Cancer in Australia: in brief 2017

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Release Date: 03 Feb 2017
Author: AIHW
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Cancer in Australia: in brief 2017 presents key points and trends from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s latest biennial report about cancer in Australia, Cancer in Australia 2017.

ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-76054-077-7
Cat. no: CAN 101
Pages: 20

Findings from this report:

In 2011, cancer was the leading cause of disease burden in Australia
Breast cancer in females is expected to be the most common cancer in Australia in 2017
Five year relative survival from all cancers combined increased from 48% in 1984–1988 to 68% in 2009–2013
Lung cancer is estimated to be the leading cause of cancer death in 2017

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
Body section
- Introduction
- Risk factors
- Cancer screening and surveillance
- Number of new cancer cases
- Treatment
- Survival
- Survivorship population
- Cancer deaths
- Burden of disease
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Remoteness
- Socioeconomic group
- State and territory
- Summary of selected cancers
End matter
- References

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