RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Projected estimates of cancer in Canada in 2024
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E615
OP E623
DO 10.1503/cmaj.240095
VO 196
IS 18
A1 Brenner, Darren R.
A1 Gillis, Jennifer
A1 Demers, Alain A.
A1 Ellison, Larry F.
A1 Billette, Jean-Michel
A1 Zhang, Shary Xinyu
A1 Liu, JiaQi Leon
A1 Woods, Ryan R.
A1 Finley, Christian
A1 Fitzgerald, Natalie
A1 Saint-Jacques, Nathalie
A1 Shack, Lorraine
A1 Turner, Donna
A1 
YR 2024
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/196/18/E615.abstract
AB Background: Cancer surveillance data are essential to help understand where gaps exist and progress is being made in cancer control. We sought to summarize the expected impact of cancer in Canada in 2024, with projections of new cancer cases and deaths from cancer by sex and province or territory for all ages combined.Methods: We obtained data on new cancer cases (i.e., incidence, 1984–2019) and deaths from cancer (i.e., mortality, 1984–2020) from the Canadian Cancer Registry and Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, respectively. We projected cancer incidence and mortality counts and rates to 2024 for 23 types of cancer, overall, by sex, and by province or territory. We calculated age-standardized rates using data from the 2011 Canadian standard population.Results: In 2024, the number of new cancer cases and deaths from cancer are expected to reach 247 100 and 88 100, respectively. The age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and mortality rate (ASMR) are projected to decrease slightly from previous years for both males and females, with higher rates among males (ASIR 562.2 per 100 000 and ASMR 209.6 per 100 000 among males; ASIR 495.9 per 100 000 and ASMR 152.8 per 100 000 among females). The ASIRs and ASMRs of several common cancers are projected to continue to decrease (i.e., lung, colorectal, and prostate cancer), while those of several others are projected to increase (i.e., liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer, kidney cancer, melanoma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma).Interpretation: Although the overall incidence of cancer and associated mortality are declining, new cases and deaths in Canada are expected to increase in 2024, largely because of the growing and aging population. Efforts in prevention, screening, and treatment have reduced the impact of some cancers, but these short-term projections highlight the potential effect of cancer on people and health care systems in Canada.See related editorial at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.240612