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A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
October 2018
Sociodemographic characteristics associated with thyroid cancer risk in Canada
by Tracey Bushnik and William K. Evans
Thyroid cancer incidence in Canada has increased rapidly over the past 25 years. The age-standardized incidence rate for women has increased five-fold to a projected 29.1 per 100,000 in 2017. At the same time, there has been a four-fold projected increase for men to 8.8 per 100,000. Although the increased risk in women has been widely reported, studies in the United States and England have also found variations in risk according to sociodemographic characteristics such as ethnicity, education and income. In Canada, the examination of these associations has been limited to provincial-level data only or area-based measures, as little information on these characteristics has been available at the national level.
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Canada is currently experiencing an opioid crisis. The number of opioid-related deaths continues to rise, reaching close to 4,000 in 2017. Problematic opioid use also affects hospital utilization. According to a report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), the rate of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning (HOP) rose by 56% between 2007/2008 and 2016/2017 to 15.6 per 100,000 population, with almost half the increase occurring in the last three years. While rates were highest among people aged 45 or older (about 20 per 100,000 population), the greatest increase was among 15- to 24-year-olds—from 6.5 to 13.3 per 100,000. During the last decade, rates were higher among females than males until 2016/2017, when the rate among males (15.8 per 100,000) surpassed that among females (15.5 per 100,000). Rates were higher in western provinces (Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia) and the territories than in eastern provinces.
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Determinants of non-vaccination against seasonal influenza
by Maxime Roy, Lindsey Sherrard, Ève Dubé and Nicolas L. Gilbert
Seasonal influenza is a contagious disease that affects millions of Canadians each year. It is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that influenza is responsible for an average of 12,200 hospitalizations and 3,500 deaths in Canada every year.
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