In 2021, the cancer which was most commonly diagnosed among females in Australia was breast cancer with over 19,800 cases. This was almost a third of the overall twenty most common female cancer diagnoses for 2019. Comparatively, there were just over 1,500 diagnoses of ovarian cancer.
Number of female cancer incidences in Australia in 2021, by leading type*
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AIHW. (December 1, 2021). Number of female cancer incidences in Australia in 2021, by leading type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065470/australia-female-cancer-diagnoses-by-leading-type/
AIHW. "Number of female cancer incidences in Australia in 2021, by leading type*." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065470/australia-female-cancer-diagnoses-by-leading-type/
AIHW. (2021). Number of female cancer incidences in Australia in 2021, by leading type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065470/australia-female-cancer-diagnoses-by-leading-type/
AIHW. "Number of Female Cancer Incidences in Australia in 2021, by Leading Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065470/australia-female-cancer-diagnoses-by-leading-type/
AIHW, Number of female cancer incidences in Australia in 2021, by leading type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065470/australia-female-cancer-diagnoses-by-leading-type/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Number of female cancer incidences in Australia in 2021, by leading type* [Graph], AIHW, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065470/australia-female-cancer-diagnoses-by-leading-type/