Cancer Incidence Projections – AIHW

Cancer incidence projections Australia, 2011 to 2020 has just been released, and presents projections for males and females at the national level for all cancers combined, as well as the most commonly diagnosed cancers.

The number of cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia is projected to rise over the next decade for both males and females and is expected to reach about 150,000 in 2020—an increase of almost 40% from 2007. Increases in the number of cases diagnosed are due primarily to the ageing and increasing population and are expected to be most evident in older populations.