Lung cancer in Australia: an overview

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Release Date: 04 Nov 2011
Author: AIHW
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Lung cancer in Australia: an overview provides comprehensive national statistics on lung cancer using a range of data sources, presenting the latest data and trends over time. Differences by geographical area, socioeconomic status, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, country of birth and international comparisons are also discussed.

ISBN: 978-1-74249-222-3
Cat. no: CAN 58
Pages: 206

Findings from this report:

In 2007 in Australia, lung cancer was the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in both males and females
The prognosis for those diagnosed with lung cancer is poor and has improved only a little over the previous 26 years
In 2007, 4,715 males and 2,911 females died from lung cancer
In 2007, 5,948 lung cancers were diagnosed in males and 3,755 in females

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Foreword
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Summary
  - The incidence rate of lung cancer has fallen in males but risen in females
  - Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer
  - Lung cancer survival has improved but still remains low
  - The number of hospitalisations for lung cancer has increased
Body section
- 1 Introduction
  - What is lung cancer?
  - What are the different types of lung cancer?
    - Small cell carcinoma
    - Non-small cell carcinoma
      - Squamous cell carcinoma
      - Adenocarcinoma
      - Large cell carcinoma
    - Other types of lung cancer
  - Lung cancer in a policy context
  - Purpose and structure of this report
  - Data interpretation
  - Data sources
- 2 Risk factors for lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - Lifestyle factors
    - Tobacco smoking
      - How many Australians smoke
        
        Trends
        
        Differences by remoteness
        
        Differences by socioeconomic status
        
        Differences by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
        
        Differences by country of birth
  - Environmental factors
    - Passive smoking
    - Radon in homes
    - Occupational exposure
    - Air pollution
      - Outdoor air pollution
      - Indoor air pollution
  - Biomedical factors
    - Family history of lung cancer
    - Previous lung diseases
- 3 Incidence of lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - How many people were newly diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007?
    - Does incidence differ by age?
  - Has the occurrence of lung cancer changed over time?
    - Do trends in incidence differ by age at diagnosis?
  - What is the risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer?
  - What is the average age at diagnosis?
  - How many people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2010?
  - What are the most common types of lung cancer?
    - Does the age at diagnosis differ for the different types of lung cancer?
    - Have there been changes in the distribution of lung cancer types?
  - Does incidence differ by stage?
  - Do incidence rates differ across population groups?
    - Do incidence rates differ by state and territory?
    - Do incidence rates differ by remoteness area?
    - Do incidence rates differ by socioeconomic status?
    - Do incidence rates differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
    - Do incidence rates differ by country of birth?
  - How does Australia compare internationally?
- 4 Mortality from lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - How many people died from lung cancer in 2007?
    - Does mortality differ by age?
  - Have lung cancer mortality rates changed over time?
    - Smoking and long-term mortality trends
    - Recent trends in mortality rates, 1982 to 2007
    - Do trends in mortality differ by age at death?
  - What is the risk of death from lung cancer?
  - What is the average age at death?
  - How many people are expected to die from lung cancer in 2010?
  - Do mortality rates differ across population groups?
    - Do mortality rates differ by state and territory?
    - Do mortality rates differ by remoteness area?
    - Do mortality rates differ by socioeconomic status?
    - Do mortality rates differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
    - Do mortality rates differ by country of birth?
  - How does Australia compare internationally?
- 5 Survival after a diagnosis of lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - What is the prospect of surviving lung cancer?
    - How does survival from lung cancer compare with other types of cancers?
    - Does survival differ by age?
  - Has survival from lung cancer changed over time?
    - Is the gain in survival over time evident in all age groups?
  - Does survival differ for the most common types of lung cancer?
    - How has the survival for the most common types of lung cancer changed over time?
  - Does survival differ by stage?
  - Does survival differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
  - How does Australia compare internationally?
- 6 Prevalence of lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - How prevalent was lung cancer in 2007?
    - Does prevalence differ by age?
  - Does prevalence differ across population groups?
    - Does prevalence differ by state and territory?
    - Does prevalence differ by country of birth?
- 7 Burden of disease due to lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - Estimated burden of disease in 2011
    - Burden due to years of life lost (YLL) and years of life lost to disability (YLD)
    - Differences by age
- 8 Hospitalisations for lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - How many hospitalisations occurred due to lung cancer in 2008–09?
    - Does hospitalisation differ by age?
    - Does hospitalisation differ by sex?
    - Does admitted patient activity differ by hospital sector?
  - Has hospitalisation of lung cancer changed over time?
  - Do hospitalisation rates differ across population groups?
    - Do hospitalisation rates differ by remoteness area?
    - Do hospitalisation rates differ by socioeconomic status?
    - Do hospitalisation rates differ by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status?
  - Which procedures were most frequently undertaken for lung cancer?
  - How many surgical procedures were undertaken for people with lung cancer?
    - Does the number of surgical procedures vary by hospital sector?
    - Does the number of surgical procedures vary by remoteness?
  - Which disease groups co-existed with lung cancer?
- 9 Expenditure on lung cancer
  - Introduction
  - How much was spent on lung cancer in 2004–05?
    - Does expenditure differ by sex?
    - Does expenditure differ by age?
  - Has expenditure on lung cancer changed over time?
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
    - 2010 estimated incidence and mortality
    - Age-specific rates
    - Age-standardised rates
    - Age-sex weighted average length of stay
    - Confidence intervals
    - Mortality-to-incidence ratio
    - Rate ratio
    - Relative survival analysis
    - 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
    - OECD Health Data 2010
    - Population data
  - Appendix D: Additional tables
    - Additional tables for Chapter 3: Incidence of lung cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 4: Mortality from lung cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 5: Survival after a diagnosis of lung cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 7: Burden of disease due to lung cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 8: Hospitalisations for lung cancer
    - Additional tables for Chapter 9: Expenditure on lung cancer
  - Appendix E: Stage at diagnosis
    - TNM staging system
    - Summary staging system
  - Appendix F: Definition of lung cancer-related hospitalisations
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures

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