…data were analysed with appropriate statistical methods to account for so-called “survival bias”, patients with multiple primary melanomas were found to have a clear survival disadvantage compared to patients with a single primary melanoma. What does this mean? Improvements in…
…broad survival-based cancer categories, the five-year cancer-specific survival rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people diagnosed with cancer increased from 61% in 1998-2007 to 66% in 2008-2017. Over the same period, the corresponding survival estimates for other Queenslanders diagnosed…
What is already known? Despite improvements in survival over previous decades, cancer remains the leading cause of disease-related death among children aged 1 to 14 in Australia. Survival following a diagnosis of cancer during childhood depends on several factors which…
What is known? Survival has improved over time for Australian cancer patients, reflecting advances in early detection and clinical management. There is increasing interest in the development and estimation of novel concrete measures of survival, or prognosis for newly diagnosed…
What is known? Statistics on cancer survival are usually for five years from the time of diagnosis. This is because most of the deaths that occur due to cancer are within the first few years. However, children with cancer are…
…cohort to compare melanoma survival in patients with one, two or three invasive tumours over a 10-year follow-up period. “Due to current high survival rates of melanoma overall, more patients are being diagnosed with multiple invasive melanomas during their lifetime….
…diagnosed with cancer continue to smoke, potentially reducing their overall long term survival. The study found that if a smoker continued to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer, they had a 37 per cent chance of being alive eight years…
…risks of advanced prostate cancer and better survival,” Ms Clift said. “These men also had higher rates of prostate cancer incidence, possibly linked to higher rates of PSA testing. “Across a number of countries, men living in more urban or…
…with lower survival – death rates for Indigenous Australians were 65 per cent higher in very remote areas compared to major cities. “Cancer survival for all Australians was lower for residents of rural and remote areas compared to urban areas,…
…research is that, although incidence rates have been increasing, there have been corresponding gains in survival for several types of CNS tumors.” The study found that, on average, approximately 170 Australian children under the age of 15 are diagnosed with…