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Queensland Cancer Statistics Online
| Lifetime risk of diagnosis among males in Queensland during 2004-20081-3 |
| Type of cancer | Risk of diagnosis by age 75 (1 in n) |
Risk of diagnosis by age 80 (1 in n) |
Risk of diagnosis by age 85 (1 in n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All invasive cancers | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Bladder cancer | 72 | 45 | 30 |
| Brain cancer | 144 | 120 | 105 |
| Colorectal cancer | 17 | 12 | 9.6 |
| Head and neck cancers | 53 | 44 | 36 |
| Kidney cancer | 74 | 55 | 43 |
| Liver cancer | 185 | 140 | 105 |
| Lung cancer | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Lymphoid leukaemia | 147 | 112 | 92 |
| Melanoma | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Mesothelioma | 252 | 175 | 127 |
| Myeloid leukaemia | 237 | 173 | 128 |
| Myeloma | 220 | 149 | 105 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 66 | 48 | 38 |
| Oesophageal cancer | 172 | 120 | 91 |
| Pancreatic cancer | 116 | 85 | 62 |
| Prostate cancer | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| Stomach cancer | 131 | 86 | 60 |
| Testicular cancer | 219 | 218 | 210 |
| Thyroid cancer | 252 | 221 | 201 |
| Data source: Queensland Cancer Registry. |
| Notes: |
| 1. Lifetime risk is the risk of developing that specific cancer by the age indicated. |
| 2. For cancers with a high lifetime risk (ie. more than 1 in 10), the value to one decimal point is provided for greater precision. |
| 3. 'All invasive cancers' do not include basal and squamous cell skin cancers. |
| Lifetime risk of diagnosis among females in Queensland during 2004-20081-3 |
| Type of cancer | Risk of diagnosis by age 75 (1 in n) |
Risk of diagnosis by age 80 (1 in n) |
Risk of diagnosis by age 85 (1 in n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All invasive cancers | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Bladder cancer | 268 | 174 | 114 |
| Brain cancer | 247 | 195 | 167 |
| Breast cancer | 11 | 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Cervical cancer | 177 | 153 | 139 |
| Colorectal cancer | 25 | 17 | 13 |
| Gynaecological cancers | 32 | 26 | 22 |
| Head and neck cancers | 172 | 140 | 116 |
| Kidney cancer | 142 | 102 | 80 |
| Liver cancer | 556 | 409 | 293 |
| Lung cancer | 39 | 29 | 23 |
| Lymphoid leukaemia | 243 | 205 | 165 |
| Melanoma | 26 | 22 | 19 |
| Mesothelioma | 1437 | 999 | 707 |
| Myeloid leukaemia | 343 | 260 | 201 |
| Myeloma | 310 | 223 | 167 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 89 | 67 | 51 |
| Oesophageal cancer | 483 | 315 | 217 |
| Ovarian cancer | 126 | 100 | 79 |
| Pancreatic cancer | 188 | 123 | 83 |
| Stomach cancer | 294 | 202 | 151 |
| Thyroid cancer | 90 | 83 | 80 |
| Uterine cancer | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Data source: Queensland Cancer Registry. |
| Notes: |
| 1. Lifetime risk is the risk of developing that specific cancer by the age indicated. |
| 2. For cancers with a high lifetime risk (ie. more than 1 in 10), the value to one decimal point is provided for greater precision. |
| 3. 'All invasive cancers' do not include basal and squamous cell skin cancers. |
| Lifetime risk of diagnosis among persons in Queensland during 2004-20081-3 |
| Type of cancer | Risk of diagnosis by age 75 (1 in n) |
Risk of diagnosis by age 80 (1 in n) |
Risk of diagnosis by age 85 (1 in n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All invasive cancers | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Bladder cancer | 113 | 73 | 50 |
| Brain cancer | 181 | 148 | 129 |
| Colorectal cancer | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Gynaecological cancers | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Kidney cancer | 97 | 72 | 56 |
| Liver cancer | 278 | 210 | 158 |
| Lung cancer | 28 | 20 | 15 |
| Lymphoid leukaemia | 183 | 146 | 119 |
| Melanoma | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Mesothelioma | 429 | 302 | 225 |
| Myeloid leukaemia | 280 | 209 | 158 |
| Myeloma | 258 | 179 | 132 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 76 | 56 | 44 |
| Oesophageal cancer | 253 | 175 | 131 |
| Pancreatic cancer | 144 | 101 | 71 |
| Stomach cancer | 181 | 122 | 88 |
| Thyroid cancer | 132 | 121 | 114 |
| Data source: Queensland Cancer Registry. |
| Notes: |
| 1. Lifetime risk is the risk of developing that specific cancer by the age indicated. |
| 2. For cancers with a high lifetime risk (ie. more than 1 in 10), the value to one decimal point is provided for greater precision. |
| 3. 'All invasive cancers' do not include basal and squamous cell skin cancers. |
