Fact sheet: Cancer in Canada

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), in collaboration with other governmental and non-governmental organizations, conducts national surveillance of cancer to support the planning and evaluation of cancer-related policies, programs, and services. For this fact sheet, data from the Canadian Cancer Registry, the Canadian Vital Statistics – Death Database, and the Canadian Community Health Survey were used to provide current statistics on the burden of cancer in Canada.

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Title (French)	Feuillet d'information : Le cancer au Canada
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Open Canada Date Published	2018-06-06 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified	2019-12-09 00:00:00
Open Canada Subject	["health_and_safety"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["Cancer", "maladies", "décès", "mortalité", "vieillissement"], "en": ["Cancer", "disease", "death", "mortality", "aging"]}
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