Notes
Amendments
21 Jul 2016 - Publication blurb updated; figures 4.4, 4.6 replaced; tables A13, A15 updated.
Skin cancer in Australia
Publication
Release Date:
Topic: Cancer
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) Skin cancer in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Skin cancer in Australia. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Skin cancer in Australia. AIHW, 2016.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Skin cancer in Australia. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016, Skin cancer in Australia, AIHW, Canberra.
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Skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers) accounts for the largest number of cancers diagnosed in Australia each year. This report provides an overview of skin cancer in Australia, risk factors, and key summary measures, including incidence, hospitalisations, survival and mortality.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-949-9
- Cat. no: CAN 96
- Pages: 81
Findings from this report:
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In 2016, an estimated 13,280 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed in Australia.
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In 2016, an estimated 1,770 people will die from melanoma in Australia
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The age-standardised incidence rate of melanoma has increased, but has dropped for people aged less than 40
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In 2013–14, there were 23,437 melanoma-related hospitalisations in Australia