Malignant neoplasms, overall

Around 38 000 people are newly diagnosed with cancer every year in Austria, with more than half being diagnosed with intestinal, lung, breast or prostate cancer. The risk of a person being diagnosed with one of these cancers before the age of 75 was almost 10% in 2009. This means that 10 out of 100 people will be diagnosed with one of these four cancers before the age of 75. The overall risk for being diagnosed with a malignant cancer before the age of 75 is as high as 28%, and is markedly higher for men than for women. 33 in 100 men will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75, compared to 23 in 100 women.

37 039 people were newly diagnosed with a malignant cancer in Austria in 2009, thereof 19 626 men and 17 413 woman. In 2009, a total of 4 627 malignant cancers were diagnosed in the colon, the rectum and anal canal, as well as 4 239 malignant lung cancers, 4 955 malignant breast cancers in women and 4 881 malignant prostate cancers in men.

There have been slightly fewer incidence cases registered in 2009 compared to the previous year (37 992 new cases) and 4% more than in 1999 (35 475 new cases). The risk for men of being diagnosed with a malignant cancer before the age of 75 was 37.5% in 1999, increased in the following years and dropped back to 32.9% in 2009. The risk for women of being diagnosed with a malignant cancer before the age of 75 also shows a decline from 24.2% to 23.3%.