The facts about cancer

Did you know more than one third of cancer deaths in Australia are caused by preventable risk factors such as smoking or not taking part in screening programs? Cancer kills twice as many people as any other single preventable cause of death.  The good news is, you can do something about it.

Scroll down to find out:

• where cancer sits in a list of the most common preventable causes of death in Victoria
• the most common cancer types in Victoria.

Want to know more? Uncover the truth about the causes of cancer in our list of cancer myths and misconceptions.

Leading causes of death in Victoria each year

Cause of death Cases Cancer  Preventable    10,500 Heart disease   Stroke   Asthma and emphysema   Diabetes   Suicide   Road toll

Too many people affected by cancer?

Cancer incidence in Victoria by type

Leading sites Cases Prostate 4,938 Bowel  3,699 Breast 3,537 Lung 2,340 Melanoma 2,256

Want to know how to cut your risk?

For more facts and figures about cancer, visit Cancer Council Victoria's CanStats.

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Cancer myths and misconceptions

We look at the sources of some of the most common myths about cancer and provide the latest evidence to debunk them.