Overview
Cancer has a major impact on the Australian community. At current incidence rates, one in three men and one in four women in Australia will develop cancer by the age of 75. By age 85, the risk increases to one in two for men and one in three for women.1
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Source; 1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries. Cancer in Australia 2006. Canberra: AIHW, 2007.