Cancer in the Northwest Territories 2001-2010

The main • The age-standardized incidence rate for all cancers combined objective of the report is to describe cancer incidence and cancer was lower for males in the NWT when compared to Canada mortality within the NWT population and compare these rates to Canadian figures. [...] Since the annual number of cancer • When cancer types were analysed separately, the incidence of cases and deaths is relatively small in statistical terms, 10 years of colorectal cancer was 1 6 times higher in NWT males compared cancer data were aggregated in order to create more stable rates and to Canadian males produce meaningful statistical analysis and interpretation • The incidence of prosta [...] When the • When cancer types were analysed separately, colorectal cancer aging of our population is taken into account, cancer incidence incidence was approximately double the rate among Canadian rates in the NWT have increased very little over this 10-year females period • Breast and lung cancer incidence in the NWT were not • Overall, the risk of developing cancer among NWT residents is signific [...] Cautions on Interpretation Cancer control focuses on the prevention, early detection, and The validity of rates in this report depends on the completeness of treatment of cancer by converting the knowledge gained through cancer reporting and accuracy of population estimates. [...] In males, the most frequent cancer diagnosis was colorectal cancer in Dene and Inuit males, while prostate cancer was the most frequent cancer diagnosis in Métis and Non-Aboriginal populations (Table 5).