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  • 1. Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by cancer type and sex
    Table: 13-10-0747-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    The number of new cases, age-standardized rates and average age at diagnosis of cancers diagnosed annually from 1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Cancer incidence rates are age-standardized using the direct method and the final 2011 Canadian postcensal population structure. Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2024-01-31
  • 2. Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0111-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and rate of new cancer cases diagnosed annually from 1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2024-01-31
  • 3. Are “immortals” an issue for survival estimates derived from Canadian Cancer Registry data?
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202301200002
    Description: The validity of survival estimates from cancer registry data depends, in part, on the identification of the deaths of deceased cancer patients. People whose deaths are missed seemingly live on forever and are informally referred to as “immortals”, and their presence in registry data can result in inflated survival estimates. This study assesses the issue of immortals in the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) using a recently proposed method that compares the survival of long-term survivors of cancers for which “statistical” cure has been reported with that of similar people from the general population.
    Release date: 2023-12-20
  • 4. Deaths, by cause, Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00 to D48)
    Table: 13-10-0142-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of deaths caused by neoplasms, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2023-11-27
  • 5. Lifetime probability of developing cancer and dying from cancer in Canada, 1997 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202300900002
    Description: According to recent Canadian estimates, over two in five Canadians will likely develop cancer in their lifetime, and one in four is expected to die of it. The lifetime probabilities of developing cancer and dying from cancer are useful summary statistics that describe the impact of cancer within a population. However, there is little information on how lifetime probabilities of developing cancer and dying from cancer have changed over time. This study aims to present detailed lifetime probabilities of developing cancer and dying from cancer by sex and cancer type, and to describe changes in these lifetime probabilities over time among the Canadian population.
    Release date: 2023-09-20
  • 6. Cancer incidence trends, by sex and cancer type
    Table: 13-10-0840-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Annual percent change and average annual percent change in age-standardized cancer incidence rates since 1984 to the most recent diagnosis year. The table includes a selection of commonly diagnosed invasive cancers, as well as in situ bladder cancer. Cases are defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) from 1992 to the most recent data year and on the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9) from 1984 to 1991.

    Release date: 2023-05-16
  • 7. Number and rates of new primary cancer cases, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type, age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0761-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and rate of new cancer cases by stage at diagnosis from 2011 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are colorectal, lung, breast, cervical and prostate cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2023-01-25
  • 8. Five-year cancer survival by stage at diagnosis in Canada
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202300100001
    Description: Cancer survival estimates provide insights into the effectiveness of early detection and treatment. The stage of cancer at diagnosis is an important determinant of survival, reflecting the extent and spread at the time of disease detection. The recent extension of the Canadian Cancer Registry death-linked analytic file from 2014 to 2017 now offers an opportunity to provide more up-to-date net survival (NS) figures and to profile, for the first time, five-year NS estimates for Canada (excluding Quebec). This study presents five-year stage-specific cancer and five-year NS estimates for the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Canada.
    Release date: 2023-01-18
  • 9. Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type and sex
    Table: 13-10-0762-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of new cancer cases by stage at diagnosis from 2011 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are colorectal, lung, breast, cervical and prostate cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2022-08-23
  • 10. Measuring progress in cancer survival across Canadian provinces: Extending the cancer survival index to further evaluate cancer control efforts
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200600002
    Description:

    An evaluation of progress in cancer survival in Canada for all cancer types combined was recently conducted using the cancer survival index. This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of provincial-level progress in cancer survival for all cancer types combined in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-06-15
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  • 1. Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by cancer type and sex
    Table: 13-10-0747-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    The number of new cases, age-standardized rates and average age at diagnosis of cancers diagnosed annually from 1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Cancer incidence rates are age-standardized using the direct method and the final 2011 Canadian postcensal population structure. Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2024-01-31
  • 2. Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0111-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and rate of new cancer cases diagnosed annually from 1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2024-01-31
  • 3. Deaths, by cause, Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00 to D48)
    Table: 13-10-0142-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of deaths caused by neoplasms, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2023-11-27
  • 4. Cancer incidence trends, by sex and cancer type
    Table: 13-10-0840-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Annual percent change and average annual percent change in age-standardized cancer incidence rates since 1984 to the most recent diagnosis year. The table includes a selection of commonly diagnosed invasive cancers, as well as in situ bladder cancer. Cases are defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) from 1992 to the most recent data year and on the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9) from 1984 to 1991.

