Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021 Released

The Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021 report was released today.

Highlights for Lung Cancer:
  • Decrease in lifetime risk of diagnosis: now 1 in 15, from 1 in 12 in 2016 
  • Decrease in lifetime risk of death: now 1 in 19, from 1 in 15 in 2016
  • Increase in 5 year survival rate: now 22%, from 17% in 2016
  • Lung Cancer accounts for 25% of all cancer deaths
To read the full report click here.