Breast cancer statistics
|
|
Males |
Females |
|
Cases |
180 |
22,700 |
|
Incidence rate* |
- |
102 |
|
Incidence rank |
- |
1st |
|
Deaths |
50 |
5,400 |
|
Death rate* |
- |
22 |
|
5-year survival |
84% |
87% |
|
*age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian Standard Population (per 100,000) |
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). In 2009:
- An estimated 22,700 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,400 will die of it.
- An estimated 180 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 50 will die of it.
- On average, 437 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every week.
- On average, 104 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every week.
Probability of developing or dying from breast cancer
One in 9 women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime and one in 28 will die of it.
Trends in breast cancer
Breast cancer death rates have declined in every age group since at least the mid 1990s. In women aged 20-39, breast cancer incidence and death rates have declined since 1969.
Last modified on:
10 December 2009
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