NZ Cancer disease survival behind Australia: research

When Fresh Zealand's Cancer disease curing program ranks between the eight best countries in the world, it lags behind nations, like Australia & Canada, the Concord-three research published in the Lancet medicinal journal found. It found 2500 Cancer disease patients in Fresh Zealand would have survived if they had been living & treated in Australia. "1 in three Fresh Zealanders is influenced with Cancer disease at some phase in their lives & many of America know someone who's influenced with Cancer disease," Dr Jackson told 1News on Monday. It found Australians were further likely to survive some of the generality popular cancers, like lung, breast, prostrate, skin cancer & colorectal, compared to Kiwis. 2010-14 Cancer disease SURVIVAL averages IN AUSTRALIA COMPARED TO Fresh ZEALAND:* Lung Cancer disease - Australia 19.four per cent, Fresh Zealand 15.three per cent* Breast (ladies) - 89.five, 87.six* Prostate - 94.five, 90.three* skin cancer - 92.nine, 91.eight.

Australia ahead of NZ in Cancer disease survival averages

The Cancer disease community tells 2500 further Fresh Zealanders would have survived Cancer disease if they had lived in Australia. Five-year survival averages for these cancers for Australia & Fresh Zealand are, respectively: colorectal: 70.nine % (Aust), 65 (NZ); lung: 19.four, 15.three; breast (ladies) 89.five, 87.six; prostate: 94.five, 90.three & skin cancer: 92.nine, 91.eight. The Cancer disease community said today in these groups alone, 2382 Fresh Zealand Cancer disease patients would have survived if Fresh Zealand had Australia's Cancer disease survival averages. Its medicinal director, Chris Jackson, said When Fresh Zealand has some of the better survival averages for Cancer disease compared to emerging nations, this country is continue safely behind Australia & Canada. Fresh Zealand outstripped Australia on five-year survival in Cancer disease of the lymph glands in Kids & acute lymphoblastic leukaemias in Kids, however fell behind in brain Cancer disease for Kids.

Fresh Zealand Cancer disease survival averages safely worst than Australia

as declared in Exclusive figures launched to TVNZ1's Breakfast display Fresh Zealand's Cancer disease curing programme is lagging safely behind out neighbours across the Tasman while it comes to survival averages for 5 of the generality popular types of the illness. The Cancer disease community is calling for action, including targeting fatness averages & amending screening programmes. medicinal director of the Cancer disease community, Dr Chris Jackson, tells the whole approach to Cancer disease curing in Fresh Zealand needs a "reboot". 1 in 3 Fresh Zealanders is influenced with Cancer disease at some phase in their lives & many of America know someone who's influenced with Cancer disease," Dr Jackson tells. Dr Jackson said it was "amazing" which Fresh Zealand doesn't have a ten-year Cancer disease outline for its biggest killer.

collected by :Lucy William