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Table 2 Australian and CancerCostMod Cancer Incidence

From: CancerCostMod: a model of the healthcare expenditure, patient resource use, and patient co-payment costs for Australian cancer patients

Broad cancer group

National new cases, 2012

National incidence rate (a)

CancerCostMod cases

CancerCostMod incidence rate (a)

All cancers

121,693

482.85

123,915

492.75

Breast cancer (female only)

15,337

120.42

15,335

120.56

Prostate cancer (male only)

20,687

168.25

20,687

168.37

Colorectal cancer

14,793

58.46

14,774

58.54

Tracheal, bronchus and lung cancer

11,114

43.78

11,104

43.52

Melanoma of the skin

12,250

49.51

12,250

49.42

  1. (a) Incidence rates are standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001 and are expressed per 100,000 population