Canadian Cancer Statistics publication
This annual publication provides health professionals, researchers, policy-makers and the general public with detailed information about incidence, mortality and other statistics for the most common types of cancer by age, sex, year and province or territory. It is developed through collaboration between the Canadian Cancer Society, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Statistics Canada and provincial and territorial cancer registries with input from the Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee.
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Media release 2013
2013 cancer statistics – figures in PowerPoint
National statistics at a glance from Canadian Cancer Statistics
• An estimated 187,600 new cases of cancer (excluding about 81,700 non-melanoma skin cancers) and 75,500 deaths will occur in Canada in 2013.
• More than half (about 52%) of all new cases will be lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancers.
• About 2 in 5 Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetimes and 1 in 4 will die of the disease.
• 63% of Canadians diagnosed with cancer will survive at least 5 years after their diagnosis.
• At the beginning of 2009, there were about 838,724 Canadians living with a cancer that had been diagnosed in the previous 10 years.
Newfoundland statistics at a glance from Canadian Cancer Statistics
Overview of new cases and deaths
An estimated 187,600 new cases of cancer and 75,500 deaths from cancer will occur in Canada in 2013. Lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancer account for the top 4 diagnosed cancers.
In 2013, an estimated 1,500 people will die of cancer in Newfoundland, and 3,300 new cases will be diagnosed.
Cancer statistics for men in Newfoundland and Labrador
For men in Newfoundland, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer.
In 2013:
• An estimated 500 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
• An estimated 310 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 260 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer.
For men in Newfoundland, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.
In 2013:
• An estimated 230 men will die of lung cancer.
• An estimated 140 men will die of colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 65 men will die of prostate cancer.
Cancer statistics for women in Newfoundland and Labrador
For women in Newfoundland, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer.
In 2013:
• An estimated 330 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
• An estimated 220 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 170 women will be diagnosed with lung cancer.
For women in Newfoundland, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.
In 2013:
• An estimated 160 women will die of lung cancer.
• An estimated 100 women will die of colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 95 women will die of breast cancer.
For additional information about cancer incidence, mortality and other statistics for the most common types of cancer by age, sex and year within your province, contact your local cancer registry.
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The above figures are taken from Canadian Cancer Statistics 2013. These statistics are prepared through a collaboration of the Canadian Cancer Society, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Statistics Canada and provincial and territorial cancer registries.