Summary
This is the first national report to present comprehensive data specific to digestive-tract cancers in Australia. Digestive-tract cancers are related to the digestive tract and accessory digestive organs. Upper digestive-tract cancers include oesophageal, stomach, liver and pancreatic cancers and cancer of the small intestine, and lower digestive-tract cancers include colorectal and anal cancer.
Preliminary material: Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Symbols; Notes for tables and figures;
1 Introduction
1.1 Types of digestive-tract cancers reported
1.2 Impact of digestive-tract cancers on survivors
1.3 Data sources
2 Colorectal (bowel) cancer (C18–C20)
2.1 A picture of colorectal cancer in Australia
2.2 Screening, surveillance and diagnosis
2.3 Treatment
2.4 Survivorship population
2.5 Burden from colorectal cancer
3 Pancreatic cancer (C25)
3.1 A picture of pancreatic cancer in Australia
3.2 Treatment
3.3 Survivorship population
3.4 Burden from pancreatic cancer
4 Stomach cancer (C16)
4.1 A picture of stomach cancer in Australia
4.2 Treatment
4.3 Survivorship population
4.4 Burden from stomach cancer
5 Liver cancer (C22)
5.1 A picture of liver cancer in Australia
5.2 Treatment
5.3 Survivorship population
5.4 Burden from liver cancer
6 Oesophageal cancer (C15)
6.1 A picture of oesophageal cancer in Australia
6.2 Treatment
6.3 Survivorship population
6.4 Burden from oesophageal cancer
7 Cancer of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts (C23–C24)
7.1 A picture of cancer of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts in Australia
7.2 Treatment
7.3 Survivorship population
7.4 Burden from cancer of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts
8 Cancer of the small intestine (C17)
8.1 A picture of cancer of the small intestine in Australia
8.2 Treatment
8.3 Survivorship population
8.4 Burden from cancer of the small intestine
9 Anal cancer (C21)
9.1 A picture of anal cancer in Australia
9.2 Treatment
9.3 Survivorship population
9.4 Burden from anal cancer
10 Cancer of unspecified digestive organs (C26)
10.1 A picture of cancer of unspecified digestive organs in Australia
10.2 Treatment
10.3 Survivorship population
Appendixes:
Appendix A: Additional tables
Appendix B: Defining digestive-tract cancers
Appendix C: Data sources
Appendix D: Defining digestive-tract cancer hospitalisations
Appendix E: Hospital-based colonoscopies
End matter: Glossary; References; List of tables; List of figures; Related publications