Cancer Statistics

The major cancer affecting males is prostate cancer. For females the major cancer is breast cancer. The next four most common cancers for both men and women are colorectal cancer, melanoma of the skin, and lung cancer.(Source: Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)])

More detailed national statistics on cancer are available in the report

Updated December 2011

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Title:   National Cancer Prevention Policy
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   The National Cancer Prevention Policy advocates for a concerted and comprehensive national approach to the prevention of cancer.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Facts and figures
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   A summary of key facts and figures about cancer rates including incidence and mortality data.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Alcohol and cancer
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Alcohol is a known risk factor for cancer. This position statement summarises the evidence that links alcohol consumption to cancer and explores the impact that alcohol consumption has on overall health and cancer occurrence.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Epidemiology Centre
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Find Victorian cancer statistics and learn more about the Cancer Epidemiology Centre (CEC)in Victoria, which collates them from the Victoria Cancer Registry.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Description:   This summary booklet presents key findings from the main report which presents the latest available statistics on cancer as a whole, as well as on many individual types of cancer.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Description:   A comprehensive overview of national statistics on cancer in Australia. The report presents the latest available statistics on cancer overall, as well as on many individual types of cancers, and it includes information on incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, burden of cancer, hospitalisations, and national cancer screening programs.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Prostate cancer screening
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council's position statement on prostate cancer provides background information about the various tests available for prostate cancer, and explains why a national screening program is not currently recommended.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Gynaecological cancer projections 2010-2015
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This document provides information on the projected incidence of gynaecological cancers for the calendar years 2010 to 2015, by state and territory and at the national level.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Overweight, obesity and cancer prevention
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council Australia's position statement summarises the evidence that links overweight and obesity to cancer, and based on this evidence, makes recommendations for reducing this risk factor
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Selenium
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council Australia's position statement provides background information about selenium and selenium supplements, and summarises the evidence from studies of selenium to prevent cancer.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Cancer
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on the various types of cancer, including prevention, risk factors, treatment, support services and statistics.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Fibre, wholegrain cereals and cancer
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council Australia's position statement summarises the evidence in relation to fibre consumption and its impact on reducing cancer risk.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Fruit, vegetables and cancer prevention
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council Australia's position statement summarises the evidence on how eating fruits and vegetables can contribute to reducing cancer risk.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2008
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality in 2005 and projections for 2006 to 2010. Other topics covered include incidence of lymphohaematopoietic cancers using a WHO-based classification scheme, cancers attributed to smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, incidence in the states and territories, incidence rates and most common cancers over the life span and cancer-related hospitalisations.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Occupational carcinogens
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council's position statement can be a guide for employers and occupational health and safety policy makers to assist in protecting workers from occupational carcinogens.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Passive smoking
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council's position statement explains passive smoking and its health effects. The statement includes recommendations for reducing health risk by avoiding tobacco smoke.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: Cancers diagnosed from 1982 to 2004
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents national cancer data on relative survival and prevalence in Australia for invasive cancers other than non-melanoma skin cancer. It provides trend statistics on the survival of persons diagnosed with invasive cancer from 1982-1986 to 1998-2004, and analyses survival outcomes by age, sex, geographic region and socioeconomic status quintile.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   New South Wales cancer patient satisfaction survey 2007, interim results, June 2008
Publisher:   Cancer Institute NSW
Description:   This report summarises the results of the 2007 survey of cancer inpatients and outpatients.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality in Australia, and hospitalisation trend data from 2000-01 to 2004-05. The report provides 2006 projections on incidence and 2003 data for cancers by site, age and sex, with summary data for each state and territory.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Combined oral contraceptives and cancer risk
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council Australia's position statement provides women with background information about the risks and benefits of combined oral contraceptives, particularly in relation to cancer.
Date:   Jan 2006

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