Canada Global (Web News) According to recent data showing an increase in the number of Canadians with cancer, there are now 1.5 million people in Canada who are living with the disease and surviving it.
The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) has released statistics with cancer prevalence figures going back 25 years. This is the first report of its sort in Canada to offer this kind of long-term prevalence overview.
According to the report, the number of cancer cases in Canada have increased from the estimated one million cases a decade ago due to the country’s ageing and expanding population as well as medical and scientific advancements that have made it easier for more people to get diagnosed and survive the disease.
According to Dr. Janet Dancey, a medical oncologist and the head of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group, this is both good and bad news in terms of the prevalence of cancer in Canada.
Despite our best efforts and knowledge, the likelihood of developing cancer seems to increase as we live longer and longer, she said.
This specific paper, with its prevalence data, can really help highlight how many individuals live well beyond their cancer diagnosis because we also have many successful treatments. And I believe the message to be quite optimistic.
The Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee, Statistics Canada, and the Public Health Agency of Canada worked together to compile the study.
According to Dancey, it will assist provide a critical look at long-term trends in cancer incidences that demonstrate how well the nation is doing in terms of preventing, identifying, and treating this disease as well as how well cancer patients are doing over time.