Lung and bronchus cancer
Primary lung cancer is a cancer where the primary site of diagnosis is in the cells of the lung and/or those of the bronchi. In Canada, lung cancer is one of the leading cancers when it comes to the number of newly diagnosed cases and the number of deaths in both males and females. Lung cancer is also known for it's poor prognosis, especially among those diagnosed when the cancer has already spread to other body parts.
Overview
Indicators
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Number of new cancer cases
19,560
Cases
Reference period: 2018
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Age-standardized incidence rate
61.5
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
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Number of cancer deaths
19,429
Deaths
Reference period: 2020
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Age-standardized mortality rate
43.2
Deaths per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2020
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Prevalence proportion, five-year duration
114.7
Cases per 100,000 people
Reference period: 2018
Visual interactive dashboard
Data sources
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0747-01 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
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