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, lung cancer and lymphoma.(Source: Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2008 [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare])

 

More detailed national statistics on cancer are available in the report

Updated January 2010

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Title:   Statistics & epidemiology
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:   Nov 2009
Title:   Skin cancer
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   An introduction to skin cancer, a disease of the body's skin cells.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Fact sheet on the risks of exposure to ultraviolet radiation
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Skin cancer is mainly caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the sun and other sources such as solaria and sunlamps.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Fact sheet on melanoma
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Melanoma arises from cells in the skin (melanocytes) which produce a brown pigment (melanin), the substance which gives skin its colour.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Fact sheet on squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arises in the outer layer of skin cells.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Fact sheet on basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) arises from the cells at the bottom (or basal) part of the outer layer of the skin.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Skin cancer facts & figures
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides statistics on skin cancer including incidence and mortality figures.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Facts and figures
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides summary statistics about cancer rates including incidence and mortality data.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Facts and stats at a glance
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   A quick guide to our most often quoted statistics, facts and research findings with references provided.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   National Bowel Cancer Screening Program : annual monitoring report 2009
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The report presents national statistics on key program activity, performance and outcome indicators for people invited to screen in 2008. Trend and national bowel cancer incidence and mortality data are also included to provide context.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Lung cancer: fast facts - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about lung cancer: what it is, what causes it, and how it's treated.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Lung cancer: some sobering facts - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in Australia.
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 prevention
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council Australia's position statement on fibre, wholegrain cereals and cancer.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Fruit, vegetables and cancer prevention
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council Australia's position statement on fruit, vegetables and cancer prevention.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   National Cervical Screening Program: facts and key statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Detailed figures on cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening in Australia.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Cervical screening in Australia 2006-2007
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The major objective of the National Cervical Screening Program is to reduce incidence and mortality from cervical cancer. Over 3.5 million women (61.5%) aged 20-69 years participated in the Program in 2006-2007, up from the last report.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Key statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Fact sheet with detailed figures of incidence and mortality of skin cancer in Australia
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Bowel cancer - the facts
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Bowel cancer is a major public health problem in Australia. Around 80 Australians die each week from the disease. It is the most commonly occurring internal cancer and the second most common cause of cancer related death, after lung cancer.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2008
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program aims to reduce mortality and morbidity from bowel cancer by maximising early detection. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in Australia.
Date:   Dec 2008
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