia, on average