Question On Notice No. 1840 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 February 2019 by Hon Robin Chapple
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
(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?
Answered on 19 March 2019
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.