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Table 1
Number of prevalent cases, by prevalence-duration, cancer and sex, Canada, January 1, 2005

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Cancer Prevalence-duration
Two-year Five-year Ten-year
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
All cancers 217,089 110,595 106,494 454,149 228,318 225,831 722,833 353,508 369,325
Oral cavity and pharynx 5,198 3,524 1,674 10,819 7,235 3,584 17,383 11,648 5,735
Esophagus 1,215 900 315 1,767 1,319 448 2,266 1,644 622
Stomach 2,890 1,911 979 4,791 3,056 1,735 6,875 4,229 2,646
Colorectal 29,554 16,048 13,506 60,700 32,736 27,964 93,489 49,603 43,886
Colon excluding rectum 19,438 9,838 9,600 40,005 20,070 19,935 62,123 30,781 31,342
Rectum and rectosigmoid 10,116 6,210 3,906 20,695 12,666 8,029 31,366 18,822 12,544
Anus 864 380 484 1,742 734 1,008 2,671 1,108 1,563
Liver 942 712 230 1,553 1,178 375 1,967 1,473 494
Pancreas 1,825 883 942 2,444 1,197 1,247 3,037 1,464 1,573
Larynx 1,861 1,521 340 3,908 3,215 693 6,701 5,479 1,222
Lung and bronchus 17,620 9,189 8,431 27,642 14,122 13,520 37,168 19,052 18,116
Soft tissue 1,442 793 649 3,001 1,645 1,356 4,891 2,623 2,268
Skin melanoma 7,722 4,078 3,644 17,459 8,961 8,498 29,602 14,697 14,905
Breast 37,391 306 37,085 86,552 598 85,954 148,542 947 147,595
Cervix uteri 2,346 … 2,346 5,433 … 5,433 9,995 … 9,995
Corpus uteri 6,894 … 6,894 15,373 … 15,373 26,467 … 26,467
Ovary 3,282 … 3,282 6,265 … 6,265 9,355 … 9,355
Prostate 37,583 37,583 … 85,956 85,956 … 135,065 135,065 …
Testis 1,557 1,557 … 3,817 3,817 … 7,091 7,091 …
Bladder (including in situ) 10,532 7,946 2,586 21,887 16,448 5,439 35,807 26,625 9,182
Kidney and & renal pelvis 6,045 3,624 2,421 12,838 7,670 5,168 20,553 12,205 8,348
Brain 2,121 1,229 892 3,841 2,175 1,666 6,015 3,355 2,660
Thyroid 6,001 1,220 4,781 13,091 2,804 10,287 20,529 4,430 16,099
Hodgkin lymphoma 1,618 883 735 3,751 2,079 1,672 6,906 3,806 3,100
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 9,253 4,930 4,323 18,991 10,015 8,976 29,619 15,316 14,303
Multiple myeloma 2,537 1,362 1,175 4,564 2,428 2,136 5,902 3,126 2,776
Leukemias 5,794 3,426 2,368 11,511 6,720 4,791 17,684 10,170 7,514
Other, unknown 13,002 6,590 6,412 24,453 12,210 12,243 37,253 18,352 18,901
Source: Canadian Cancer Registry, Statistics Canada and Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, " Cancer prevalence in the Canadian population", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-X.

 

Date Modified: 2009-03-18

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