Facts and Statistics

Prostate Cancer Statistics, 2009

• Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men.
• In 2009, an estimated 25,500 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 4,400 will die of it.
• On average, 490 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every week.
• On average, 85 Canadian men will die of prostate cancer every week.
• One in 7 men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime, mostly after the age of 60. One in 27 will die of it.

Totals may not add due to rounding
Source: Canadian Cancer Society Executive Committee: "Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009"
Last modified on: 16 April 2009

Estimated New Cases for Cancersby Gender in Quebec and Canada, 2009

Type Of Cancer	Men		Type Of Cancer	Women
	Quebec	Canada		Quebec	Canada
Prostate	4,400	24,700	Breast	5,900	22,400
Lung	4,200	12,600	Lung	3,400	11,300
Colorectal	3,100	11,800	Colorectal	2,500	9,700
Bladder	1,650	5,100	Uterus	960	4,200
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	880	3,800	Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	770	3,200
Kidney	760	2,700	Ovary	640	2,500
Melanoma	320	2,500	Thyroid	670	3,400
Leukemia	610	2,600	Melanoma	270	2,100
Oral	630	2,300	Pancreas	540	1,950
Stomach	470	1,850	Leukemia	460	1,850
Pancreas	540	1,800	Bladder	540	1,700
Brain	390	1,450	Brain	300	1,100
Multiple Myeloma	300	1,150	Oral	270	1,100
Esophagus	260	1,200	Kidney	480	1,750
Liver	310	1,200	Cervix	280	1,300
Larynx	380	1,000	Stomach	270	1,000
All Cancers	21,500	87,000	All Cancers	20,500	79,400

''Source: "Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009"