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Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006 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. Prostate cancer and cancer differentials for rural areas analysed.

The information in this report is supported by more detailed information in cancer incidence and mortality data cubes and workbooks on the AIHW's website. Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006 is an important reference from the Cancer series for all those interested in the health of Australians. Authored by AIHW.

Full publication (1020KB PDF)

Preliminary material (180KB PDF)

• Half title and verso pages


• Title and verso pages


• Contents


• Contributors


• Summary

Sections

Introduction (96KB PDF)

• What is cancer?


• Cancer surveillance in Australia


• National Cancer Statistics Clearing House


• Cancer data on the AIHW website
  

Incidence and mortality (318KB PDF)

• Introduction Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in 2006


• Incidence in 2003


• Incidence of lymphoid and haematopoietic neoplasms


• Cancer incidence in the states and territories, 1999-2003


• Incidence trends 1983-2003


• Mortality in 2003


• Mortality trends 1983-2003


• Cancers attributed to smoking and excessive alcohol consumption

Hospitalisation (158KB PDF)

• Introduction


• Main findings

Prostate cancer in profile (213KB PDF)

• Introduction


• Incidence and mortality


• Drivers of growth in new cases diagnosed


• Implications for projected incidence of prostate cancer


• International comparison


• Key statistics on prostate cancer
  

Regional cancer differentials (179KB PDF)

• Introduction


• Incidence differentials


• Mortality differentials

End matter (265KB PDF)

• Appendixes


• WHO classification of lymphoid and haematopoietic neoplasms

1. Methods


2. Population data


3. Cancer registration in Australia


4. Cancer registries contact list


5. Data sources

• Abbreviations and glossary


• References


• Related state and territory cancer registry publications


• List of tables


• List of figures