Information contained in this website

Queensland Cancer Statistics Online (QCSOL) provides the most recent incidence, survival, mortality and prevalence data by gender (males, females and persons) for 22 of the most common cancers in Queensland. Graphs for males and females are provided on the results page, with links provided above the graphs to access the relevant data tables.

Navigating in QCSOL

Navigation through QCSOL is via the menu in the top left corner of the page. Make an initial selection from this menu, which will then generate a sub-menu for an additional selection, or take you straight to the results page. Your selection remains italicised in the menu while viewing graphs.

The results page

Buttons at the top of the results page provide links to relevant pages (Home, Methodology and Help) or options for viewing the data on which the graphs are based.

Data can be viewed in either in html format or by downloading a csv file to your computer. To download the csv file, just click on the button, and select “Save” in the pop-up box which appears. Clicking on the html table button opens the table in a new browser window.

Although graphs present data only for males and females, data for persons are also provided in the associated data tables.

National Health Priority Area cancers

More detailed information is provided for ‘all invasive cancers’ and National Health Priority Area (NHPA) cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer - i.e. breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, melanoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and prostate). These additional data can be found in the following categories:

Incidence		Trends over time		All invasive cancers (or NHPA cancer)		By age group
Mortality		Trends over time		All invasive cancers (or NHPA cancer)		By age group
Survival		Age Groups		All invasive cancers (or NHPA cancer)

As monitoring trends in the screening target age groups is important, an additional category is provided for breast and cervical cancers. For breast cancer, women aged 50-69 years are in the target age group for receiving mammograms, while for cervical cancer, women aged 20-69 years are in the target age group for the papanicolaou (pap) smear test. Data for these age groups can be found under:

Incidence		Trends over time		Breast or cervical cancer		By screening target age group
Mortality		Trends over time		Breast or cervical cancer		By screening target age group

Data and methodology

Additional details regarding data sources, explanation of statistical terms and methods used, as well as the specific codes used for each cancer site, are available here. These are also available through the ‘Methodology’ button at the top of the results page.

Referencing the website

You are welcome to use the information contained in this website, provided the source is acknowledged. A suggested citation is:
Queensland Cancer Statistics On-Line, 2011. Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland (www.cancerqld.org.au/research/qcsol ). Based on data released by the Queensland Cancer Registry (1982-2008; released November 2011).

Unanswered questions?

If you have additional questions regarding QCSOL which have not been answered by the information contained in this site, please contact us at research@cancerqld.org.au