Table of contents

  • Preliminary material 
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Preface
    • Contributors
    • Executive summary
  • Sections
    1. Introduction 
      • What is cancer?
      • Cancer surveillance in Australia
      • The National Cancer Statistics Clearing House
      • Other sources of data on cancer
      • Structure of this report
    2. Cancer in Australia 
      • General
      • Most common cancers
      • Age and sex differences
      • Alcohol- and smoking-related cancers
      • Cancer rates in States and Territories 1995 - 1999
    3. Cancer trends
      • National trends in cancer incidence and mortality
    4. Incidence and mortality tables 
      • Guide to interpreting incidence and mortality tables
    5. Other sources of cancer data 
      • Cancer mortality - multiple causes of death
      • Survival following cancer diagnosis
      • Risk factors
      • Screening
      • Hospital inpatients with cancer
      • Cancer workforce
      • General practice and cancer patients
  • End matter
    • Summary Tables 1999 
    • Appendixes 
      • Appendix A: International Classification of Diseases - 10th Revision - cancer site - codes and combinations
      • Appendix B: Methods
      • Appendix C: Population data
      • Appendix D: Cancer registration in Australia
      • Appendix E: Cancer registries contact list
      • Appendix F: Tables published on the Internet
    • Glossary
    • Data sources
    • References
    • Related publications
  • Additional tables
    • CIA Tables 1-50 
    • CIA Tables 51-89