Skin Cancer Statistics

Follow the links below to find statistical information on skin cancer.

Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Skin cancer facts and figures
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides statistics on skin cancer including incidence and mortality figures.
Date:   May 2012
Title:   Skin cancer
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   An introduction to skin cancer, a disease of the body's skin cells.
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   Facts and stats at a glance
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   A quick guide to our most often quoted skin cancer and melanoma statistics, facts and research findings with references provided.
Date:   Mar 2012
Title:   Key statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Key statistics of incidence and mortality of skin cancer in Australia
Date:   Jun 2011
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:   Jun 2011
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 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:   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:   Skin cancer statistics - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Some Australian facts and figures on melanoma of the skin.
Date:   Jan 2007

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