BY GOD IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!
-The increased numbers of new cancer cases are primarily due to an increasing the aging population.
-Lung Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in Canada.
-Incidence and mortality rates are much higher for women during reproductive years than men. (Age 25-54)
-38% of all Canadians women and 44% of all Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Based on the mortality rate of 24% of women and 44% (approx. every 1 in 4 Canadians) will develop cancer in their lifetime.
As you can see, cancer has been a major issue affecting population and population growth in Canada. If cancer remains to be on the rise for mortality rates and continues to show linear patterns (in accordance to age and sex) then it may be very hard for Canada to rebuild its population to the potential we could have. In this, life expectancy would most definitely decrease because of a higher mortality rate due to cancer. There are preventative measures taken by Toronto Public Health, Health Canada and WHO (World Health Organization) to reduce the mortality and incidence rates in Canada. These preventative measures include: up the minute published literature, screening reports and national surveys about cancer in Canada and cancer screening programs. These cancer screening programs are designed to detect cancer or pre-cancerous conditions in asymptomatic individual. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the cancer death rate by detecting and treating the cancer during the early stages/early signs of cancerous growth.
There are many preventative measures that are also encouraged to be taken within the home. There are direct correlations to a person’s daily habits and patterns within the home and those people whom develop non-hereditary cancer. If the patterns continue, and change is not implemented within Canadian society then the risk of developing cancer may rise and be an even greater factor for life expectancy. Some of the changes that are encouraged to be altered are:
- Diet
A quarter of all cancerous deaths in Canada are caused by unhealthy diets and obesity. Canadian people seem to have trouble implementing a healthy diet into their daily lives and eating the daily amounts of fruits and vegetables. If this habit changes, then it is proposed that an individual’s risk of cancer will drop by nearly 50%.
-Tobacco Smoke
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancerous death in both men and women. Cigarettes/tobacco smoke cause cancer and implement the cancerous growths that occur in the body. If smoking is avoided completely, then the risk of developing lung cancer significantly decreases.
The Sun/Radiation
-If the sun and radiation exposure are kept to a minimal then an individual’s risk of developing skin cancer decreases.
If these changes are eventually implemented in Canadian society, then eventually cancer will not be as big of a threat to population growth and life expectancy. It is unfortunate to us that every couple of years the world is faced with a new pandemic that alters/affects our lives. (Ex: SARS, AIDS) but it is very likely that in the future these things will not be of concern to us any longer, and certain technological advances will help prevent the further risk of developing these diseases. Until then, it is strongly encouraged by the large corporations and fellow people of our society to begin to implement and introduce proper diet and practice better awareness to the harms/risks that occur from things like sun exposure and smoking.
The following graphs and tables are here to show proper mathematical models and representations of Cancer in Canada, the types of cancer and rates of effect, Canadian cancer rates vs. other countries, a 5 year relative study of cancer survival in Canada etc.
-Lung Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in Canada.
-Incidence and mortality rates are much higher for women during reproductive years than men. (Age 25-54)
-38% of all Canadians women and 44% of all Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Based on the mortality rate of 24% of women and 44% (approx. every 1 in 4 Canadians) will develop cancer in their lifetime.
As you can see, cancer has been a major issue affecting population and population growth in Canada. If cancer remains to be on the rise for mortality rates and continues to show linear patterns (in accordance to age and sex) then it may be very hard for Canada to rebuild its population to the potential we could have. In this, life expectancy would most definitely decrease because of a higher mortality rate due to cancer. There are preventative measures taken by Toronto Public Health, Health Canada and WHO (World Health Organization) to reduce the mortality and incidence rates in Canada. These preventative measures include: up the minute published literature, screening reports and national surveys about cancer in Canada and cancer screening programs. These cancer screening programs are designed to detect cancer or pre-cancerous conditions in asymptomatic individual. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the cancer death rate by detecting and treating the cancer during the early stages/early signs of cancerous growth.
There are many preventative measures that are also encouraged to be taken within the home. There are direct correlations to a person’s daily habits and patterns within the home and those people whom develop non-hereditary cancer. If the patterns continue, and change is not implemented within Canadian society then the risk of developing cancer may rise and be an even greater factor for life expectancy. Some of the changes that are encouraged to be altered are:
- Diet
A quarter of all cancerous deaths in Canada are caused by unhealthy diets and obesity. Canadian people seem to have trouble implementing a healthy diet into their daily lives and eating the daily amounts of fruits and vegetables. If this habit changes, then it is proposed that an individual’s risk of cancer will drop by nearly 50%.
-Tobacco Smoke
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancerous death in both men and women. Cigarettes/tobacco smoke cause cancer and implement the cancerous growths that occur in the body. If smoking is avoided completely, then the risk of developing lung cancer significantly decreases.
The Sun/Radiation
-If the sun and radiation exposure are kept to a minimal then an individual’s risk of developing skin cancer decreases.
If these changes are eventually implemented in Canadian society, then eventually cancer will not be as big of a threat to population growth and life expectancy. It is unfortunate to us that every couple of years the world is faced with a new pandemic that alters/affects our lives. (Ex: SARS, AIDS) but it is very likely that in the future these things will not be of concern to us any longer, and certain technological advances will help prevent the further risk of developing these diseases. Until then, it is strongly encouraged by the large corporations and fellow people of our society to begin to implement and introduce proper diet and practice better awareness to the harms/risks that occur from things like sun exposure and smoking.
The following graphs and tables are here to show proper mathematical models and representations of Cancer in Canada, the types of cancer and rates of effect, Canadian cancer rates vs. other countries, a 5 year relative study of cancer survival in Canada etc.