Le point sur les tendances de l’incidence du cancer au Canada (1984-2017)
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- Language of the publication
- French
- Date
- 2022
- Type
- Accepted manuscript
- Author(s)
- Demers, Alain A.
- Saint-Jacques, Nathalie
- Ellison, Larry
- Brenner, Darren
- Fitzgerald, Natalie
- Aziz, Samina
- Turner, Donna
- Publisher
- Public Health Agency of Canada
Abstract
This paper highlights findings on cancer trends from the Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021 report. Trends were measured using annual percent change (APC) of age-standardized incidence rates. Overall, cancer incidence rates are declining (−1.1%) but the findings are specific to the type of cancer and patient sex. For example, in males, the largest decreases per year were for prostate (−4.4%), colorectal (−4.3%), lung (−3.8%), leukemia (−2.6%) and thyroid (−2.4%) cancers. In females, the largest decreases were for thyroid (−5.4%), colorectal (−3.4%) and ovarian (−3.1%) cancers.
Subject
- Health
Rights
Pagination
340-345
Peer review
Yes
Open access level
Green
Identifiers
- ISSN
- 2368-7398
Article
- Journal title
- Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies chroniques au Canada : Recherche, politiques et pratiques
- Journal volume
- 42
- Journal issue
- 7
Relation
- Is translation of:
- https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.42.7.04
Citation(s)
Demers AA, Saint-Jacques N, Ellison L, Brenner D, Fitzgerald N, Aziz S, Turner D. Le point sur les tendances de l’incidence du cancer au Canada (1984-2017). Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies chroniques au Canada. 2022;42(7):340-345. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.42.7.04f