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The chart presents the estimated number of new cases of cancer expected in Canada in 1998. The purpose is to illustrate the relative proportion of various cancers, by gender and age group. A similar chart has been prepared for expected, mortality for 1998, updating charts of actual mortality previously published for the years 1982 and 1985.
The area of each circle and the subdivisions within each are proportional to the number of cases in the given category. Although the risk of developing cancer generally increases dramatically with age, these data do not provide a direct measure of risk.
Incidence Rates - MalesIncidence Rates - Females
Table 2.a Incidence Rates per 100,000
persons, Females, Canada, 1998 - Age 00-39
Table 2.b Incidence Rates per 100,000
persons, Females, Canada, 1998 - Age 40-59
Table 2.c Incidence Rates per 100,000
persons, Females, Canada, 1998 - Age 60-74
Table 2.d Incidence Rates per 100,000
persons, Females, Canada, 1998 - Age 75-85+
Highlights
Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer among men aged 45 to 69 and ranks second among men aged 70 to 84. Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men aged 70 or older.
Lymphomas are the leading form of cancer among men under age 45 and among women under age 25.
Method Used
Estimates for 1998 were obtained by modelling actual incidence
rates up to 1993 and extrapolating to 1998. The model can be found
in:
Dyba T, Hakulinen T, Päivärinta L. A simple
non-linear model in incidence prediction. Stat Med
1997;16:2297-2309.
Acknowledgements
Incidence data were provided to Health Canada by the Canadian
Cancer Registry, formerly the National Cancer Incidence Reporting
System, at Statistics Canada. The cooperation of the Provincial and
Territorial Cancer Registries which supply the data to Statistics
Canada is gratefully acknowledged.