All cancers

The following section of the report has information on selected types of cancers, except non-melanoma skin cancers which are not tracked by cancer registries in Canada.

by geographic area
by Greater Sudbury and outlying areas
by sex
by age
deaths by geographic area

All cancers by geographic area

Overall findings:

In the Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) area, there was a total of 1,180 new cases of cancer in 2009.
In 2009, the cancer rate in the SDHU area was 430 new cases per 100,000 population.
The rate of cancer in the SDHU area has been similar to that of northeastern Ontario, while rates in both areas have been consistently higher than the rate of cancer in Ontario overall.
Between 2000 and 2009, the rate of cancer in the SDHU area has generally remained stable.

Notes:

Rates are age-standardized using the 1991 Canadian population.
Data Source: Ontario Cancer Registry and Population Estimates, Cancer Care Ontario, SEER*Stat, Oct. 2012 release.

Figure: Annual age-standardized cancer incidence rate, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009

Line graph depicting Annual age-standardized cancer incidence rate, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009. Data for this graph are located in the tables below.

Table: Annual age-standardized cancer incidence rate, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009

Geographic Area	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
SDHU	441.9	456.0	478.3	438.2	420.2	429.4	425.5	445.0	411.9	429.7
Northeast Ontario	457.8	451.5	448.5	429.7	429.2	429.4	431.3	441.9	421.3	423.1
Ontario	413.0	416.3	410.6	404.9	410.1	410.0	411.3	416.8	406.2	405.9

Table: Annual number of cancer incidence cases, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009

Geographic Area	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
SDHU	1023	1080	1151	1078	1053	1101	1113	1188	1124	1180
Northeast Ontario	3218	3230	3246	3193	3250	3312	3398	3529	3449	3514
Ontario	53025	54765	55411	56104	58264	59702	61297	63809	63891	65338

All cancers by Greater Sudbury and outlying areas

Key findings:

In 2009, there were 927 new cases of cancer among residents of Greater Sudbury and 253 new cases among residents of the SDHU district office areas.
The rate of cancer was 418 new cases per 100,000 population residing in Greater Sudbury and 487 new cases per 100,000 population residing in the SDHU district office areas.
The rate of cancer among residents of Greater Sudbury has generally been similar to the rate among residents of the SDHU district office areas.
The rate of cancer among residents in Greater Sudbury decreased slightly between 2000 and 2009, while no overall trend is evident in the rate among residents of the SDHU district office areas.

Notes:

Rates are age-standardized using the 1991 Canadian population.
Data Source: Ontario Cancer Registry and Population Estimates, Cancer Care Ontario, SEER*Stat, Oct. 2012 release.

Figure: Annual age-standardized incidence rate, all cancers, Greater Sudbury vs. Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) district office areas, 2000–2009

Line graph depicting Annual age-standardized incidence rate, all cancers, Greater Sudbury versus Sudbury & District Health Unit district office areas, 2000–2009. Data for this graph are located in the tables below.

Table: Annual age-standardized incidence rate, all cancers, Greater Sudbury vs. Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) district office areas, 2000–2009

Census Division	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
SDHU District Office Areas	398.0	485.5	481.4	427.7	401.0	465.3	466.7	454.2	428.8	486.7
Manitoulin District	426.5	539.5	523.8	427.1	336.5	443.1	391.2	509.6	435.4	456.8
Sudbury District	389.9	458.5	457.6	430.0	436.0	483.6	514.8	412.5	423.1	505.3
City of Greater Sudbury	452.1	450.0	478.3	440.1	424.6	419.6	415.4	443.8	407.5	418.0

Table: Annual number of incidence cases, all cancers, Greater Sudbury vs. Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) district office areas, 2000–2009

Census Division	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
SDHU District Office Areas	182	221	227	207	199	234	243	241	232	253
Manitoulin District	71	90	93	79	63	85	83	108	92	95
Sudbury District	111	131	134	128	136	149	160	133	140	158
City of Greater Sudbury	841	859	924	871	854	867	870	947	892	927

All cancers by sex

Key findings:

In 2009, a total of 616 males and 564 females were diagnosed with cancer in the SDHU area.
In the SDHU area, the rate of cancer in 2009 was 486 new cases per 100,000 males and 387 new cases per 100,000 females.
The cancer rate among males has been consistently higher than the rate among females.
In general, the rate of cancer in men has decreased while the rate among females has remained stable between 2000 and 2009.

