❓ Hon Robin Chapple requested detailed cancer incidence data for specific towns in WA. The Minister for Health provided incidence counts for lung, breast, prostate, and bowel cancer from 2007-2016 but could not provide morbidity rates due to low volumes.
AnsweredQoN 1840Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) With reference to the Western Australian Cancer Registry in the Department of
Health, will the Minister provide detailed numerical information for the
last 10 years of diagnosed cases of breast
cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer by cancer type for
each individual year and the annual morbidity rates associated with those
cancers for the towns of: (a) Kununurra; (b) Halls Creek; (c) Fitzroy Crossing; (d) Derby; (e) Wyndham; and (f) Broome? (2) If no to (1), why not?
Health, will the Minister provide detailed numerical information for the
last 10 years of diagnosed cases of breast
cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer by cancer type for
each individual year and the annual morbidity rates associated with those
cancers for the towns of: (a) Kununurra; (b) Halls Creek; (c) Fitzroy Crossing; (d) Derby; (e) Wyndham; and (f) Broome? (2) If no to (1), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 March 2019
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(1) (a) Kununurra, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
4
0
1
0
2008
1
3
2
0
2009
3
1
6
2
2010
1
0
4
1
2011
3
4
4
2
2012
1
6
2
3
2013
1
3
2
0
2014
1
3
0
2
2015
1
3
0
1
2016
2
1
1
2
Total
18
24
22
13
(b) Halls Creek, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
0
0
0
0
2008
0
0
0
1
2009
0
0
1
1
2010
0
0
0
0
2011
1
3
2
0
2012
0
0
0
0
2013
1
1
0
2
2014
1
2
1
0
2015
0
3
2
1
2016
2
0
0
0
Total
5
9
6
5
(c) Fitzroy Crossing, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
0
2
0
1
2008
1
0
0
0
2009
0
0
0
1
2010
1
0
0
0
2011
0
2
0
0
2012
1
1
0
0
2013
1
0
3
2
2014
1
0
1
0
2015
0
1
0
0
2016
0
0
0
0
Total
5
6
4
4
(d) Derby, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
3
1
1
2
2008
1
0
4
1
2009
1
2
2
1
2010
0
1
3
2
2011
4
0
1
1
2012
1
1
2
0
2013
1
0
3
4
2014
4
2
4
0
2015
3
3
2
1
2016
1
0
1
2
Total
19
10
23
14
(e) Wyndham, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
1
1
0
0
2008
0
0
0
1
2009
0
1
1
1
2010
1
0
1
0
2011
2
0
1
4
2012
0
0
0
0
2013
1
0
1
0
2014
0
0
0
0
2015
1
0
0
2
2016
0
0
1
0
Total
6
2
5
8
(f) Broome, Shire of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
1
6
6
2
2008
6
6
8
2
2009
4
10
6
10
2010
3
7
13
5
2011
4
7
7
6
2012
8
6
9
3
2013
8
9
9
10
2014
5
7
6
5
2015
8
6
5
5
2016
4
9
7
5
Total
51
73
76
53
*The Shire of Broome rather than the town has been provided to include Cable Beach and surrounding communities.
Note: The most recent 10 years of validated data for reporting has been provided (2007 to 2016).
2) Standardised morbidity rates that allow statistical comparison of rates of illness over time could not be calculated at the requested reporting level due to low volumes.
(1) (a) Kununurra, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
4
0
1
0
2008
1
3
2
0
2009
3
1
6
2
2010
1
0
4
1
2011
3
4
4
2
2012
1
6
2
3
2013
1
3
2
0
2014
1
3
0
2
2015
1
3
0
1
2016
2
1
1
2
Total
18
24
22
13
(b) Halls Creek, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
0
0
0
0
2008
0
0
0
1
2009
0
0
1
1
2010
0
0
0
0
2011
1
3
2
0
2012
0
0
0
0
2013
1
1
0
2
2014
1
2
1
0
2015
0
3
2
1
2016
2
0
0
0
Total
5
9
6
5
(c) Fitzroy Crossing, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
0
2
0
1
2008
1
0
0
0
2009
0
0
0
1
2010
1
0
0
0
2011
0
2
0
0
2012
1
1
0
0
2013
1
0
3
2
2014
1
0
1
0
2015
0
1
0
0
2016
0
0
0
0
Total
5
6
4
4
(d) Derby, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
3
1
1
2
2008
1
0
4
1
2009
1
2
2
1
2010
0
1
3
2
2011
4
0
1
1
2012
1
1
2
0
2013
1
0
3
4
2014
4
2
4
0
2015
3
3
2
1
2016
1
0
1
2
Total
19
10
23
14
(e) Wyndham, town of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
1
1
0
0
2008
0
0
0
1
2009
0
1
1
1
2010
1
0
1
0
2011
2
0
1
4
2012
0
0
0
0
2013
1
0
1
0
2014
0
0
0
0
2015
1
0
0
2
2016
0
0
1
0
Total
6
2
5
8
(f) Broome, Shire of
Incidence counts by cancer type
Year
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Bowel
2007
1
6
6
2
2008
6
6
8
2
2009
4
10
6
10
2010
3
7
13
5
2011
4
7
7
6
2012
8
6
9
3
2013
8
9
9
10
2014
5
7
6
5
2015
8
6
5
5
2016
4
9
7
5
Total
51
73
76
53
*The Shire of Broome rather than the town has been provided to include Cable Beach and surrounding communities.
Note: The most recent 10 years of validated data for reporting has been provided (2007 to 2016).
2) Standardised morbidity rates that allow statistical comparison of rates of illness over time could not be calculated at the requested reporting level due to low volumes.
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