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Maeve Bannister

Likely cancer case surge raises health system worries

Skin cancers along with diseases linked to obesity are tipped to rise in the next two decades. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians are deeply worried about their cancer risk, with many believing the nation's health system is unprepared for the expected rise in cases.

More than 4.5 million new cancer cases are projected to be diagnosed in Australia before 2044, according to research from peak independent authority Cancer Council Australia. 

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