Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) Jodi McKay today launched a new report revealing that cancer death rates continue to fall in NSW.
“Cancer death rates have fallen by 14 per cent in men and 8 per cent in women over the pastdecade, according to the latest data in the Cancer Institute NSW’s annual Cancer Incidence and Mortality (CIM) report,” Ms McKay said.
“The CIM report reveals the number of people diagnosed with cancer has increased, and that some of the State’s most common – lung and bowel cancer, and melanoma - may be avoided in the future through better lifestyle choices.
“The Cancer Institute advises there are several reasons for the increased incidence of cancer such as our aging population, improvements in cancer detection, and the ongoing impact of tobacco, obesity and other lifestyle factors.
“The message is clear. You can reduce your risk of getting cancer by doing simple things such as not smoking, eating healthy food, limiting alcohol consumption, exercising, protecting yourself from the sun and having regular cancer screening.”
“Cancer death rates have fallen by 14 per cent in men and 8 per cent in women over the pastdecade, according to the latest data in the Cancer Institute NSW’s annual Cancer Incidence and Mortality (CIM) report,” Ms McKay said.
“The CIM report reveals the number of people diagnosed with cancer has increased, and that some of the State’s most common – lung and bowel cancer, and melanoma - may be avoided in the future through better lifestyle choices.
“The Cancer Institute advises there are several reasons for the increased incidence of cancer such as our aging population, improvements in cancer detection, and the ongoing impact of tobacco, obesity and other lifestyle factors.
“The message is clear. You can reduce your risk of getting cancer by doing simple things such as not smoking, eating healthy food, limiting alcohol consumption, exercising, protecting yourself from the sun and having regular cancer screening.”
Ms McKay said prostate cancer was now the most common cancer in NSW and accounted for 20 per cent of all cancers.
“Since prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing began in 1990, death rates from prostate cancer have fallen 20 per cent,” Ms McKay said.
Prostate cancer cases are predicted to increase 52.5% in the next 10 years, followed by breast cancer (39%), colorectal cancer (28%), melanoma (25%) and lung cancer (11%).
Daily Telegraph, 4/2/09, p15
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