Notes:

Rates are age-standardized using the 1991 Canadian population.
Data Source: Ontario Cancer Registry and Population Estimates, Cancer Care Ontario, SEER*Stat, Oct. 2012 release.

Figure: Annual age-standardized incidence rate, all cancers, by sex, Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) area, 2000–2009

Line graph depicting Annual age-standardized incidence rate, all cancers, by sex, Sudbury & District Health Unit area, 2000–2009. Data for this graph are located in the tables below

Table: Annual age-standardized incidence rate, all cancers, by sex, Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) area, 2000–2009

Sex	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Both	441.9	456.0	478.3	438.2	420.2	429.4	425.5	445	411.9	429.7
Males	537.1	550.3	553.1	515.6	495.9	481.6	482.3	520.2	477.3	486.3
Females	371.2	382.1	421.9	380.6	361.6	395.6	377.8	382.9	362.7	387.1

Table: Annual number of cases, all cancers, by sex, Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) area, 2000–2009

Sex	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Both	1023	1080	1151	1078	1053	1101	1113	1188	1124	1180
Males	569	601	611	585	572	567	584	648	610	616
Females	454	479	540	493	481	534	529	540	514	564

All cancers by age

Key findings:

In the SDHU area, the highest number of new cancer cases were in the 75 and over age group, with 360 cases in 2009.
In 2009, the highest rate of cancer was in the 75 and over age group, with 2,570 new cases per 100,000 population.
In general, the rate of cancer increases with age.
There is no trend evident in the rate of new cancer cases in any age group from 2000–2009.

Notes:

Data Source: Ontario Cancer Registry and Population Estimates, Cancer Care Ontario, SEER*Stat, Oct. 2012 release.

Figure: Annual incidence rate, all cancers, by age group, Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) area, 2000–2009

Line graph depicting Annual incidence rate, all cancers, by age group, Sudbury & District Health Unit area, 2000–2009. Data for this graph are located in the tables below.

Table: Annual incidence rate, all cancers, by age group, Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) area, 2000–2009

Age at Diagnosis	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
20-44	103.4	109.6	117.6	86.3	107.1	99.3	84.1	100.0	91.8	114.4
45-64	718.6	765.8	762.2	746.2	749.4	713.4	704.9	770.0	701.5	702.5
65-74	2058.0	1957.9	2178.7	1921.6	1730.2	1816.0	2116.3	2012.4	1831.4	1815.7
75+	2441.6	2657.6	2837.0	2618.1	2380.9	2652.5	2304.2	2458.4	2408.1	2569.6

Table: Annual number of cases, all cancers, by age group, Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) area, 2000–2009

Age at Diagnosis	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
20-44	81	86	90	63	76	73	65	71	64	77
45-64	345	376	385	390	403	394	396	447	414	423
65-74	325	311	345	304	277	294	346	333	310	314
75+	259	295	326	311	291	333	300	330	332	360

All cancers deaths by geographic area

Key findings:

In the SDHU area, there were 561 deaths due to all cancers in 2009.
In 2009, the rate of cancer mortality in the SDHU area was 196 deaths per 100,000 population.
The rate of cancer mortality in the SDHU area has generally been similar to that of northeastern Ontario, while the rates in both the SDHU area and northeastern Ontario have consistently been higher than the Ontario rate.
Between 2000 and 2009, the rate of cancer mortality in the SDHU area was fairly stable.

Notes:

Rates are age-standardized using the 1991 Canadian population.
Data Source: Ontario Cancer Registry and Population Estimates, Cancer Care Ontario, SEER*Stat, Oct. 2012 release.

Figure: Annual age-standardized mortality rate, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009

Line graph depicting Annual age-standardized mortality rate, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009. Data for this graph are located in the tables below.

Table: Annual age-standardized mortality rate, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009

Geographic Area	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
SDHU	202.7	187.7	207.5	192.0	201.6	189.5	189.2	193.7	180.0	196.0
Northeast Ontario	197.7	199.0	198.0	194.7	200.0	193.0	191.4	184.6	183.1	189.4
Ontario	177.2	175.7	172.8	170.0	168.1	164.7	160.9	158.6	156.7	154.0

Table: Annual number of cases, all cancers, by geographic area, 2000–2009

Geographic Area	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
SDHU	473	444	502	481	513	496	508	530	506	561
Northeast Ontario	1407	1442	1463	1483	1548	1534	1566	1544	1563	1658
Ontario	23143	23581	23870	24183	24590	24817	24969	25369	25794	26076

This item was last modified on March 26, 2018