Breast cancer
Primary breast cancer is a cancer that started in the cells of the breast. In Canada, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among females. It is also one of the leading causes of death from cancer. Breast cancer survival may be affected by screening, diagnosis, treatment and other factors. While breast cancer in males is rare, the prognosis is generally worse than for females.
Overview
Overview
Indicators
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Number of new cancer cases
20,355
Cases
Reference period: 2018
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Age-standardized incidence rate
67.6
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
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Number of cancer deaths
5,253
Deaths
Reference period: 2020
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Age-standardized mortality rate
12.2
Deaths per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2020
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Prevalence proportion, five-year duration
299.0
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
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Data sources
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0747-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0751-01 Number of prevalent cases and prevalence proportions of primary cancer, by prevalence duration, cancer type, attained age group and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0800-01 Deaths and mortality rate (age standardization using 2011 population), by selected grouped causes
Datasets
Datasets
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0111-01 Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0747-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0761-01 Number and rates of new primary cancer cases, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type, age group and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0762-01 Number of new cases and age-standardized rates of primary cancer, by stage at diagnosis, selected cancer type and sex
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0109-01 Cancer incidence, by selected sites of cancer and sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (2015 boundaries)
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0112-01 Cancer incidence, by selected sites of cancer and sex, three-year average, census metropolitan areas
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0840-01 Cancer incidence trends, by sex and cancer type
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0839-01 Cancer mortality trends, by sex and cancer type
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0392-01 Deaths and age-specific mortality rates, by selected grouped causes
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0800-01 Deaths and mortality rate (age standardization using 2011 population), by selected grouped causes
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0142-01 Deaths, by cause, Chapter II: Neoplasms (C00 to D48)
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0751-01 Number of prevalent cases and prevalence proportions of primary cancer, by prevalence duration, cancer type, attained age group and sex
- 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 13-10-0160-01 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
- Measuring progress in cancer survival across Canadian provinces: Extending the cancer survival index to further evaluate cancer control efforts
- Short-term cancer prevalence in Canada, 2018
- Cancer incidence and mortality trends, 1984 to 2020
2021
- Do cancer incidence and mortality rates differ among ethnicities in Canada?
- Association of frailty and pre-frailty with increased risk of mortality among older Canadians
- 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
- Cancer in First Nations people in Ontario, Canada: Incidence and mortality, 1991 to 2010
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
- Updating the standard population and its effect on cancer incidence and mortality rates 1992 to 2012
- Cancer incidence in Canada, 2013
- The health of girls and women in Canada
- Differences in cancer survival in Canada by sex
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
2012
2011
- Canadian Forces Cancer and Mortality Study: Causes of Death
- Conditional survival analysis across cancer sites
2010
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