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This section provides an overview of a number of common cancers in Australia, looking at incidence, mortality, prevention, detection, symptoms, risk factors and treatment.
- Anal cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Bone cancer
- Bowel cancer
- Brain cancer
- Breast cancer
- Breast cancer in men
- Cancer of unknown primary
- Cervical cancer
- Children, teens, and young adult cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Leukaemia
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Lymphoma
- Mesothelioma
- Melanoma
- Mouth
- Myeloma
- Oesophageal
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Skin cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Throat cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Vaginal cancer
- Vulvar cancer
The information contained in this section should not be used for individual medical advice. Please see your doctor if you have concerns or specific questions relating to your health.
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- Additional information can be found in after a diagnosis, treatment, find a specialist, family cancers and preventing cancer.
This page was last updated on: Monday, September 3, 2018
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