Cancer awareness / editor: Justin Healey.
Cancer awareness / editor: Justin Healey.
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Publisher
Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, c2006.
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Q300.99405/4 , NQ300.99405/1
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English
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Physical content
44 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Contents
Chapter 1. Cancer Incidence and Projections. What is cancer?; Cancer to soar, predicts WHO; Global cancer rates could increase by 50% to 15 million by 2020; Cancer surge to test services; Cancer incidence projections for Australia; Still the cancer capital, but it's no death sentence; Cancer trends...
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Publisher
Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, c2006.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
"Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in Australia, killing more than 36,000 people annually. 88,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year (excluding 374,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer) more than half of these will be successfully treated. In addition to advances in treatment, more lives could be saved by improved awareness...
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Cancer awareness / editor: Justin Healey.
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Issues in society ; v. 244.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographic references and webography.
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c2006.
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Q300.99405/4 , NQ300.99405/1
Record Identifier
74VKvgBRmqNb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvgBRmqNb
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ISBN
9781920801540
1920801545
DDC
616.994 616.9940944
MMS ID
991021594629702626
