Gynaecological cancers in Australia: an overview

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Release Date: 25 Sep 2012

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012. Gynaecological cancers in Australia: an overview. Cat. no. CAN 66. Canberra: AIHW.

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Data in this report provide a comprehensive picture of gynaecological cancer in Australia including how gynaecological cancer rates differ by geographical area, socioeconomic status, Indigenous status and country of birth.

ISSN: 1039-3307
ISBN: 978-1-74249-348-0
Cat. no: CAN 66
Pages: 254

Findings from this report:

In 2008, uterine cancer was the most commonly diagnosed gynaecological cancer (2,016 cases)
In 2007, 1,502 females died from a gynaecological cancer; an average of four females a day
Survival from ovarian, uterine and cervical cancer has improved
5-year relative survival in 2006–2010 was 82% for uterine cancer, 72% for cervical cancer and 43% for ovarian cancer

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Foreword
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Summary
Body section
- 1 Introduction
  - What are gynaecological cancers?
  - What are the different types of gynaecological cancers?
  - Risk factors for gynaecological cancers
  - Gynaecological cancers in a policy context
  - Purpose and structure of this report
  - Data interpretation
  - Data sources
- 2 Incidence of gynaecological cancers
  - About incidence of gynaecological cancers
  - How many females were newly diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer in 2008?
  - What has changed over time?
  - What is the risk of being diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer?
  - How many females are expected to be diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer in 2020?
  - Do incidence rates differ across population groups?
  - How does incidence in Australia compare with the world incidence?
  - What are the most common types of gynaecological cancers?
- 3 Early detection
  - About early detection
  - Cervical screening
- 4 Hospitalisations due to gynaecological cancers
  - About hospitalisations due to gynaecological cancers
  - How many hospitalisations occurred due to gynaecological cancers in 2009-10?
  - Does hospitalisation differ by age?
  - Does admitted patient activity differ by hospital sector?
  - Has hospitalisation due to gynaecological cancers changed over time?
  - Do hospitalisation rates differ across population groups?
  - Which procedures were most frequently undertaken during hospitalisations due to gynaecological cancers?
  - How many surgical procedures were undertaken due to gynaecological cancers?
  - What were the most common additional diagnoses for females with a principal diagnosis of gynaecological cancer?
- 5 Expenditure on gynaecological cancers
  - About expenditure on gynaecological cancers
  - How much was spent on gynaecological cancers in 2004-05?
- 6 Prevalence of gynaecological cancers
  - About prevalence of gynaecological cancers
  - How prevalent were gynaecological cancers in 2008?
  - Does prevalence differ across population groups?
- 7 Burden of disease due to gynaecological cancers
  - About burden of disease
  - Estimated burden of disease in 2012
- 8 Survival after a diagnosis of gynaecological cancer
  - About survival after a diagnosis of gynaecological cancer
  - What was the prospect of survival for females with a gynaecological cancer?
  - Has survival from gynaecological cancers changed over time?
  - Does survival from gynaecological cancers differ across population groups?
  - How does Australia compare internationally?
  - Does survival differ by histological type of gynaecological cancer?
  - Does survival differ by stage?

- 9 Mortality from gynaecological cancers
  - About mortality from gynaecological cancers
    - How many females died from a gynaecological cancer in 2007?
    - Have mortality rates changed over time?
    - What is the risk of death from gynaecological cancers?
    - How many females are expected to die from a gynaecological cancer in 2020?
    - Do mortality rates differ across population groups?

End matter
- Appendixes
  - Appendix A: Classifications
    - Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Areas
    - Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage
    - International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
    - International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Australian
    - modification
    - Australian Classification of Health Interventions
    - Standard Australian Classification of Countries
  - Appendix B: Statistical methods and technical notes
    - Age-specific rates
    - Age-standardised rates
    - Age-standardised average length of stay
    - Confidence intervals
    - Mortality-to-incidence ratio
    - Prevalence
    - Rate ratio
    - Relative survival
    - Risk to age 85
  - Appendix C: Data sources
    - Australian Cancer Database
    - Burden of disease data
    - Disease Expenditure Database
    - GLOBOCAN
    - National Death Index
    - National Hospital Morbidity Database
    - National Mortality Database
    - Population data
  - Appendix D: Additional tables
    - Additional tables for Chapter 2: Incidence of gynaecological cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 3: Early detection
    - Additional tables for Chapter 4: Hospitalisations for gynaecological cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 5: Expenditure on gynaecological cancers
    - Additional tables for Chapter 7: Burden of disease due to gynaecological cancers
    - Additional tables for Chapter 8: Survival after a diagnosis of gynaecological cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 9: Mortality from gynaecological cancer
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Related publications

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