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Cancer
- Chronic Disease Prevention
Data
definitions, limitations & uses • Data
Sources
Cancer, in its many forms was the second
leading cause of death in Leeds, Grenville and
Lanark (LGL) in 1996. It accounted for about 30%
of all female deaths, and 26% of all male deaths (see figure 1). In
addition, cancers were the leading cause of
potential years of life lost in 1996. They
accounted for over 3000 potential years of life
lost (pyll) in this year. In this report, data are
presented on the rates of new cancers, deaths
caused by cancers and hospitalizations that result
from cancer. Well over half of all new cancers
among each sex are accounted for by just three
cancer sites: prostate, lung, and colorectal in
men, breast, lung, and colorectal in women. In
1996, lung cancer alone accounted for 25% of all
cancer deaths in LGL. Between 1981 and 1990 the
crude mortality rate from all cancers in LGL had
been constant in both men and women (see figure 2). However,
since 1990 the cancer mortality rates for both men
and women have been higher on average. This trend
holds even when we control for the impact of an
aging population.
The age-standardized mortality rate for all
cancers between 1994-1996 is almost 7% higher than
it was between 1989-1991 (see figure 3). This rise
in local mortality rates has resulted in rates
that are higher than in all of Ontario (see figure 4). In
addition to higher mortality rates, LGL has higher
cancer incidence rates than all of Ontario (see figure 5). Similar to
mortality rates, cancer incidence rates have also
increased during the past fifteen years in LGL. The
age-standardized incidence rate for all cancers in
LGL was 20% higher in 1992-1995 than compared to
1982-1986 (see
figure 6).
For Information on selected cancers click
below:
 Cervical Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Female Breast Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Lung Cancer
Skin Cancer
Data
definitions, limitations & uses
Leading Causes of Death
Potential Years of Life Lost
Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR)
Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR)
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate
Total (Crude) Death Rate
Data Sources
Ontario Cancer Incidence Database
Population Estimates Database
Ontario Mortality Database
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