One million Aussies have cancer, under-40s rates rise
By Stephanie Gardiner Young people are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers but survival rates are improving, according to the most
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One million Aussies have cancer as rates in under-40s rise: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report
The most detailed analysis of how cancer affects Australians shows mortality rates are improving for some patients, including First Nations
One million Aussies have cancer with under-40s rates rising, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows
The new data has shown the most common cancers as well as the most deadly.
As Australia closes in on eliminating one cancer, another is showing up earlier in life
The latest national data reveals a shifting cancer landscape — and a generation caught on both sides of it.
Australians with cancer are living longer but diagnosis rates on the rise for younger people, report reveals
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