Infographic: Cancer in Canada 2016
Melissa Corbin from Carleton University
202,400 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016. This is 5,500 more than in 2015.
The lifetime probability of developing cancer by sex is:
- 45% in men (a 1 in 2.2 chance)
- 42% in women (a 1 in 2.4 chance)
Two in five Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime. 78,000 Canadians will die of cancer in 2016.
These four cancers combined are expected to account for half (50%) of all cancer diagnoses in 2016:
- Breast cancer
- Lung cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Colorectal cancer
The following table shows the percent distribution of estimated new cancer cases in males by type of cancer.
Types of Cancer | Percentage of New Cases in Males |
---|---|
Prostate | 21.0% |
Colorectal | 14.1% |
Lung and Bronchitis | 14.0% |
Bladder | 6.4% |
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 4.3% |
Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 4.0% |
Melanoma | 3.6% |
Leukemia | 3.4% |
Oral | 3.1% |
Pancreas | 2.5% |
Stomach | 2.1% |
Esophagus | 1.7% |
Liver | 1.7% |
Brain/CNS | 1.7% |
Multiple Melanoma | 1.6% |
Thyroid | 1.5% |
Testis | 1.1% |
Larynx | 0.9% |
Hodgkin Lymphoma | 0.5% |
Breast | 0.2% |
All Other Cancers | 10.7% |
The following table shows the percent distribution of estimated new cancer cases in females by type of cancer.
Types of Cancer | Percentage of New Cases in Females |
---|---|
Breast | 25.8% |
Lung and Bronchus | 14.1% |
Colorectal | 11.7% |
Body of Uterus and Uterus NOS | 6.6% |
Thyroid | 5.3% |
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 3.6% |
Melanoma | 3.1% |
Ovary | 2.8% |
Pancreas | 2.6% |
Leukemia | 2.4% |
Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 2.3% |
Bladder | 2.1% |
Cervix | 1.5% |
Oral | 1.5% |
Stomach | 1.3% |
Brain/CNS | 1.3% |
Multiple Myeloma | 1.2% |
Liver | 0.6% |
Esophagus | 0.5% |
Hodgkin Lymphoma | 0.5% |
Larynx | 0.2% |
All Other Cancers | 8.9% |
The following table shows the percent of the estimated incidence rate by age in 2016.
Age ranges | Percentage of estimated incidence rate |
---|---|
70 and over | 44% |
60 to 69 | 28% |
50 to 59 | 17% |
20 to 49 | 10% |
0 to 19 | 1% |
Cancer is the 7th most expensive illness in Canada, accounting for $4.4 billion in economic costs.
Six ways to reduce the risk of developing cancer:
- Avoid smoking
- Follow a healthy lifestyle
- Reduce alcohol consumption
- Avoid tanning beds and overexposure to sunlight
- Vaccinations for some infections associated with cancer
- Reduce exposure to carcinogens
Source:
Canadian Cancer Society's Advisory Committee on Cancer Statistics. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2016. Toronto, ON: Canadian Cancer Society; 2016.
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