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Canadian Cancer Statistics 2011: Saskatchewan

Men

Estimated new cases (2011)

Estimated new deaths (2011)

ASIR (2011) per 100,000

ASMR (2011) per 100,000

 

CAN

SK

CAN

SK

CAN

SK

CAN

SK

All cancers

93,000

2,800

39,900

1,300

456

461

199

204

Prostate

25,500

900

4,100

210

122

145

21

33

Lung

13,200

360

11,300

320

65

58

56

51

Colorectal

12,500

400

5,000

150

61

64

25

24

Bladder

5,400

170

1,300

40

27

27

7

7

NHL

4,200

130

1,700

50

21

21

8

8

Kidney

3,100

90

1,050

35

15

15

5

6

Melanoma

3,100

75

590

15

15

12

3

2

Leukemia

3,000

100

1,450

55

15

17

8

9

Oral

2,400

55

760

15

11

9

4

3

Pancreas

2,000

65

1,900

60

10

10

9

10

Stomach

1,900

50

1,150

25

9

8

6

4

Brain

1,550

45

1,050

25

8

7

5

4

Liver

1,500

25

640

5

7

4

3

1

Esophagus

1,350

35

1,450

45

6

5

7

7

Multiple Myeloma

1,300

35

730

20

6

5

4

3

Thyroid

1,200

15

n/a

n/a

6

3

n/a

n/a

Women

Estimated new cases (2011)

Estimated new deaths (2011)

ASIR (2011) per 100,000

ASMR (2011) per 100,000

 

CAN

SK

CAN

SK

CAN

SK

SK

CAN

All cancers

84,800

2,400

35,100

1,050

369

356

144

145

Breast 

23,400

660

5,100

150

102

98

21

21

Lung

12,200

330

9,300

250

51

47

39

34

Colorectal

9,700

290

3,900

120

40

39

15

15

Body of Uterus

4,700

150

750

15

20

22

3

2

Thyroid

4,500

55

n/a

n/a

24

10

n/a

n/a

NHL

3,400

100

1,350

45

15

15

6

6

Ovary

2,600

75

1,750

55

11

11

7

8

Melanoma

2,500

60

360

10

12

10

2

1

Pancreas

2,100

65

1,950

55

8

8

8

7

Leukemia

2,100

75

980

35

9

11

4

5

Kidney

1,950

60

580

20

8

9

2

3

Bladder

1,800

60

520

15

7

9

2

2

Cervix

1,300

40

350

10

7

8

2

2

Oral

1,200

30

370

10

5

4

2

1

Brain

1,150

35

750

25

6

5

3

4

Stomach

1,000

25

680

15

4

4

3

2

Multiple Myeloma

1,000

25

640

20

4

3

3

2

*this table is from the 2011 Canadian Cancer Statistics document
Glossary of terms

ASIR: Age Standardized Incidencce Rate
ASMR: Age Standardized Mortality Rate
Age standardization removes the effect of the age makeup of the population in each province so that valid comparisons can be made from province to province.
NHL: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Not enough Saskatchewan people being screened for colorectal cancer
 
Notable patterns in Saskatchewan

Canadian cancer statistics

National news release

Last modified on:  19 May 2011

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