Cancer in Australia: Actual incidence and mortality data from 1982 to 2007 and projections to 2010

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-338

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Author keywords

Australia; Early detection of cancer; Incidence; Mortality; Neoplasm; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MELANOMA; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SCREENING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 83355177767     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2011.01502.x     Document Type: Article

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