CanStats digests by topics

Canstats are digests of facts and figures produced by our Cancer Epidemiology Centre. Several issues are published each year including the annual report of latest available cancer incidence and mortality statistics from the Victoria Cancer Registry (VCR).

Most issues focus on a particular type of cancer or cancer topic and may include local, national and international statistics on incidence, mortality and survival.

Canstat 45 - Cancer in Victoria 2005

Canstat 44 - Skin cancer

Canstat 43 - Ovarian cancer

Canstat 37 - A Guide to the Victorian Cancer Registry

Canstat 36 - Lung cancer

Canstat 34 - Breast cancer

Canstat 33 - Trends in cancer mortality, Australia 1910-1999

Canstat 31 - Testicular cancer

Canstat 30 - Prostate cancer

Canstat 26 - Bowel cancer

 

 CanStat issue 45

Canstat 45 - Cancer in Victoria 2005 [PDF 448K]

Includes:

  • Overview of 2005 statistics
  • Statistical methods
  • Cancer trends 1982-2005
  • Cancer incidence in Victoria 2005
    by age, sex and site
CanStat Issue 44

Canstat 44 - Skin Cancer [PDF 557K]

Includes:

  • What is skin cancer?
  • Types of skin cancer
  • Epidemiology of skin cancer
  • Non-melanocytic skin cancer incidence and mortality
  • Melanoma incidence and mortality; survival; regional and migrant comparisons
  • SunSmart and emerging issues in skin cancer
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 CanStat issue #43  

Canstat 43 - Ovarian Cancer [PDF 531K]

Includes:

  • Types of ovarian cancer
  • Incidence and mortality
  • Management of ovarian cancer
  • Epidemiology
  • Screening
cancer_registry_37

Canstat 37 - A Guide to the Victorian Cancer Registry [PDF 297K]

Includes:

  • History and future directions
  • Operation
  • Data protection and privacy guidelines for the release of information
  • Publications and research
  • Cancer Control
  • The Cancer Act
canstat_lung_cancer_36

Canstat 36 - Lung cancer [PDF 258K]

Includes:

  • Victorian lung cancer trends and smoking prevalence rates
  • Mortality trends in Australia 1910-1999 for lung and other common cancers
  • Comparisons: international variation, migrants to Australia, socio-economic status
  • Lung cancer management and survival
  • Other tobacco-related cancers
  • Tobacco control in Australia
canstat_34_breast_cancer

Canstat 34 - Breast cancer [PDF 230K]

Includes:

  • Trends in incidence and mortality
  • Survival
  • Comparisons: regional variation, migrants to Australia
  • International comparisons
  • Mammography and BreastScreen
canstat_33_trends

Canstat 33 - Trends in cancer mortality, Australia 1910-1999 [PDF 98K]

Includes:

  • Mortality trends by cancer site
  • Description and graphs by ICD-9 topography and sex
  • Age-specific cancer mortality 1995-1999
  • Cancer mortality rates by site 1910-1999
canstat_31_testicular_cancer

Canstat 31 - Testicular cancer [PDF 92K]

Includes:

  • Incidence and mortality
  • Histological types
  • Pathological stage
  • International comparisons
  • Migrants
  • Time trends
  • Survival
canstat_30_prostate

Canstat 30 - Prostate cancer [PDF 71K]

Includes:

  • Incidence and mortality
  • Histological types
  • Pathological stage
  • International comparisons
  • Migrants
  • Time trends
  • Survival
canstat_26_bowel_cancer

Canstat 26 - Bowel cancer [PDF 2.56M Large file warning]

Includes:

  • Incidence and mortality
  • Histological types
  • Pathological stage
  • International comparisons
  • Migrants
  • Time trends
  • Survival

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