Uterine
cancer is the most commonly diagnosed gynaecological cancer in
Australia and is expected to remain the 5th most commonly diagnosed
of all cancers amongst females in Australia for 2017.
In 2017 it is estimated
that 2,861 new cases of uterine cancer will be diagnosed in
Australia, accounting for approximately 4.6% of all new female cancer
diagnoses. Over the last 35 years the number of new cases of uterine
cancer has increased from 942 in 1982 to the estimated 2,861 new
cases expected for 2017.
The incidence rate for
uterine cancer increases with age from age group 20-24 until age
group 65-69 after which it begins to decrease again (Figure 1).
Overall, the age-standardised incidence rate for uterine cancer is 19
cases per 100,000 females, an increase from 14 cases per 100,000
females in 1982 (Figure 2). The risk of a female being diagnosed with
uterine cancer by the time she turns 85 years old is estimated to be
1 in 42 for 2017.
Figure 1: Estimated
incidence rates and mortality rates for uterine cancer in 2017
It is estimated that
uterine cancer will be the 13th leading cause of cancer
death for females in Australia in 2017, down from the 12th
leading cause in 2014. This corresponds with a decrease in the number
or deaths resulting from uterine cancer from 494 in 2014 to an
estimated 453 deaths in 2017, which will likely account for 2.2% of
all female cancer deaths.
Likewise, the
age-standardised mortality rate is estimated to decrease from 3.4
deaths per 100,000 females in 2014 to 2.8 deaths per 100,000 females
(Figure 2). However, mortality rate for uterine cancer generally does
increase with age, particularly for those over the age of 60 years
old (Figure 1), with an estimated risk of 1 in 259 for a female dying
from uterine cancer by her 85th birthday in 2017.
Figure 2:
Age-standardised incidence and mortality rates for uterine cancer
From 2009-2013 females
diagnosed with uterine cancer had a 5-year survival chance of 83.2%,
an improvement on the 5-year relative survival of 75% between
1984-1988.
Figure 3: 5-year
relative survival from uterine cancer
Resources
Cancer
in Australia 2017
Summary
of AIHW Cancer in Australia 2017 report
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