Cancer in Australia: an overview 2014
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Topic: Cancer
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) Cancer in Australia: an overview 2014, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 December 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2014). Cancer in Australia: an overview 2014. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia: an overview 2014. AIHW, 2014.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia: an overview 2014. Canberra: AIHW; 2014.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2014, Cancer in Australia: an overview 2014, AIHW, Canberra.
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Cancer in Australia: an overview 2014 presents the latest available information on national population screening programs, cancer incidence, hospitalisations, survival, prevalence and mortality. It is estimated that the most commonly diagnosed cancers in 2014 will be prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer (excluding basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, as these cancers are not notifiable diseases in Australia).
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-677-1
- Cat. no: CAN 88
- Pages: 218
Findings from this report:
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In 2014, an estimated 123,920 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer
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Between 1982 and 2014, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed more than doubled —from 47,417 to 123,920
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In 2014, an estimated 45,780 Australians will die from cancer
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For all cancers combined, the age-standardised mortality rate is estimated to decrease by 20% between 1982 and 2014