Cancer

Incidence and mortality rates: national

  • Each year around 80,000 Australians are diagnosed with cancer and there are around 34,000 cancer deaths.
  • Around 1 in 3 Australian men and 1 in 4 women will be diagnosed with cancer at some time.
  • Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australian men.
    Each year around 9,700 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and around 2,400 men die from prostate cancer.
  • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Australian women.
    Each year around 10,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and around 2,600 women die from breast cancer.
  • Bowel cancer is the most common among Australians.
  • Each year around 11,200 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer and around 4,600 people die from bowel cancer.
  • Each year more than 7,800 Australians are diagnosed with lung cancer and around 6,700 Australians die from lung cancer.

    • Survival

  • More than 50% of all cancers can now be successfully treated.
  • ·Melanoma and thyroid, testicular and lip cancer are successfully treated in more than 90% of cases.
  • 3 out of 4 children diagnosed with leukaemia are successfully treated for the disease.
  • 83% of women with breast cancer now survive.

    • National: Most common cancers in men and women:

  • Bowel
  • Breast
  • Prostate
  • Melanoma
  • Lung

    • National: Most common cancers in men:

  • Prostate
  • Bowel
  • Lung
  • Melanoma
  • Bladder

    • National: Most common cancers in women:·Breast

  • Bowel
  • Melanoma
  • Lung
  • Unknown site

    • October 2001

    information and counselling call the Cancer Helpline on 13 11 20 for the cost of a local callOr visit our website www.cancercouncil.com.au

    The Cancer Council New South Wales 153 Dowling Street Woolloomooloo 2011     Tel: (02) 9334 1900