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Age-standardized cancer-incidence trends in Canada, 1971–2015
Darren R. Brenner, Yibing Ruan, Eileen Shaw, Dylan O’Sullivan, Abbey E. Poirier, Emily Heer, Paul J. Villeneuve, Stephen D. Walter, Christine M. Friedenreich, Leah Smith and Prithwish De
CMAJ November 18, 2019 191 (46) E1262-E1273; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.190355
Darren R. Brenner
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
PhDYibing Ruan
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
PhDEileen Shaw
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
MScDylan O’Sullivan
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
MScAbbey E. Poirier
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
MScEmily Heer
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
MScPaul J. Villeneuve
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
PhDStephen D. Walter
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
PhDChristine M. Friedenreich
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
PhDLeah Smith
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
PhDPrithwish De
Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences (Brenner, Friedenreich), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research (Brenner, Ruan, Shaw, Poirier, Heer, Friedenreich), CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Public Health Sciences (O’Sullivan), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Health Sciences (Villeneuve), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Walter), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Canadian Cancer Society (Smith); Surveillance and Cancer Registry (De), Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
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Online appendices
- Appendix 1: Imputation of 2011-2015 Cancer Incidence Data for Quebec
- Appendix 2: Cancer incidence of selected cancer sites from 1971 to 2015 by sex and age
- Appendix 3: Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates
- Appendix 4: Cancer incidence rate ratios
- Appendix 5: Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates excluding data for the province of Quebec
- Appendix 6: Sensitivity analysis of age-specific annual percent change (95 % confidence interval) of the most recent trend for selected cancer sites excluding Quebec data
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Age-standardized cancer-incidence trends in Canada, 1971–2015
Darren R. Brenner, Yibing Ruan, Eileen Shaw, Dylan O’Sullivan, Abbey E. Poirier, Emily Heer, Paul J. Villeneuve, Stephen D. Walter, Christine M. Friedenreich, Leah Smith, Prithwish De
CMAJ Nov 2019, 191 (46) E1262-E1273; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190355
Age-standardized cancer-incidence trends in Canada, 1971–2015
Darren R. Brenner, Yibing Ruan, Eileen Shaw, Dylan O’Sullivan, Abbey E. Poirier, Emily Heer, Paul J. Villeneuve, Stephen D. Walter, Christine M. Friedenreich, Leah Smith, Prithwish De
CMAJ Nov 2019, 191 (46) E1262-E1273; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190355
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