    Release date: 2023-05-16
  • 5. Number and rates of new primary cancer cases, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type, age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0761-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number and rate of new cancer cases by stage at diagnosis from 2011 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are colorectal, lung, breast, cervical and prostate cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2023-01-25
  • 6. Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type and sex
    Table: 13-10-0762-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of new cancer cases by stage at diagnosis from 2011 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are colorectal, lung, breast, cervical and prostate cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2022-08-23
  • 7. Number of prevalent cases and prevalence proportions of primary cancer, by prevalence duration, cancer type, attained age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0751-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and proportion of prevalent cancer cases for two-, five-, ten- and twenty-year prevalence durations from January 1st,1994 to the most recent index date available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

    Release date: 2022-03-16
  • 8. Cancer mortality trends, by sex and cancer type
    Table: 13-10-0839-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Annual percent change and average annual percent change in age-standardized cancer mortality rates since 1984 to the most recent data year. The table includes a selection of commonly diagnosed invasive cancers and causes of death are defined based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9) from 1984 to 1999 and on its tenth revision (ICD-10) from 2000 to the most recent year.

    Release date: 2022-02-04
  • 9. Predicted age-standardized and all ages five-year net survival estimates for selected primary types of cancer, by sex, three years combined
    Table: 13-10-0790-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Age-standardized national (excluding Quebec) estimates of five-year net survival for 30 types of cancer. Net survival refers to the survival probability that would be observed in the hypothetical situation where the cancer of interest is the only possible cause of death. Predicted survival provides a more up-to-date estimate of survival by exclusively using the survival experienced by cancer cases during a recent period.

    Release date: 2020-11-27
  • 10. Predicted age-specific five-year net survival estimates for selected primary types of cancer, by sex, three years of cases
    Table: 13-10-0791-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    National (excluding Quebec) estimates of five-year net survival for 11 types of cancer by age group at diagnosis. Net survival refers to the survival probability that would be observed in the hypothetical situation where the cancer of interest is the only possible cause of death. Predicted survival provides a more up-to-date estimate of survival by exclusively using the survival experienced by cancer cases during a recent period.

    Release date: 2020-11-27
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Analysis (70) (40 to 50 of 70 results)

  • 41. Adjusting relative survival estimates for cancer mortality in the general population Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201401114111
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study provides empirical data on the bias introduced into relative survival ratios in Canada by using general population life tables (unadjusted for cancer mortality) to derive expected survival probabilities.

    Release date: 2014-11-19
  • 42. The Effects of Cancer on Employment and Earnings of Cancer Survivors Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2014362
    Description:

    The study examines the effects of cancer on the work status and annual earnings of cancer survivors who had a strong attachment to the labour market prior to their diagnosis. The comparison group consists of similar workers never diagnosed with cancer. The study is based on a Statistics Canada linkage file that combines microdata from the 1991 Census, the Canadian Cancer Registry, mortality records and personal income tax files. The study estimates changes in the magnitude of cancer effects during the first three years following the year of the diagnosis using a large sample of cancer survivors diagnosed at ages 25 to 61. The empirical strategy combines matching and regression models to deal with observed and unobserved differences between the cancer and comparison samples, and to improve causal inference.

    Release date: 2014-09-30
  • 43. Estimating relative survival for cancer: An analysis of bias introduced by outdated life tables Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201400211903
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Based on data from the Canadian Cancer Registry, this study examines the impact of using historical rather than current life tables to estimate expected survival in calculations of relative survival ratios. Results are presented by sex, age group, and survival duration.

    Release date: 2014-02-19
  • 44. An examination of the NAACCR method of assessing completeness of case ascertainment using the Canadian Cancer Registry Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201300811857
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using data from the Canadian Cancer Registry, vital statistics and population statistics, this study examines the assumption of stable age-standardized sex- and cancer-site-specific incidence-to-mortality rate ratios across regions, which underlies the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries' (NAACCR) completeness of case indicator.

    Release date: 2013-08-21
  • 45. Canadian trends in cancer prevalence Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200111616
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Based on incidence data from the Canadian Cancer Registry linked with mortality data from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, trends in prevalence proportions over time were calculated by time since diagnosis for a large number of the most common cancers.

    Release date: 2012-01-18
  • 46. Cancer in Canada: Focus on lung, colorectal, breast and prostate Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-624-X201100111596
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article is an overview of the four most commonly diagnosed types of cancer in Canada. Data are from the 1992 to 2007 Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR). The focus is on basic trends over time, as well as age and sex differences regarding incidence rates, survival and mortality.

    Release date: 2011-12-07
  • 47. Conditional survival analysis across cancer sites Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201100211425
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using records from the Canadian Cancer Registry linked to the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, five-year conditional relative survival ratio estimates were derived for a large number of cancers.

