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      • Stage distribution
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        • Breast cancer resections that are mastectomies
        • The use of breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomies for breast cancer resections
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      • Breast cancer screening outside recommended guidelines
      • Incidence and mortality rates
      • Five-year net survival by income quintile for several cancers in Canada
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      • Colorectal cancer screening
      • Geographic variation in colorectal cancer risk
      • Screening in underserved populations
      • Colorectal cancer diagnosis wait time
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        • Removal and examination of 12 or more lymph nodes in colon resections
        • Resection rates for stage II or III rectal cancer, stage III colon cancer and stage II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer patients
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      • Five-year net survival by income quintile for several cancers in Canada
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      • Capture of stage
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      • Geographic variation in lung cancer risk
      • Resection rates for stage II or IIIA Non-snmall cell lung cancer patients
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      • Five-year net survival by income quintile for several cancers in Canada
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      • Prostate risk profile
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      • Prostate wait times for surgery
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      • Incidence & Mortality Rates
      • Five-year net survival by income quintile for several cancers in Canada
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      • Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination
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      • Screening in underserved populations
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      • Incidence and mortality rates
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  • Smoking prevalence
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  • Geographic variation in lung cancer risk
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  • Geographic variation in colorectal cancer risk
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  • PSA testing
  • Screening in underserved populations
  • Breast cancer diagnosis wait times
  • Colorectal cancer diagnosis wait times
  • Capture of stage
  • Stage distribution
  • Prostate risk profile
  • Surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Systemic therapy
  • Removal and examination of 12 or more lymph nodes in colon resections
  • Resection rates for stage II or III rectal cancer, stage III colon cancer and stage II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer patients
  • The use of breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomies for breast cancer resections
  • Breast cancer resections that are mastectomies
  • High-risk, resource-intensive surgeries for esophageal, pancreatic, liver, lung and ovarian cancers in Canada
  • Prostate wait times for surgery
  • Radical prostatectomy: open versus laparoscopic surgery
  • Radiation therapy wait times
  • Radiation therapy utilization and capacity
  • Pre-operative radiation therapy for patients with stage II or III rectal cancer
  • Post-operative radiation therapy for patients with stage I or II breast cancer
  • Prostate wait times for radiation therapy
  • Prostate patterns of care: radiation and surgical treatment
  • Post-operative chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer patients
  • Post-operative chemotherapy for patients with stage II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer
  • Screening for distress
  • Patient satisfaction
  • Place of death
  • Prostate access to palliative radiation
  • Adult clinical trial participation
  • Prostate clinical trials participation
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  • Cancer research investment
  • Prostate cancer research investment
  • Breast cancer screening outside of guidelines
  • Breast cancer mastectomies done as day surgery
  • Intensive care use in the last two weeks of life
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  • Five-year net survival by income quintile for several cancers in Canada
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Smoking prevalence

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    Figure 1.1

    Percentage of Canadians (aged >=12 ) who reported smoking daily or occasionally, by jurisdiction — 2015-16 reporting years

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    Data source: Statistics Canada: Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Data Table

    JurisdictionSmoking styleNumber of Canadians smokingPercent (%)Lower bound of 95% confidence intervalUpper bound of 95% confidence interval
    BCDaily367,4009.18.49.9
    BCOccasionally200,6005.04.55.5
    PEDaily14,00011.19.412.9
    PEOccasionally5,0004.02.95.0
    ONDaily1,408,10011.911.312.5
    ONOccasionally571,6004.84.45.3
    NBDaily88,00013.712.115.3
    NBOccasionally29,2004.53.55.6
    ABDaily450,30012.911.913.8
    ABOccasionally191,7005.54.96.1
    QCDaily930,10013.212.513.8
    QCOccasionally368,6005.24.85.7
    MBDaily138,30013.412.114.7
    MBOccasionally55,3005.44.56.2
    NSDaily123,00015.213.816.6
    NSOccasionally33,0004.13.34.9
    SKDaily137,00015.313.716.8
    SKOccasionally41,2004.63.85.4
    NLDaily81,80017.916.119.7
    NLOccasionally17,3003.82.94.7
    YTDaily5,50017.312.422.3
    YTOccasionally2,3007.25.09.4
    NTDaily9,00025.621.329.9
    NTOccasionally2,9008.46.410.4
    NUDaily14,70053.648.958.3
    NUOccasionally2,3008.56.011.0

