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Figure 4
Number of prevalent cases of leading cancers, by age group and prevalence-duration, Canada, January 1, 2005

  Prevalence-duration
0 to 2 years More than 2, to 5 years More than 5, to 10 years
Number of prevalent cases
Ages 20 to 39
Thyroid 1665 1772 1543
Testis 945 1265 1408
Hodgkin lymphoma 706 1014 1585
Breast 1453 1200 638
Skin melanoma 979 1127 1172
Ages 40 to 49
Breast 6266 6529 5584
Thyroid 1565 1887 1918
Skin melanoma 1285 1638 2133
Colorectal 1586 1309 981
Non-Hodgkin 1097 1103 1302
Ages 50 to 59
Breast 9560 12657 14712
Prostate 5833 4662 1815
Colorectal 4567 4158 3330
Skin melanoma 1678 2145 2742
Non-Hodgkin 1739 1970 2069
Ages 60 to 69
Prostate 13484 15387 10632
Breast 8490 11862 15294
Colorectal 7287 7361 6830
Lung and bronchus 5293 2805 2519
Corpus uteri 2052 2670 3485
Bladder 2547 2695 2957
Ages 70 to 79
Prostate 12593 19580 22872
Breast 7106 10120 14657
Colorectal 9351 10049 10720
Lung and bronchus 5797 3499 3457
Bladder 3552 3913 4756
Ages 80 or older
Prostate 5083 8468 13739
Colorectal 6353 7931 10739
Breast 4512 6791 11104
Bladder 2455 2822 4061
Lung and bronchus 2487 1539 1944