2.6M Aussies To Live With Cancer By 2050
New research from The Daffodil Centre projects that the number of Australians living with or beyond cancer will rise by 57% to 2.6 million by 2050. The study emphasizes the need for improved long-term survivorship support as cancer increasingly becomes a chronic condition.
Why it matters
The findings signal a major shift in public health needs, requiring healthcare systems to adapt to a growing population of long-term cancer survivors.
New research from The Daffodil Centre , a partnership between Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, suggests that Australia will experience a substantial increase in the number of people living with or beyond cancer over the coming decades, and highlights the growing importance of prevention, early detection, healthcare and survivorship support systems.
The study, "Long-term projections of cancer prevalence in Australia to 2050: a population-based statistical modelling study" , provides the first comprehensive long-term projections of cancer prevalence in Australia across 24 cancer types and all cancers combined.
Researchers estimate that nearly 1.7 million Australians are currently living with or beyond cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers. By 2050, this number is projected to rise by a staggering 57%, reaching more than 2.6 million people. Breast cancer is projected to be the most prevalent cancer type, followed by prostate, melanoma and bowel cancer.
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