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    Data source: Statistics Canada: Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Figure 1.16

    Percentage of Canadians ( aged >=12) who reported smoking daily or occasionally, Canada — from 2001 to 2015-16 reporting years

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    Data source: Statistics Canada: Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Data Table

    YearPercent (%)Lower bound of 95% confidence intervalUpper bound of 95% confidence interval
    200125.925.526.3
    200323.022.723.4
    200521.821.422.1
    200722.021.622.5
    200821.420.921.9
    200920.119.620.7
    201020.820.221.3
    201119.919.320.4
    201220.319.620.9
    201319.318.719.9
    201418.117.518.7
    2015-1617.417.017.7

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    Data source: Statistics Canada: Canadian Community Health Survey.

  • Data specifications

    Data specifications

    Definition: The percentage of the population aged 12 years and older who reported smoking daily or occasionally

    Rationale for measurement: Reporting on tobacco use at the population level allows for the assessment of tobacco prevention and cessation strategies.

    Measurement timeframe:

    • At national level: years 2001 to 2014 and 2015-16 combined
    • At provincial level: reporting year 2015-16 combined

    Denominator: Total individuals aged 12 years and older

    Numerator: Number of individuals aged 12 years and older reporting daily or occasionally smoking

    • At national level: combined daily or occasional smokers
    • At provincial level: separated by daily and occasional smokers

    Exclusion criteria: Responses with “don’t know”, “refusal to answer”, or “not stated” were excluded

    Data availability: All provinces and territories

    Stratification:

    • At national level: by year
    • At provincial level: by smoking status (daily or occasionally)

    Data source: Statistics Canada; Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS),CANSIM 105-0509

    Data retrieval date: August 2017

    Variables details: Not applicable

    Notes from jurisdictions: Not applicable

    Methodology notes:

    1. Data were downloaded from CANSIM table for the Canadian Community Health Survey data, which are based on a representative sample and then is extrapolated to the overall population.

    Changes to definition compared to previous years: Not applicable

  • Related indicators

    Related Indicators

    Smoking cessation

    Percentage of recent smokers (aged ≥ 20) reporting quitting smoking in the past two years, by age group and by sex, Canada — 2014 reporting year
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    Second-hand smoke exposure

    Percentage of non-smokers (aged ≥ 12) reporting second-hand smoke exposure, by setting and age group, Canada — 2014 reporting year
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    Lung cancer

    Incidence rates for lung cancer, by stage at diagnosis and province, age-standardized to the 2011 Canadian population — 2015 diagnosis year
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    Geographic variation in lung cancer risk

    Geographic variation in smoking prevalence and lung cancer incidence – latest reporting years
    Map of Canada showing provincial figures for the age-standardized incidence rate per 100,000 and the percentage of individuals 12 yrs or older who report smoking daily or occasionally. BC: 60.7 incidence rate, 14.1% smokers AB: 67.6 incidence rate, 18.4% smokers SK: 67 incidence rate, 19.8% smokers MB: 73.9 incidence rate, 18.8% smokers ON: 61 incidence rate, 16.7% smokers QC: 86.8 incidence rate, 18.4% smokers NB: 86.2 incidence rate, 18.2% smokers NS: 86.8 incidence rate, 19.3% smokers PE: 90.2 incidence rate, 15.1% smokers NL: 79.3 incidence rate, 21.6% smokers YT: 54.4 incidence rate, 24.5% smokers NT: 86.7 incidence rate, 34% smokers NU: 160.2 incidence rate, 62.1% smokers

    † Smoking rates from each province and territory were divided into tertiles to generate groups of lower, middle and higher risk.

    ‡ For incidence rates for territories, years 2012 to 2014 were combined.

    QC: cancer incidence data are not available for diagnosis years after 2010. The 2010 Quebec incidence and population data have been copied forward to 2014 for the calculation.

    Data sources: Statistics Canada: Canadian Cancer Registry, Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Data table shows age-standardized incidence rate of lung cancer by jurisdiction and by year; and the smoking prevalence, daily or occasional, by individuals aged 12 and older, by jurisdiction and by year.
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    Pancreatic cancer

    Mortality rates for pancreatic cancer, by province, age-standardized to the 2011 Canadian population — 2009–11 combined
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