An estimated 173,800 new cases of cancer and 76,200 deaths from cancer will occur in Canada in 2010. Lung cancer accounts for 27 per cent of all cancer deaths each year and is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women.
On average, 3,340 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every week and 1,470 Canadians will die of cancer every week.
It is important to note that approximately 12% of new cancer cases and 5% of cancer deaths will occur in people under the age of 50, in their most productive years for employment and raising families.
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Generally, both incidence and mortality rates are higher in Atlantic Canada and Quebec. They are lowest in British Columbia.
Lung cancer incidence and mortality rates among males continue to be highest in Quebec and lowest in British Columbia. Among females, Nova Scotia has the highest incidence rate and Quebec the highest mortality rate.
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Based on 2009 incidence rates, 40% of Canadian women and 45% of men will develop cancer during their lifetimes. An estimated 1 out of every 4 Canadians are expected to die from cancer.
More men than women are diagnosed with cancer, but the gap between the two sexes has narrowed in recent years (51.7 per cent of cases are in men vs. 48.3 per cent of women).
The death rate for all cancers combined is declining for males in most age groups and for females under 70.
On the Internet this report is available at http://www.cancer.ca and http://www.ncic.cancer.ca
