Bladder cancer in Canada

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Organization: Public Health Agency of Canada

Date Published: November 2020

Bladder cancer normally develops in the cells that form the inner lining of the bladder. Changes in bladder cells can lead to conditions such as urinary tract infections or benign tumours (non-cancerous), but can also lead to cancer.

The dataFootnote 1,Footnote 2,Footnote 3

Risk factors includeFootnote a

Detection and survivalFootnote 2,Footnote 4

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In situ bladder cancers are included because it is difficult to identify early invasion in pathology reports and because of the high number of in situ tumours that reoccur or progress into invasive cancerFootnote 5.

Statistics for lifetime probability, age and survival exclude Quebec and include individuals aged 15 to 99 years at diagnosis. Stage statistics exclude British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick and include individuals aged 18 to 79 years at diagnosis. Unless specified, statistics include all stages combined. 

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For more information, please visit: https://data.prevent.cancer.ca/current

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Footnote b

For more information about arsenic in drinking water, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/healthy-living/your-health/environment/arsenic-drinking-water.html

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Footnote 1

Brenner D, Weir H, Demers A, Ellison L, Louzado C, Shaw A, et al. Projected estimates of cancer in Canada in 2020. CMAJ. 2020;192(9):E199–E205. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191292.

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Footnote 2

Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee [Internet]. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2019. Toronto, ON: Canadian Cancer Society; 2019. Available at: cancer.ca/Canadian-Cancer-Statistics-2019-EN.

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Statistics Canada [Internet]. Table 13-10-0111-01 Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex. Available at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310011101 (accessed May 2020).

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Footnote 4

Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee [Internet]. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2018. Toronto, ON: Canadian Cancer Society; 2018. Available at: cancer.ca/Canadian-Cancer-Statistics-2018-EN

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Footnote 5

Xie L, Semenciw R, Mery L. Cancer incidence in Canada: trends and projections (1983-2032). Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can 2015;35(Suppl 1):2–186. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.35.S1.02.

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