In 2014, there were approximately five new cancer diagnoses per 1,000 Canadians outside of Quebec, according to Statistics Canada. In total, there were more than 137,000 new diagnoses.
The majority of newly diagnosed Canadians were aged 50 and older (87.8 per cent), compared to those between 25 and 49 (11 per cent) and those under 25 (1.2 per cent).
The most commonly reported cancers were breast, lung, colorectal, prostate and bladder. Combined, these cancers made up 53.6 per cent of all reported cases.
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New diagnoses were slightly more common among men than women (69,500 versus 67,400) and, for both sexes, the most common type of cancer varied by age. For those under 25, it’s testicular cancer for men and thyroid cancer for women. For those between 25 and 49, it’s colorectal cancer for men and breast cancer for women. For those 50 and older, it’s prostate cancer for men and breast cancer for women.
Several cancers were much more common in men than women: bladder (75.4 per cent of reported cases were men), liver (75.3 per cent), esophageal (77.5 per cent), stomach (66.3 per cent) and kidney (64.8 per cent).
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