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Table 2 Complete, limited-duration, and specific cancer site prevalence per 1,000 males and females, 1992 and 2011

From: The increase in cancer prevalence and hospital burden in Western Australia, 1992–2011

  

Per 1,000 (proportion**)

 
  

1992

2011

Relative change

Males

Complete prevalence*

17.4

37.6

2.2

 

Duration

>10 years*

4.8 (28%)

11.6 (31%)

2.4

  

5–10 years

3.8 (22%)

9.6 (26%)

2.5

  

1–5 years

6.0 (35%)

12.2 (32%)

2.0

  

Up to 1 year

2.7 (16%)

4.2 (11%)

1.5

 

Cancer site* Prostate

3.0 (17%)

13.5 (36%)

4.5

  

Melanoma

3.7 (21%)

7.0 (19%)

1.9

  

Colorectal

2.6 (15%)

4.5 (12%)

1.7

Females

Complete prevalence*

22.71

36.5

1.6

 

Duration

 > 10 years*

8.3 (36%)

14.7 (40%)

1.8

  

5–10 years

5.0 (22%)

9.0 (25%)

1.8

  

1–5 years

6.9 (30%)

9.5 (26%)

1.4

  

Up to 1 year

2.5 (11%)

3.3 (9%)

1.3

 

Cancer site*

Breast

7.6 (34%)

14.4 (39%)

2.7

  

Melanoma

4.1 (18%)

6.0 (16%)

2.1

  

Colorectal

2.6 (12%)

3.8 (10%)

2.1

  1. *Complete prevalence rates and rates of prevalence in those at 10 years or more postdiagnosis are corrected prevalence estimates. Cancer site data are for complete prevalence.
  2. **Relates to the proportion of complete cancer prevalence accounted for by each subset of cancer prevalence (limited duration or cancer site).