SURVIVAL rates for most types of cancer are improving, even though cases of cancer diagnosed have tripled since the early 1980s, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The number of cases has risen from 47,500 in 1982 to 145,000 anticipated this year.
"This increasing trend is primarily due to rises in the number of cases of prostate cancer, breast cancer, bowel cancer and melanoma, and is partly explained by the ageing, and increasing size, of the population," said AIHW spokesperson Justin Harvey.
Survival rates from all cancers has risen from 50% in 1986-1990 to 69% in 2011-2015.
Access the report at aihw.gov.au.
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