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.

2013 cancer statistics – figures in PowerPoint

Introductory figures A–C
Figures 1.1–2.4 – incidence
Figures 3.1–4.4 – mortality
Figures 5.1–6.2 – survival and prevalence
Figures 7.1–7.3 – liver cancer
Supplementary figures – incidence, mortality, annual percent change, survival

Additional sections – not included in the publication
Potential years of life lost due to cancer

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.

Nova Scotia 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 2,600 people will die of cancer in Nova Scotia, and 6,100 new cases will be diagnosed.

Cancer statistics for men in Nova Scotia
For men in Nova Scotia, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer.
In 2013:
• An estimated 720 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
• An estimated 480 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 470 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer.

For men in Nova Scotia, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.
In 2013:
• An estimated 370 men will die of lung cancer.
• An estimated 200 men will die of colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 130 men will die of prostate cancer.

Cancer statistics for women in Nova Scotia
For women in Nova Scotia, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer.
In 2013:
• An estimated 750 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
• An estimated 460 women will be diagnosed with lung cancer.
• An estimated 400 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

For women in Nova Scotia, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.
In 2013:
• An estimated 340 women will die of lung cancer.
• An estimated 160 women will die of colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 130 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.