The Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program oversees the delivery
and quality of cancer services for an area within the boundaries of
Waterloo Region, Wellington County and the southern portion of Grey
County. It is one of 13 Regional Cancer Programs created by Cancer Care
Ontario in 2005 to ensure cancer care is delivered according to
province-wide quality standards.
A snapshot of cancer trends in the Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program
Quick Statistics
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Total Population (2008)
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% of population
over 50 (2008)
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Projected new cancer cases (2009)
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Projected deaths from cancer (2009)
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Waterloo Wellington
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724,260
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30.0%
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3,372
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1,383
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Ontario
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12,874,409
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31.3%
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62,545
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26,049
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(Source: Cancer Care Ontario, iPort
TM
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Cancer survival
Overall, Ontario's estimated 5-year survival for the 4 most common cancers is at or above the estimates for Canada as a whole. The graphs below compare 5-year survival rates for Waterloo Wellington with rates for Ontario for each of these cancers: prostate, breast, colon and rectum, and lung.
At 94.8%, the five-year survival rate for prostate cancer in the Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program is slightly below the provincial median of 96.7%. Ontario’s survival rates for prostate cancer have improved dramatically over the last 10 years.
At 83.3%, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer in women in the Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program is below the provincial median of 86.9%. Ontario’s survival rates for breast cancer in Ontario have improved significantly over the last 10 years.
At 63.4%, the five-year survival rate for colon and rectum cancer in the Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program is slightly above the provincial median of 62.3%. Ontario’s survival rates for colon and rectum cancer in Ontario have improved significantly over the last 10 years.
At 13.6%, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer in the Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program is slightly below the provincial median of 16.3%. Ontario’s survival rates for lung cancer have improved only slightly over the last 10 years, and remain higher for women than for men.
Cancer control performance
The Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program continues to see improvements in its progress against cancer. According to the Cancer System Quality Index, which monitors the performance of the cancer system in Ontario based on 29 quality measures, Waterloo Wellington has achieved results that are better than the provincial average in key areas such as wait times for radiation and cancer surgery, and end-of-life care. For more information about cancer trends in this region, we invite you to explore the Cancer System Quality Index
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