Table 6
New cancer cases, by primary site of cancer, Canada, 1992 to 2007

Table 6
New cancer cases, by primary site of cancer, Canada, 1992 to 2007
Table summary
 This table displays the results of new cancer cases. This information is grouped by primary site of cancer appearing as row headers and by 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, % increase 1992 to 2007 appearing as column headers, calculated using number of new cancer cases as a unit of measure.
Primary site of cancer 1992 1997 2002 2007 % increase
1992 to 2007
number of new cancer cases
Females
Total – All primary sites of cancer 53,838 59,974 69,404 78,099 45
Breast 15,707 17,633 19,644 21,021 34
Lung and bronchus 6,197 7,318 8,892 10,404 68
Colorectal 7,047 7,380 8,592 9,267 32
Corpus uteri 2,828 3,149 3,658 4,359 54
Thyroid 995 1,240 2,209 3,250 227
Others 21,064 23,254 26,409 29,798 41
Males
Total – All primary sites of cancer 61,813 64,954 74,463 85,430 38
Prostate 15,302 15,995 19,601 23,181 51
Lung and bronchus 11,491 11,179 11,855 12,461 8
Colorectal 7,922 8,299 10,014 11,198 41
Bladder (including in situ) 3,732 4,108 4,445 4,933 32
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas 2,259 2,729 3,056 3,763 67
Others 21,107 22,644 25,492 29,894 42
Notes: Only the five main primary sites for females and males were included in this table. For more details on other sites, see CANSIM table 103-0550.
Source: Statistics Canada, Database of the Canadian Cancer Registry.
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