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SKIN CANCER PREVENTION. May 2011. PART TWO. Skin Cancer in Saskatchewan & Canada. What is Incidence?. Incidence is a measure of disease burden Reported either as # of new cases in a time period a rate for the time period
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SKIN CANCER PREVENTION May 2011
PART TWO Skin Cancer in Saskatchewan & Canada
What is Incidence? • Incidence is a measure of disease burden • Reported either as • # of new cases in a time period • a rate for the time period • Incidence rates are standardized in order to compare groups from different backgrounds and age structures Sun Smart Saskatchewan
Provincial Skin Cancer Cases • 26,993 skin cancer cases were diagnosed from 1998 to 2007 • 19,361 cases of basal cell carcinoma • 6,087 cases of squamous cell carcinoma • 1,216 cases of melanoma • 329 other skin cancer cases • Represent the number of cases of skin cancer and not the number of persons with skin cancer Sun Smart Saskatchewan
Basal Cell Carcinoma Cases in Saskatchewan Sun Smart Saskatchewan
Basal Cell Carcinoma Rates in Saskatchewan Standardized to 1991 Canadian Population (rate/100,000) Sun Smart Saskatchewan
GIS Maps Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (per 100,000) – MalesBasal Cell Carcinoma1998 – 2007
GIS Maps Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (per 100,000) – FemalesBasal Cell Carcinoma1998 – 2007
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cases in Saskatchewan Sun Smart Saskatchewan
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Rates in Saskatchewan Standardized to 1991 Canadian Population (rate/100,000) Sun Smart Saskatchewan
GIS Maps Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (per 100,000) – MalesSquamous Cell Carcinoma1998 – 2007
GIS Maps Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (per 100,000) – FemalesSquamous Cell Carcinoma1998 – 2007
Melanoma Cases in Saskatchewan Sun Smart Saskatchewan
Melanoma Rates in Saskatchewan Sun Smart Saskatchewan Standardized to 1991 Canadian Population (rate/100,000)
GIS Maps Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (per 100,000) – MalesMelanoma1998 – 2007
GIS Maps Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (per 100,000) – FemalesMelanoma1998 – 2007
Melanoma Skin Cancer (Canada vs. Saskatchewan) Sun Smart Saskatchewan Standardized to 1991 Canadian Population (rate/100,000)
Melanoma Skin Cancer (Canada vs. Saskatchewan) Sun Smart Saskatchewan Standardized to 1991 Canadian Population (rate/100,000)
Melanoma Skin Cancer(Canada vs. Saskatchewan) Standardized to 1991 Canadian Population (rate/100,000) Sun Smart Saskatchewan
A Global Perspective • The incidence of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers has been increasing over recent decades • Between two to three million non-melanoma skin cancers and 132,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year • One in every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer Sun Smart Saskatchewan