The extent of a cancer and whether the disease has spread from an original site to other parts of the body.

What is known? Various characteristics of a patient’s cancer are known to be important in assessing the likely prognosis, or outcome of the patient’s treatment. Cancer stage (i.e., the extent to which the cancer has spread at diagnosis) is one…

…cancers in Australia: a population-based study’ was published in Cancer Epidemiology and the paper ‘Stage at diagnosis for children with blood cancers in Australia’ was published by the journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer. This work was supported by Cancer Australia…

…inconsistent staging systems has been a challenge for research, particularly when looking at childhood cancers. Even though we already know that children diagnosed with cancer today are surviving longer compared to the past, it wasn’t clear how the stage at…

…recurrence. Childhood cancer staging for population registries (PDF) Five-year relative survival by stage at diagnosis for childhood cancers Distribution of childhood cancer stage Late effects of childhood cancer Survivors of childhood cancer are at high risk of adverse long-term health…

Have you or someone you love been touched by cancer? Help us give hope to Queenslanders affected by cancer by sharing your story. Stories like yours provide comfort and support to others whose lives have been touched by cancer. We…

Each year, more than 32,000 Queenslanders are diagnosed with cancer. Do you need to talk? Whether you or a loved one has been affected by cancer, you can call our help line on 13 11 20, email us, or…

… Emotions and Cancer This booklet will help you understand more about the emotional impact of cancer View more Talking to Kids about Cancer Explaining a diagnosis of cancer to children or teenagers can feel difficult and overwhelming.…

…I, Chokunonga E, Couitchéré L, Gnahatin F, Nambooze S, Wabinga H, Aitken JF. Stage at diagnosis and survival by stage for the leading childhood cancers in three populations of sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Cancer. 2021. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33468. Read more…

…[3] World Health Organization (2017) Cancer Fact Sheet. [Accessed:20.12.17] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/ [4] GLOBOCAN 2012 (International Agency for Research on Cancer), Estimated Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence in Nigeria in 2012 [Accessed: 20.12.17] http://globocan.iarc.fr/Pages/fact_sheets_cancer.aspx Key information: • World Cancer Day (February 4)…