Canada's most recent cancer report
Canada's most recent cancer report
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- The four most commonly diagnosed cancers (lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancers) are expected to account for about 48% of all cancers diagnosed in 2025.
- It is estimated that 42% of people in Canada will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime
- Quebec is expected to have the highest cancer incidence rate. British Columbia is expected to have the lowest cancer incidence rate of all the provinces.
- In the early 1990s, five-year net survival for all cancers combined was only 55%, but estimates show that it has reached 64%.