    Release date: 2011-04-20
  • 48. Breast cancer incidence and neighbourhood income Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201100211426
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the association between neighbourhood income and the diagnosis of female breast cancer. Population data from the Canadian Cancer Registry were used to calculate national age-specific and age-standardized rates of breast cancer from 1992 through 2004 by neighbourhood income quintile and region.

    Release date: 2011-04-20
  • 49. An update on cancer survival Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201000311334
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Statistics Canada routinely produces cohort-based estimates for cancer survival; this study provides predicted survival estimates for cases diagnosed in 2004-2006.

    Release date: 2010-09-15
  • 50. An update on mammography use in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900310873
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article updates mammography use by Canadian women aged 50 to 69, and reports trends from 1990 to 2008 among the provinces.

    Release date: 2009-06-30
Reference (12)

Reference (12) (0 to 10 of 12 results)

  • 1. Canadian Cancer Registry System Guide, 2007 Edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X200701010508
    Description:

    The Record Linkage Overview describes the process used in annual internal record linkage of the Canadian Cancer Registry. The steps include: preparation; pre-processing; record linkage; post-processing; analysis and resolution; resolution entry; and, resolution processing.

    Release date: 2008-01-18
  • 2. Canadian Cancer Registry Manuals Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X
    Description:

    The compendium of Canadian Cancer Registry procedures manuals set out the rules for reporting cancer data to the CCR for all provincial and territorial cancer registries.

    Release date: 2008-01-18
  • 3. Record linkage overview, 2007 edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X20070109648
    Description:

    The Record Linkage Overview describes the process used in annual internal record linkage of the Canadian Cancer Registry. The steps include: preparation; pre-processing; record linkage; post-processing; analysis and resolution; resolution entry; and, resolution processing.

    Release date: 2007-06-21
  • 4. User guide to record linkage feedback, C1, C2 and C3, 2007 edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X20070109650
    Description:

    The User Guide to Record Linkage Feedback Reports C1 and C2 is intended for the users of the reports. The reports were developed to facilitate the exchange of information and decisions between the Canadian Cancer Registry and the Provincial and Territorial Cancer Registries.

    Release date: 2007-06-21
  • 5. User guide to record linkage feedback reports C1 and C2, 2006 edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X20060099202
    Description:

    The User Guide to Record Linkage Feedback Reports C1 and C2 is intended for the users of the reports. The reports were developed to facilitate the exchange of information and decisions between the Canadian Cancer Registry and the Provincial and Territorial Cancer Registries.

    Release date: 2006-07-07
  • 6. User guide to death clearance feedback reports, 2006 edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X20060099203
    Description:

    The user guide to Death Clearance Feedback Reports is intended for users of the feedback reports. The feedback reports were developed to facilitate the exchange of information and decisions between the Canadian Cancer Registry and the Provincial and Territorial Cancer Registries.

    Release date: 2006-07-07
  • 7. Record linkage overview, 2006 edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X20060099204
    Description:

    The Record Linkage Overview describes the process used in annual internal record linkage of the Canadian Cancer Registry. The steps include: preparation; pre-processing; record linkage; post-processing; analysis and resolution; resolution entry; and, resolution processing.

    Release date: 2006-07-07
  • 8. Death clearance overview, 2006 edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X20060099205
    Description:

    The Death Clearance Overview document describes the Death Clearance module of the Canadian Cancer Registry, its structure, its function and its role in the operation of the national cancer registry. Inputs and outputs are listed and briefly described, as well as the different steps constituting the Death Clearance process.

    Release date: 2006-07-07
  • 9. Guidelines for abstracting and determining death certificate only (DCO) cases for provincial/territorial cancer registries (PTCRs) in Canada, 2006 edition Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-225-X20060099206
    Description:

    The Guidelines for Abstracting and Determining Death Certificate Only Cases are intended for use by all provincial and territorial cancer registries during their Death Clearance Process. The guidelines should be used when performing a comparison between the Death Certificate Notification and the cancer registry database.

    Release date: 2006-07-07
  • 10. Health State Descriptions for Canadians: Cancers Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-619-M2005001
    Description:

    This document examines the functional limitations - physical, emotional and social -experienced by patients at the time of diagnosis of cancer and as they undergo various treatments, remission, and palliative and terminal care. These functional limitations are described and classified using the Classification and Measurement System of Functional Health (CLAMES).

    These descriptions and classifications are the first step in a new approach to measuring the health of Canadians that examines what factors are adversely affecting population health and how to address them. This document also provides health professionals, advocacy groups, and individual Canadians with an overview of how living with cancer affects day-to-day functioning.

    Release date: 2005-08-16
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