Cancer rates
Following are the age standardized cancer rates for 2009 in the Northern Health region as compared to all of B.C.
All cancers - incidence rate (per 100,000 people)
Northern Health - 403; B.C. - 380
Lung cancer - Incidence rate (per 100,000)
Northern Health - 65; B.C. - 49
Breast cancer - Incidence rate (per 100,000)
Northern Health - 83; B.C. - 101
Colorectal cancer - Incidence rate (per 100,000)
Northern Health - 46; B.C. - 44
Prostate cancer - Incidence rate (per 100,000)
Northern Health - 111; B.C. - 114
Total number of all cancer cases in B.C.
2009 - 1,251 cases
2019 - 1,680 cases (projected)
