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More Australians are getting cancer, but less are dying from the disease

Seeded on Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:17 PM EST
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MORE people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before - but the good news is fewer are dying.

The Cancer in Australia report out yesterday showed at least 108,000 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2007, reported The Daily Telegraph.

While advances in treatment have seen survival rates increase, baby boomers now account for the largest group diagnosed with the disease.

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