Canadian Cancer Stats
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women.
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Overall, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer.
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The increasing number of new cases of cancer is primarily due to an increasing and aging population.
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Three types of cancer account for at least 55% of new cases in each sex: prostate, lung and colorectal in males, and breast, lung, and colorectal cancers in females .
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On the basis of current incidence rates, 38% of Canadian women and 44% of men will develop cancer during their lifetimes.
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On the basis of current mortality rates, 24% of women and 29% of men, or approximately 1 out of every 4 Canadians, will die from cancer.
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Men outnumber women for both cases and deaths, 5% for incidence and 11% for death.
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On average, 2 944 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every week.
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On average, 1 354 Canadians will die of cancer every week.
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43% of new cancer cases and 60% of death due to cancer occur among those who are at least 70 years old .
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Almost two-thirds of young adult cancers occur in young women. Of these, breast cancer is the most common .
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1 300 Canadian children develop cancer each year, but due to the successful treatment of the most common cancers, the number of deaths is less than one-fifth the number of cases.
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Cancer incidence and mortality rates are higher in females than males during the reproductive years although males have higher rates at all other stages of life.
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1.0% of the female population are survivors of breast cancer, and 0.7% of the male population are survivors of prostate cancer, diagnosed within the previous 15 years.
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Cancer death rates are declining for males at all ages and for females under 70. Declines are most rapid in children and adolescents (ages 0-19).
In general, incidence and death rates for the majority of cancer sites have stabilized or declined during the past decade. "While the number of new cancer cases is increasing because of Canada's aging and growing population, a person's individual risk of developing or dying of cancer has not changed significantly," says Heather Logan, Director, Cancer Control Policy, Canadian Cancer Society.
* All facts and figures are collected by provincial and territorial cancer registries and reported to the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) maintained by Statistical Canada; and reported by the Canadian Cancer Society
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