Skin Cancer
Statistics
Queensland
- Of the 2010 people in Queensland diagnosed with a melanoma of the skin in 2004, 286 died from the disease.
- There were 19,760 reported cases of non-melanocytic skin cancers in Queensland (2004) with 97 deaths.
Reference: Queensland Cancer Registry, 2004-2005.
Australia
- At least one in every two Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime.
Reference: Staples, M. - calculated from the Non Melanoma skin cancer 2002 data.
- Skin cancers account for around 80% of all new cancers diagnosed each year in Australia.
Reference: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare of Australasian Association of Cancer Registries 2000.
Link to: Australian College of Dermatology
Link to: Sun Safety and Skin Cancer Statistics Fact Sheet
Link to: 2005 Sun Safety Report
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