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INCIDENCE OF CANCER

In terms of incidence, colorectal cancer was the most common cancer in Tasmania from January 2001 to December 2003, with 1,039 incidences reported. It was also the most common cancer in the Mersey-Lyell region and the second most common cancer in the Northern and Greater Hobart-Southern Regions.

Prostate cancer was the next most common cancer in Tasmania with 1,017 incidences reported, followed by breast cancer with 896 incidences reported.

INCIDENCE OF MOST FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED CANCERS, Tasmanian regions - January 2001-December 2003
Cancer site		Greater Hobart- Southern	Northern	Mersey-Lyell	Tasmania
Number (3 year total)
	Colorectal	503	280	256	1,039
	Prostate	519	285	213	1,017
	Breast	445	271	180	896
	Lung	389	227	185	801
	Melanoma of skin(a)	341	168	135	644
	All lymphomas	140	87	61	288
	Kidney	98	59	44	201
	Bladder	108	52	35	195
	All leukaemia	83	53	39	175
	Pancreas	81	53	37	171
(a) Refers to invasive melanoma of skin only. Excludes in situ melanoma of skin. Source: Tasmanian Cancer Registry, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania.

MORTALITY DUE TO CANCER

During the period from January 2001 to December 2003, the most common cause of cancer death was lung cancer with 690 deaths in the state. Lung cancer was also the most common cancer death in each Region with 312 deaths in the Greater Hobart-Southern region, 215 deaths in the Northern region, and 163 deaths in the Mersey-Lyell region.

MORTALITY OF MOST FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED CANCERS, Tasmanian regions - January 2001-December 2003
Cancer site		Greater Hobart- Southern	Northern	Mersey-Lyell	Tasmania
Number (3 year total)
	Lung	312	215	163	690
	Colorectal	223	115	125	463
	Prostate	122	65	60	247
	Breast	94	57	39	190
	Pancreas	80	48	39	167
	All lymphomas	67	38	34	139
	Stomach	46	29	38	113
	All leukaemia	61	22	27	110
	Oesophagus	49	19	28	96
	Brain	42	28	17	87
Source Tasmanian Cancer Registry, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania.

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