Canadian Cancer Statistics 2012: Incidence, Mortality, and Trends

109,000 new cancer cases were estimated for Canada in 1991, with 56,700 estimated deaths. The report by Leslie A. Gaudette of the Office of Extramural Research discusses cancer risk factors, survival rates, and trends in incidence and mortality since 1970, including data on specific populations like children and the Inuit and Indians.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in cancer incidence and mortality based on historical data since 1970 mentioned in the description
• Study cancer risk factors and survival rates across different demographic groups described in the report
• Compare cancer statistics for specific populations, such as children, Inuit, and Indians, as referenced in the description
• Model the relationship between smoking and lung cancer using the discussed statistics

Strengths

• Provides specific estimated figures for cancer incidence (109,000) and mortality (56,700) for a given year (1991)
• Discusses multiple concrete topics including risk factors, survival rates, and trends over a multi-decade period (since 1970)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Leslie A. Gaudette, Office of Extramural Research

Time Range

Primarily 1991 estimates, with trend analysis since 1970

Geography

Canada