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Cancer, new cases, by selected primary site of cancer, by sex
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| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of new cancer cases | |||||
| Males | |||||
| Total, all primary sites of cancer1 | 75,891 | 78,684 | 80,614 | 83,110 | 85,531 |
| Colon (excluding rectum) | 6,279 | 6,490 | 6,744 | 6,824 | 7,081 |
| Rectum and rectosigmoid | 3,647 | 3,933 | 3,939 | 4,022 | 4,130 |
| Lung and bronchus | 11,849 | 12,165 | 12,281 | 12,314 | 12,465 |
| Prostate | 19,657 | 20,654 | 21,127 | 22,628 | 23,231 |
| Females | |||||
| Total, all primary sites of cancer1 | 69,778 | 71,802 | 74,553 | 76,176 | 78,073 |
| Colon (excluding rectum) | 6,212 | 6,527 | 6,610 | 6,565 | 6,673 |
| Rectum and rectosigmoid | 2,451 | 2,407 | 2,477 | 2,465 | 2,599 |
| Lung and bronchus | 9,131 | 9,465 | 9,972 | 10,253 | 10,400 |
| Breast | 19,057 | 19,610 | 20,185 | 20,610 | 21,006 |
| Note: International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer rules for determining multiple primary sites. 1. Included are all invasive sites and in situ for bladder. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry Database (July 2010 file), CANSIM, table 103-0550 and Catalogue no. 82-231-X. Last modified: 2011-09-27. | |||||
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