The percentage of people alive five years after diagnosis.

…said. “We hope that these results may help to allay some of the fears of recurrence and ongoing psychological distress that are commonly experienced by survivors and their families. “The research found five-year survival rates reached 95 per cent within…

…at UQ Diamantina Institute and Paediatric Oncologist at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital said survival rates had improved significantly since 1997. “Five-year survival rates for children diagnosed with AML have increased from 54 per cent between 1997 and 2002 to 69…

With rates of insomnia up to three times higher in cancer survivors than the general population, cancer survivors have been urged to take part in an Australian-first survey on the impacts of their diagnosis. Figures show around 63 per cent…

Cancer Council has expressed urgent concern over the latest adult obesity figures released for Queensland, showing North Queenslanders have the second highest rate in the country. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Healthy Communities: Overweight and obesity rates across…

Only about half of all eligible women in Queensland get regular pap smears – the second lowest rate in the country, new national figures show. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare issued the latest participation rates for the National…

…spread to other parts of the body (metastatic disease) at the time of diagnosis. Our research also found that survival rates for certain late-stage childhood cancer have improved among children diagnosed more recently. This includes cancers such as metastatic medulloblastoma,…

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 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…

…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…