Last year, more than 530,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the Australian population. Of these, roughly 430,000 people will be treated for one or more non-melanoma skin cancers - two in three Australians will develop at least one of these cancers by the time they are 70.
It is estimated that more than 43,000 people will die of cancer in 2010
The most commonly diagnosed cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) is prostate cancer, followed by colon cancer, then breast cancer, melanoma and lung cancer. There are more than 100 different types of cancer, but these five most common types account for 60% of all cases. While lung cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer overall, it is the leading cause of cancer death in Australians.
In 2011, NHMRC funding on research into cancer and cancer control issues has grown to $175 million, up from $164 million in 2010. In the ten years since 2002 more than $1.1 billion has been expended on NHMRC funded research by Australian researchers on cancer and related issues.
Cancer - research funding summary
|
Calender Year |
Financial Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
2002 |
$54,307,574 |
2002-03 |
$63,318,749 |
|
2003 |
$69,139,140 |
2003-04 |
$75,916,056 |
|
2004 |
$73,47,6647 |
2004-05 |
$82,276,738 |
|
2005 |
$86,900,580 |
2005-06 |
$95,624,849 |
|
2006 |
$99,923,669 |
2006-07 |
$106,916,673 |
|
2007 |
$115,946,150 |
2007-08 |
$125,460,107 |
|
2008 |
$132,586,870 |
2008-09 |
$142,526,225 |
|
2009 |
$151,462,764 |
2009-10 |
$159,425,753 |
|
2010 |
$164,915,618 |
2010-11 |
$170,978,215 |
|
2011 |
$175,446,931 |
2011-12 |
$159,231,575 |
|
NHPA Type |
Date |
Status |
|---|---|---|
|
20/12/2011 |
Updated |
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