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Victoria records highest-ever number of cancer diagnoses

25/12/2025

New data released today by the Victorian Cancer Registry (VCR) has revealed that in 2024 the state recorded the highest number of new cancer diagnoses since population-wide cancer reporting began in 1982 – as Cancer Council Victoria warns more must be done to increase awareness…

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