Table B
Canadian cancer survival standard weightsTable B Note † used in the age-standardization of net survival estimates

Table B
Canadian cancer survival standard weights† used in the age-standardization of net survival estimates
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canadian cancer survival standard weights used in the age-standardization of net survival estimates. The information is grouped by Cancer (appearing as row headers), Age group (years), calculated using 20 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64, 65 to 74, 75 to 99, 20 to 99, 15 to 54, 75 to 84, 85 to 99 and 15 to 99 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Cancer Age group (years)
15 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 99 15 to 99
Lip 0.041 0.096 0.184 0.255 0.424 1.000
Tongue 0.065 0.188 0.339 0.244 0.164 1.000
Salivary gland 0.150 0.122 0.200 0.199 0.329 1.000
Floor of mouth 0.021 0.164 0.361 0.283 0.171 1.000
Gum and other mouth 0.061 0.136 0.246 0.240 0.317 1.000
Nasopharynx 0.184 0.284 0.254 0.158 0.120 1.000
Oropharynx 0.027 0.170 0.363 0.264 0.176 1.000
Hypopharynx 0.010 0.137 0.270 0.309 0.274 1.000
Other oral cavity and pharynx 0.044 0.248 0.374 0.223 0.111 1.000
Esophagus 0.019 0.104 0.269 0.285 0.323 1.000
Stomach 0.044 0.105 0.197 0.263 0.391 1.000
Small intestine 0.061 0.145 0.239 0.265 0.290 1.000
Colon excluding rectum 0.036 0.084 0.191 0.271 0.418 1.000
Rectum and rectosigmoid 0.049 0.135 0.251 0.272 0.293 1.000
Anus, anal canal and anorectum 0.051 0.209 0.303 0.221 0.216 1.000
Liver 0.029 0.105 0.317 0.265 0.284 1.000
Gall bladder 0.020 0.064 0.177 0.299 0.440 1.000
Pancreas 0.024 0.086 0.205 0.279 0.406 1.000
Other digestive system 0.038 0.088 0.198 0.282 0.394 1.000
Larynx 0.019 0.116 0.286 0.309 0.270 1.000
Lung and bronchus 0.010 0.067 0.212 0.331 0.380 1.000
Other respiratory system 0.138 0.144 0.225 0.218 0.275 1.000
Soft tissue (including heart) 0.192 0.154 0.198 0.193 0.263 1.000
Melanoma of the skin 0.138 0.165 0.227 0.218 0.252 1.000
Other non-epithelial skin 0.134 0.113 0.145 0.184 0.424 1.000
Breast 0.098 0.211 0.253 0.235 0.203 1.000
Cervix uteri 0.418 0.225 0.169 0.100 0.088 1.000
Corpus uteri 0.049 0.169 0.356 0.262 0.164 1.000
Uterus, not otherwise specified 0.077 0.154 0.214 0.200 0.355 1.000
Ovary 0.104 0.185 0.237 0.230 0.244 1.000
Other female genital organs 0.075 0.138 0.214 0.215 0.358 1.000
Testis 0.795 0.133 0.045 0.017 0.010 1.000
Penis 0.043 0.098 0.173 0.289 0.397 1.000
Other male genital organs 0.076 0.126 0.184 0.260 0.354 1.000
Urinary bladder (including in situ) 0.019 0.065 0.184 0.296 0.436 1.000
Kidney and renal pelvis 0.067 0.160 0.263 0.270 0.240 1.000
Other urinary organs 0.010 0.059 0.176 0.289 0.466 1.000
Eye and orbit 0.110 0.156 0.248 0.235 0.251 1.000
Brain 0.186 0.151 0.236 0.215 0.212 1.000
Cranial nerves and other nervous system 0.332 0.169 0.183 0.169 0.147 1.000
Thyroid 0.351 0.256 0.204 0.127 0.062 1.000
Other endocrine including thymus 0.202 0.171 0.229 0.236 0.162 1.000
Hodgkin lymphoma 0.575 0.123 0.111 0.102 0.089 1.000
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 0.089 0.122 0.212 0.252 0.325 1.000
Myeloma 0.024 0.088 0.199 0.292 0.397 1.000
Acute lymphocytic leukemia 0.433 0.164 0.155 0.114 0.134 1.000
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 0.018 0.092 0.234 0.287 0.369 1.000
Acute myeloid leukemia 0.117 0.107 0.167 0.238 0.371 1.000
Chronic myeloid leukemia 0.143 0.117 0.169 0.228 0.343 1.000
Other leukemia 0.091 0.115 0.169 0.204 0.421 1.000
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 0.044 0.074 0.149 0.229 0.504 1.000
Mesothelioma 0.018 0.045 0.149 0.311 0.477 1.000
Kaposi sarcoma 0.268 0.168 0.123 0.174 0.267 1.000
20 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 99 20 to 99
Bones and joints 0.291 0.169 0.185 0.180 0.175 1.000
15 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85 to 99 15 to 99
Prostate 0.079 0.299 0.373 0.195 0.054 1.000
Ureter 0.037 0.171 0.288 0.344 0.160 1.000
Note †

For each primary cancer, the standard weight was based on the age-specific proportion of cases diagnosed in Canada (excluding Quebec) from 2010 to 2014.

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Source: Statistics Canada’s November 2017 Canadian Cancer Registry tabulation file (1992-to-2015), International Agency for Research on Cancer multiple primary rules version.

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