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Friday, December 19, 2008

Cancer in Australia 2008 - AIHW Report

Cancer in Australia: an overview 2008 presents comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality in Australia in 2005, with projections to 2008. Also included are incidence data by state and territory,remoteness, socioeconomic status and Indigenous status. Summaries are given for cancer survival and prevalence, and cancer screening. Also presented are hospital inpatient statistics for the period 2002-03 to 2006-07, and a discussion of the burden of cancer.

The report reveals an increased prevalence of cancer diagnosis across Australia, but also increased survival times for most forms of cancer

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