“This prevalence report is coming out at a really important time because it really speaks to the huge volume of Canadians that are living with and beyond cancer in our society today … And every day we’re hearing about health-care challenges, health system crunch, health human resources, really existing in a system that feels very unsustainable right now,” she said.Īs far as what Atlantic Canada needs most, based off the prevalence report, Cull says health human resources is one of the main issues. “We know that cancer is certainly more prevalent in rural communities, which speaks to many communities in Atlantic Canada, and so, that’s another factor that’s important to note as we look to things like system planning and how we support these 1.5 million people,” said Cull.Īs a cancer advocate, Cull says the CCS is looking to all levels of government to commit to sustainable long-term equitable funding for health systems that prioritize a targeted funding stream for cancer care. The report also shows that cancers were generally more prevalent in rural settings compared to urban settings, over study periods of two and five years. This duration accounted for the majority of people who had been diagnosed with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer – the three most prevalent types of cancers across Canada over the quarter-century.Ī further 20.7 per cent were between two and five years out, and 18.4 per cent were zero to two years out. So things like tobacco use, excess weight, alcohol consumption, would also drive higher rates of cancer in certain areas,” she said.Īccording to the study, most people - 60.9 per cent - who had cancer or were living post-cancer were five to 25 years out from their diagnosis. “Then there’s another factor here around modifiable risk factors. “The other side of the coin is a bit more optimistic, and that’s around the fact that more people are surviving cancer.”Ĭull says, although it isn’t yet fully understood why cancer rates are highest in Atlantic Canada, tobacco and alcohol use could be contributing factors, in addition to an aging population. This has a lot to do with our growing and aging population,” she said. This related to the incident rate – that shared number of people who are being diagnosed with cancer in Canada. “The more concerning signal is that the number of cancers is increasing in Canada.
“And that number is quite stark at 1.5 million, and that is an increase over the last prevalence report that was just done just under a decade ago, which pinned that number at about one million.”Ĭull says the data is concerning as it shows cancer rates are increasing, but it also shows that more people are surviving the disease. “This is a prevalence report and really what this points to is an important dataset, and that’s really around how many Canadians are living with and beyond cancer in Canada today,” said Cull, during an interview with CTV News on Thursday. Kelly Wilson Cull, the director of advocacy for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), says the data shows a reality of more Canadians being diagnosed and living longer-term with cancer. (Canadian Cancer Registry/Canadian Cancer Society) 4,655.6 per 100,000 (7,080 counts) for Prince Edward IslandĪ graph showing cancer prevalence per 100,000 people by province as of 2018.According to the report, the cancer prevalence per 100,000 people by province as of 2018 was:
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