Colon and rectum cancer
Colon and rectum cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in Canada. It is one of the leading causes of cancer death among both males and females. Colon and rectum cancer survival may be affected by screening, diagnosis, treatment and other factors.
Overview
Overview
Indicators
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Number of new cancer cases
16,480
Cases
Reference period: 2018
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Age-standardized incidence rate
53.3
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
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Number of cancer deaths
8,643
Deaths
Reference period: 2020
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Age-standardized mortality rate
19.6
Deaths per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2020
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Prevalence proportion, five-year duration
207.9
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?
- The cancer survival index: Measuring progress in cancer survival to help evaluate cancer control efforts in Canada
- Colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact of paused screening and evaluation of strategies to reduce delays
- Cancer in First Nations people in Ontario, Canada: Incidence and mortality, 1991 to 2010
2019
2018
- Cancer in Canada: Stage at diagnosis
- Progress in net cancer survival in Canada over 20 years
- Cancer Screening, 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
- Cancer in Canada: Focus on lung, colorectal, breast and prostate
- Conditional survival analysis across cancer sites
2010
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