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About cancer
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
In this section:
- Cancer in Australia: key facts and statistics
- Information about specific cancers
- What 'cancer control' means
- Cancer agencies and organisations in Australia
- Cancer plans and reports
- Improving cancer data
Source: 1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries. Cancer in Australia 2006. Canberra: AIHW, 2007.