This information is drawn from registrations of cancer diagnoses collected by the Cancer Epidemiology Centre for 2005. This is the most recent cancer incidence data available.
|
Cancer type |
Incidence (new cases diagnosed) |
|
Breast |
3,038 |
|
Bowel |
1,540 |
|
Melanoma |
1,095 |
|
Lung |
860 |
|
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
456 |
|
Uterus |
480 |
|
Ovary |
314 |
|
Pancreas |
267 |
|
Leukaemia |
266 |
|
Kidney |
195 |
Source: Canstat No 45 (PDF 488kb), Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria 2006
