CANCER is the leading cause of disease burden in Australia, increasing from an incidence rate of 383 per 100,000 persons in 1982 to 504 per 100,000 in 2008, before an expected decrease to 470 per 100,000 in 2017, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
During the same period, the mortality rate decreased from 209 per 100,000 in 1982 to 161 per 100,000 in 2017, the report said.
The most commonly diagnosed cancers in Australia in 2017 will be breast cancer in females, followed by colorectal cancer and prostate cancer in men, the report predicts.
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