There’s no need to panic about the headlines last week claiming that prostate cancer is now the biggest cancer in Australia. It has been the biggest for 20 years.
The claim that it is set to overtake breast cancer was made not because of a material change on the ground, but because this year the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare changed the way it estimates prostate cancer numbers.
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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com
