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Cancer in South Australia 2004
with incidence projections to 2007
A report on the incidence and
mortality patterns of cancer Cancer Series Number Twenty Seven
South Australian Cancer Registry, Epidemiology Branch
Preface. Acknowledgements,
Contents, Executive Summary
Chapter 1:
Introduction
Cancer Surveillance in South Australia
Chapter 2: Cancer
Prevalence by Regions
Factors contributing to prevalence, Five-year prevalence, Care prevalence,
Contribution of cancer types to prevalence
Chapter 3: Survival of
South Australian cancer cases diagnosed 1977-2003
Introduction, All sites, Prostate, Female Breast, Lung cancer, Colon, Melanoma,
Rectum, Stomach, Diffuse Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas, Leukaemias, Bladder, Kidney & renal
pelvis, Lip & Skin of Lip, Pancreas, Uterus, Brain, Cervix, Ovary
Chapter 4: Most common
cancers in South Australia
Incidence, Mortality, Most
common cancers by age, Age and sex differences,
Risks of cancer
Chapter 5: Trends in
cancer incidence and mortality
All Cancers Combined, Specific Cancers,
Summary tables of male & female incidence and
mortality in South Australia 2004
Chapter 6: Feature
cancer sites
Prostate cancer, Melanoma, Breast cancer, Lung cancer, Colon cancer, Rectum
cancer, Cervix cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Leukaemia, Ovarian cancer, Lip
cancer, Brain cancer
Chapter 7: Melanoma of
the Skin in South Australia
Location of Melanoma, Breslow Thickness and Level of Invasion,
Regional Differences, Survival,
Interstate and International Comparisons
Methods and
terminology, Glossary,
References, Selected
published works using data from the SA Cancer Registry
Appendix 1: Site
specific tables of incidence and mortality by age and sex
Appendix 2: Survival
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