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Fact sheets and statistics

If you have questions about cancer in Queensland, we have the answers.

Each year, nearly 21,000 Queenslanders are diagnosed with cancer and over 7,000 Queenslanders will die of the disease.

One in two Queensland men and one in three Queensland women will get cancer before the age of 85.

Latest statistics on cancer

Cancer in Australia (pdf)
Cancer in Queensland (pdf)

Visit Queensland Cancer Statistics for
additional information and resources on
cancer in Queensland  

Cancer-specific fact sheets

Brain tumours (pdf)
Breast cancer (pdf)
Colorectal cancer (pdf)
Gynaecological cancer (pdf)
Lung cancer (pdf)
Prostate cancer (pdf)
Skin cancer (pdf)

Early detection fact sheets

Prostate cancer (pdf)
Breast cancer (pdf)
Ovarian cancer (pdf)
Bowel cancer (pdf)

Other fact sheets

Passive smoking (pdf)
Stopping smoking (pdf)
Tobacco (pdf)

Position statements

Consumer information and labelling of alcohol (pdf)
Early detection of breast cancer (pdf)
Cervical cancer screening (pdf)
Combined oral contraceptives and cancer risk (pdf)
Complementary and alternative therapies (pdf)
Fruit, vegetables and cancer prevention (pdf)
Benefits of healthy diet and physical activity for cancer survivors (pdf)
Physical activity and cancer risk (pdf)
Prostate cancer screening (pdf)
Selenium (pdf)

Regional fact sheets

Far North Queensland (pdf)
North Queensland (pdf)
Central Queensland (pdf)
Bundaberg and Wide Bay (pdf)
Sunshine Coast (pdf)
Gold Coast (pdf)
South West Queensland (pdf)
Brisbane (pdf)
An overview of our community services (pdf)




 

 

 
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