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More than half of all cancers in 2018 will be diagnosed in people ages 60 to 79


New report from Cancer Care Ontario examines the state of cancer in Ontario

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2018 /CNW/ - A new report released today by Cancer Care Ontario highlights that the greatest number of new cancer cases in Ontario in 2018 are expected to be diagnosed in people ages 60 to 79, with this age group accounting for more than half of all cancers diagnosed. Half of all cancer deaths are expected to occur in this group as well, while more than one third are expected to occur in people ages 80 and older. However, cancer survival has been improving more for people diagnosed between ages 60 and 79 than for most other age groups.

The Ontario Cancer Statistics 2018 report estimates that in 2018, 90,483 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Ontario and 30,574 people will die from the disease. One in two Ontarians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and the disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the province as nearly one in four Ontarians will die from it.

"The collection and reporting of reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive data is a crucial step in identifying opportunities to reduce the burden of cancer in Ontario," said Dr. Prithwish De, Director, Surveillance and Cancer Registry, Cancer Care Ontario. "It is important to present a current view of cancer in the province to help us, and our partners, effectively plan for the future using information from which we can make informed decisions, take action and measure the impact of our initiatives."

Key findings:

"For the first time, there are more Ontarians over the age of 65 than under 15," said Dr. Michael Sherar, president and CEO, CCO. "The needs of our aging population will be a tremendous challenge for our healthcare system. Together with our partners, it is important that we use the information presented in Ontario Cancer Statistics 2018 to inform our future prevention and cancer control strategies to ensure our cancer system continues to meet the needs of all Ontarians."

Ontario Cancer Statistics 2018 is the second report in a series that takes a comprehensive look at the state of cancer in the province every two years, focusing on the incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence of the disease. It is intended to support healthcare planners, decision-makers, policy-makers, the public health community, healthcare providers, and researchers in planning for future cancer services, investigating notable patterns and measuring and monitoring population-based cancer control efforts.

For the first time in this report series, emerging issues in cancer control are also examined, including cancer comorbidities (i.e., other health conditions that exist outside of the cancer of interest) as well as the impact of wait time to cancer surgery on survival.

Ontario Cancer Statistics 2018 is available online here.

About Cancer Care Ontario:

Cancer Care Ontario equips health professionals, organizations and policy-makers with the most up-to-date cancer knowledge and tools to prevent cancer and deliver high-quality patient care. 

It does this by collecting and analyzing data about cancer services and combining it with evidence and research that is shared with the healthcare community in the form of guidelines and standards. It also monitors and measures the performance of the cancer system, and oversees a funding and governance model that ties funding to performance, making healthcare providers more accountable and ensuring value for investments in the system.

Cancer Care Ontario actively engages people with cancer and their families in the design, delivery and evaluation of Ontario's cancer system, and works to improve the performance of Ontario's cancer system by driving quality, accountability, innovation and value.

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SOURCE Cancer Care Ontario


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