Mesothelioma in Australia 2017
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Topic: Cancer
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Mesothelioma in Australia 2017, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 November 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Mesothelioma in Australia 2017. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mesothelioma in Australia 2017. AIHW, 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mesothelioma in Australia 2017. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Mesothelioma in Australia 2017, AIHW, Canberra.
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Mesothelioma in Australia – infocus presents the latest available information on the incidence of mesothelioma in Australia, along with mortality and information on previous asbestos exposure, using data from the Australian Mesothelioma Registry (AMR), the National Mortality Database (NMD) and the Australian Cancer Database (ACD). On average, two people are diagnosed with mesothelioma in Australia each day.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-442-3
- Cat. no: CAN 121
- Pages: 8
Findings from this report:
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There were 710 new cases of mesothelioma reported to the AMR with a date of diagnosis during 2017
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From 1982–2017, new cases of mesothelioma rose steadily—135 to 592 cases for males and 22 to 118 cases for females
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The incidence rate of mesothelioma rose from 1.2 to a peak of 3.2 cases per 100,000 population from 1982 to 2017
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In 2017, Western Australia recorded the highest rate of mesothelioma (4.9 cases per 100,000 people)