Canadians with a cancer has rose in terms of a number but experts predict that's probably excellent news because it return better detection, treatment and survival, mainly for the most general cancers.
Nevertheless, the data also propose health resources may be stretched as survivors live longer and require added care.
"In Canada, the figure of newly diagnosed cases continues to rise, and endurance is also increasing. The joint result is an increase in the figure of populace living with cancer, which leads to a growing demand for health care services," wrote Statistics Canada analysts in a study made public yesterday.
The StatsCan study alert on what's described as cancer "prevalence," or the number of people diagnosed who have survived over specific time periods.
The study, which covered the decade 1995-2005, shaped data for three periods: people diagnosed with cancer that is still alive in two years; those alive after five years; and those diagnosed who survived to at least the 10-year mark.
Over the course of to decade, 695,000 people detect with cancer be still alive, representing 2.2% of the inhabitants.
Among men detected with cancer who survived the decade, 38.2% had prostate cancer; 14% were diagnosed with colorectal cancer; 7.5% had bladder cancer and 5.4% lung cancer.
Among women who lived at least 10 years, breast cancer accounted for 40% of cases; colorectal cancer for 11.9%; uterine cancer for 7.2%; and lung cancer for 4.5%.
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