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) |
| Prostate | 3,970 |
| Bowel | 1,901 |
| Lung | 1,432 |
| Melanoma | 1,252 |
| Non Hodgkin Lymphoma | 553 |
| Leukaemia | 400 |
| Kidney | 396 |
| Stomach | 320 |
| Pancreas | 291 |
Source: Canstat No 45, Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria 2007
