Cancer survival
Cancer survival information on this page is estimated using the net survival statistic. Net survival measures the probability of surviving a particular cancer diagnosis for a given period of time, accounting for other causes of death. It is the preferred method for comparing cancer survival in population-based cancer studies because it adjusts for the fact that different populations may have different levels of background risk of death. The net survival of a specific cancer can vary by many factors including age, sex and stage at diagnosis. The population-based net survival estimates provide average estimates of five-year net survival, and do not reflect any individual's prognosis.
Overview
Overview
Indicators
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Predicted five-year net survival, lung cancer
22
%
Reference period: 2015 / 2017
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Predicted five-year net survival, breast cancer
89
%
Reference period: 2015 / 2017
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Predicted five-year net survival, colon cancer excluding rectum cancer
66
%
Reference period: 2015 / 2017
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Predicted five-year net survival, prostate cancer
91
%
Reference period: 2015 / 2017
Visual interactive dashboard
Data sources
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0158-01 Age-specific five-year net survival estimates for primary sites of cancer, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0159-01 Age-specific five-year net survival estimates for selected cancers with age distributions of cases skewed to older ages, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0160-01 Age-standardized five-year net survival estimates for primary sites of cancer, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0790-01 Predicted age-standardized and all ages five-year net survival estimates for selected primary types of cancer, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0791-01 Predicted age-specific five-year net survival estimates for selected primary types of cancer, by sex, three years of cases
Datasets
Datasets
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0158-01 Age-specific five-year net survival estimates for primary sites of cancer, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0159-01 Age-specific five-year net survival estimates for selected cancers with age distributions of cases skewed to older ages, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0160-01 Age-standardized five-year net survival estimates for primary sites of cancer, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0161-01 Age-standardized and all-ages five-year net survival estimates for selected primary sites of cancer, by sex, three years combined, by province
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0790-01 Predicted age-standardized and all ages five-year net survival estimates for selected primary types of cancer, by sex, three years combined
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0791-01 Predicted age-specific five-year net survival estimates for selected primary types of cancer, by sex, three years of cases
Publications
Publications
2022
2021
- The cancer survival index: Measuring progress in cancer survival to help evaluate cancer control efforts in Canada
- Trends in paediatric cancer survival in Canada, 1992 to 2017
2019
2018
2017
2016
- Increasing survival from leukemia among adolescents and adults in Canada: A closer look
- Differences in cancer survival in Canada by sex
- The health of girls and women in Canada
2015
2014
- Estimating relative survival for cancer: An analysis of bias introduced by outdated life tables
- Adjusting relative survival estimates for cancer mortality in the general population
2011
- Conditional survival analysis across cancer sites
- Cancer in Canada: Focus on lung, colorectal, breast and prostate
2010
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