An article1 in the November 18 issue contained 2 errors. First, in Table 3, the average annual percentage change in mortality for liver cancer should have been listed as a 2.2% increase.
Second, text was omitted from the first and second paragraphs under “Prevalence, incidence, mortality and survival.” This section should have read “Despite the higher number of cases and deaths among men, there is a higher incidence of cancer among women aged 20–59 years. The mortality rates among women in their 30s and 40s are higher than among men of a comparable age.
The prevalence of cancer is also increasing because of the increasing number of new cases each year as well as improved survival. Thus, it is imperative that we better understand the issues faced by cancer survivors. In 2004, there were 850 000 living Canadians who had received a diagnosis of cancer at some time in the previous 15-year period (2.5% of men, 2.8% of women).”
These errors have been corrected in the online version.
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