How Healthy Are You?

According to 2007 Canadian Cancer Society general cancer stats for 2007:

An estimated 159,900 new cases of cancer and 72,700 deaths will occur in Canada in 2007.
On average, 3,075 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every week.
On average, 1,398 Canadians will die of cancer every week.

Cancer is the leading cause of premature death – or early death – in Canada:

1,006,000 potential years were lost in 2003 as a result of cancer. This represents 32% of the potential years of life lost resulting from all causes of death.

ARE YOU WELL PROTECTED AND PREVENTED??

Breast cancer stats:

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women.
In 2007, an estimated 22,300 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,300 will die of it.

One in 9 women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
One in 27 will die of it.

Colorectal cancer stats:

In 2007, an estimated 20,800 Canadians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 8,700 will die of it.

One in 14 men is expected to develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime and one in 28 will die of it. One in 16 women is expected to develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime and one in 31 will die of it.

Overall, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer.

Lung cancer stats:

In 2007, an estimated 23,300 Canadians will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 19,900 will die of it.

One in 12 men is expected to develop lung cancer during their lifetime and one in 12 will die of it. One in 16 women is expected to develop lung cancer during their lifetime and one in 19 is expected to die of it.

Lung cancer, the most preventable of all cancers, remains the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women.

Prostate cancer stats:

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men.
In 2007, an estimated 22,300 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 4,300 will die of it.

One in 8 men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime, mostly after age 60. One in 27 will die of it.

DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE GETTING THE NEEDED COMPREHANSIVE CARE FOR EARLY DETECTION?

Cardiovascular Disease is Still the Leading Cause of Death in Canada *

Cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) is the leading cause of death and disability in Canada.

Over one third (36%) of all deaths in Canada (1999) were due to heart disease and stroke (cardiovascular disease or CVD) (78,942 deaths)

Between 1969 and 1999, death rates due to heart disease and stroke decreased by 56%.

Although death rates declined during the 1990s, the actual number of deaths among men and women has remained steady since the mid-1990s.

ARE YOU AT RISK?

IF NOT START ACTING NOW

* Source: The Growing Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada