HMS, HAG EQ-Bank 93 MC

The phenomenon of increasing total cancer hospitalisations while experiencing declining age-standardised hospitalisation rates can be explained by:

Australia's ageing population and improved early detection leading to more people at risk
Reduced funding for cancer treatment services in public hospitals
Decreased survival rates requiring more frequent hospital admissions
Changes in diagnostic criteria making cancer easier to identify

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A is correct: Ageing population means more at risk and improved screening leads to early detection requiring hospitalisation.

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B is incorrect: Funding changes don’t explain the specific pattern of total increases with rate decreases.
C is incorrect: Survival rates have improved not decreased as shown in treatment advances.
D is incorrect: Diagnostic criteria changes don’t fully explain the age-standardised rate decline pattern.