Cancer incidence projections, Australia 2011 to 2020
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Release Date:
Topic: Cancer
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012) Cancer incidence projections, Australia 2011 to 2020, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 December 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Cancer incidence projections, Australia 2011 to 2020. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer incidence projections, Australia 2011 to 2020. AIHW, 2012.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer incidence projections, Australia 2011 to 2020. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012, Cancer incidence projections, Australia 2011 to 2020, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report presents detailed projections of cancer incidence in Australia for 2011 to 2020. These projections are based on trends in national cancer incidence data from 1982 to 2007. It shows the number of cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia each year is projected to rise over the next decade for both males and females, and is expected to reach about 150,000 in 2020, with prostate and breast cancer continuing to be the most common cancers diagnosed in men and women respectively.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-282-7
- Cat. no: CAN 62
- Pages: 156
Findings from this report:
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The number of cancer cases diagnosed in Australia is projected to rise over the next decade to about 150,000 in 2020
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It is projected that the overall age-standardised rate of cancer in males will fall between 2007 and 2020
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It is projected that the overall age-standardised rate of cancer in females will rise between 2007 and 2020
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For males, prostate cancer is expected to be the most common cancer diagnosed in 2020 (25,300 cases)