Table 1
Distribution of cancer cases among top 10 cancer types, by ethnicity and sex, Canada, 2006 to 2016
| Cancer types | European | Non-Indigenous North American | East Asian | South Asian | West Central Asian and Middle Eastern | African | Caribbean | Latin, Central and South American |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||||||
| Females | ||||||||
| Breast | 25.5 | 25.6 | 30.5 | 32.4 | 31.0 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 29.1 |
| Lung | 13.8 | 15.6 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Colorectal | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.4 |
| Uterus | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| Melanoma | 3.9 | 3.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Thyroid | 3.8 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 12.6 |
| Ovary | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | Note ...: not applicable | 4.2 |
| Leukemia | 2.6 | 2.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 2.7 | Note ...: not applicable | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Bladder | 2.5 | 2.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Stomach | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.0 | Note ...: not applicable | 2.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Pancreas | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Cervix | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.4 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Oral | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Kidney | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1.9 | 2.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.5 |
| Multiple myeloma | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1.8 | 3.3 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Males | ||||||||
| Prostate | 24.3 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 27.3 | 22.9 | 36.1 | 46.5 | 31.9 |
| Lung | 13.6 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
| Colorectal | 13.1 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
| Bladder | 7.3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Melanoma | 4.3 | 3.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Kidney | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 8.1 |
| Leukemia | 3.4 | 3.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | Note ...: not applicable | 4.0 |
| Oral | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Pancreas | 2.6 | 2.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Liver | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 5.9 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Stomach | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| Thyroid | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | Note ...: not applicable | 2.2 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Brain and central nervous system | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Testis | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.7 |
| Multiple myeloma | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2.8 | 0.0 |
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... not applicable Note: New primary cancers for the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort dataset were available up to 2010 for Quebec residents. Items marked “not applicable” are not in the top 10 types for their category. Source: 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort linked to Canadian Cancer Registry (2006 to 2016). |
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