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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012. Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012. Cat. no. CAN 69. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012. AIHW, 2012.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012, Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012, AIHW, Canberra.
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Cancer in Australia: in brief 2012 presents key points and trends from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s latest biennial report about cancer in Australia, Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2012.
For all cancers combined, the age-standardised mortality rate decreased by 17% from 1991
Between 1991 and 2009, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed almost doubled—from 66,393 to 114,137
Cancer accounted for about 3 in 10 deaths in Australia, making it the second most common cause of death
In 2012, it is estimated that more than 120,700 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer
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