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More than 2.6 million Australians are forecast to be living with a cancer diagnosis by 2050 – an increase of 1 million people over the next 25 years.

For the first time, researchers have used scientific modelling to estimate the prevalence of cancer in Australia in the future, including those in active treatment and people who have survived the disease, but require ongoing care.

The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific medical journal, predicted breast cancer would be the nation’s most…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU