AIHW (2010) Ovarian cancer in Australia: an overview, 2010, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 April 2024.
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AIHW . Ovarian cancer in Australia: an overview, 2010. Canberra: AIHW; 2010.
AIHW 2010, Ovarian cancer in Australia: an overview, 2010, AIHW, Canberra.
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Ovarian cancer was the most common cause of gynaecological cancer death and the sixth most common cause of cancer-related death among women in 2006. Although the prognosis for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer was relatively poor compared with a number of other cancers, the prognosis has improved over time. These and other data in this report provide a comprehensive picture of ovarian cancer in Australia including how ovarian cancer rates differ by age, Indigenous status, country of birth, socioeconomic status and geographical area.
In 2006, there were 1,226 cases of ovarian cancer
The age-standardised incidence rate of ovarian cancer decreased by 14% between 1982 and 2006
Six in ten (60%) of ovarian cancer cases were diagnosed in women aged 60 years and over
In 2006, ovarian cancer was the sixth most common cause of cancer-related death for Australian women (795 deaths)
10 Mar 2010 - An error in the original report was noted. The error was an additional ‘0’ inadvertently added to change 100,000 to 1000,000 in line 17 of page xi. In the new version of the report the additional ‘0’ has been removed and the number now correctly reads 100,000.
