Cancer Statistics

Cancer is a major burden on our community - 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women in Australia will be directly affected by cancer in the first 75 years of life.

It is estimated that in 2006 there were 106,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia
(60,600 males and 45,400 females). (Source: Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006 [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)] )

More detailed national statistics on cancer are available in the report

Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006 [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare AIHW: for health and welfare statistics and information [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)]
Cancer incidence projections Australia 2002 to 2011 [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare]
A range of statistics are also available from state and territory cancer councils, including The Cancer Council Victoria [The Cancer Council Victoria] and The Cancer Council Australia [The Cancer Council Australia]

Reviewed August 2008

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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:	Cancer statistics
Publisher:	The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:	Statistics are gathered from hospitals, pathology labs and official records to help us understand the trends in cancer control and the effects of our work.
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:	Key facts about ovarian cancer in Australia
Publisher:	National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)
Description:	Discusses the incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence of ovarian cancer in Australia.
Date:	Feb 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

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:	Non-melanoma skin cancer: General practice consultations, hospitalisation and mortality
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia, with around 400,000 new cases per year. However, data on incidence and prevalence are not routinely collected. This report analyses data on NMSC available from the national general practice, hospitalisation and mortality collections to illustrate the burden of NMSC in Australia.
Date:	Oct 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:	Facts and figures
Publisher:	The Cancer Council Australia
Description:	Provides summary statistics about cancer rates including incidence and mortality data.
Date:	Jun 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:	Cervical screening in Australia 2005-2006
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	The major objective of the National Cervical Screening Program is to reduce morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer by maximising early detection. The report provides a comprehensive national picture of cervical screening in Australia for 2005-2006.
Date:	May 2008

Title:	National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2007
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. The report presents the most recent information on participation in bowel screening, cancer detection, program sensitivity and rescreening rates.
Date:	Apr 2008

Title:	Skin cancer overview
Publisher:	Cancer Council Victoria
Description:	Skin cancer is a disease of the body's skin cells caused mainly by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Skin cancer statistics
Publisher:	Cancer Council Victoria
Description:	A snapshot of skin cancer incidence and mortality rates.
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	Skin cancer facts & figures
Publisher:	The Cancer Council Australia
Description:	Provides statistics on skin cancer including incidence and mortality figures.
Date:	Oct 2007

Title:	National Cervical Screening Program: facts and key statistics
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Program aims to reduce illness and deaths from cervical cancer, in a cost-effective manner through an organised approach to screening. It recommends and encourages women to have Pap smears every two years.
Date:	Jul 2007

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:	Cervical screening in Australia 2004-2005
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report provides a comprehensive national picture of cervical screening in Australia for 2004-2005. The report presents most recent information on participation in cervical screening, rate of early re-screening, low-grade and high-grade abnormalities detected, incidence of cervical cancer and mortality.
Date:	Jun 2007

Title:	National Cancer Prevention Policy 2007-09
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:	May 2007

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