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Methinks lots of folks have said the magic word that upsets a couple of billionaire Clans in NB and got our last Chief Medical Officer of Health fired N'esy Pas?
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/cancer-rate-breast-lung-new-brunswick-canada-1.5444697
· CBC News· Posted: Jan 30, 2020 6:05 AM AT
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Breast cancer survivor Kathy Kaufield said the province's high rate doesn't surprise her. When she had her lumpectomy in Saint John, the surgeon performed five other breast cancer surgeries the same day. (Mike Heenan/CBC)
New Brunswick has the highest rates of newly diagnosed breast cancer and lung cancer cases in the country, and the second-highest rate of new cancer cases overall, according to new figures from Statistics Canada.
The province's breast cancer rate was 80.9 per 100,000 in 2017, with 620 new cases diagnosed, the data released Wednesday show.
By comparison, the national rate, excluding Quebec, was 68.4.
And while the national rate decreased from the previous year, New Brunswick's breast cancer rate grew steadily three years in a row, up from 71.1 in 2013.
"It's upsetting," said breast cancer survivor Kathy Kaufield of Quispamsis. "It's not a statistic that New Brunswick should be proud of."
Nova Scotia was a close second at 102.1 per 100,000, with 970 new cases.
Across Canada, the incidence rate was 64.5.
New Brunswick's total rate for the 58 types of cancers tracked was 631.9 per 100,000, (4,845 cases), with Nova Scotia virtually tied at 631.8, (6,006 cases).
Only Newfoundland and Labrador ranked worse at 670, (3,540 cases).
The national rate was 529.1.
New Brunswick's growing cancer numbers appear worse than they are because the majority of cancer cases are diagnosed in people over the age of 50, and the proportion of the province's population in that age group has been growing rapidly in recent years, forcing the numbers up.
According to Statistics Canada, adjusting for age differences in New Brunswick's population between 2011 and 2017, cancer rates in each age group in the province have been falling, but the total number of cases are rising as more and more people enter the prime years for contracting the disease.
For example, breast cancer is five times more prevalent in women in their 60s than women in their 30s and New Brunswick has more 60-year-olds and fewer 30-year-olds than it did 10 years ago. The sheer number of women entering that age group is pushing overall totals up.
When the age of the population is factored in, New Brunswick drops from second place overall to seventh place, and a rate much closer to the national average — 500.5 per 100,000, compared to 495.9.
Even accounting for the age issue, New Brunswick still ranks high for breast and lung cancers, in second and third place respectively.
In the meantime, she's waiting for the provincial government to follow through on a 2018 election pledge to provide women with their breast density information after mammograms so those with dense breasts can seek additional, more effective screening.
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Dense breast tissue can obscure cancer in a mammogram image. (Submitted by Dense Breasts Canada)
A Department of Health official has previously said the goal is to implement a standardized approach to reporting of breast density in 2020. No specific timeline has been provided.
"The sooner the better as far as I'm concerned, especially when you see numbers like this," said Kaufield.
"The least we could do — if we can't find out why it's so high in New Brunswick — is give women every opportunity to find it as early as they can."
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Dr. Mahmoud Abdelsalam, chief of oncology at the Moncton Hospital, said there is evidence that healthy lifestyle choices, such as not smoking, eating more vegetables and fruit and less red meat, and exercising, can reduce the incidence of cancer by 30 per cent. (Horizon Health Network)
Dr. Mahmoud Abdelsalam, the chief of oncology at the Moncton Hospital, believes the province's aging population is one of the factors behind the high cancer rates.
He points to a recent report released by the Canadian Cancer Society, which showed 79 per cent of cancer cases occurred between the ages of 50 and 84.
"We have many of the young generation, they move outside New Brunswick looking for jobs. And we have more retired people coming back at that age."
Smoking could be another factor, said Abdelsalam. Globally, the incidence of lung cancers not related to smoking usually ranges between 15 and 20 per cent, but in New Brunswick, that figure is only about eight to 10 per cent, he said.
"So that gives the impression that most of the lung cancer in our province [is] related more to smoking."
But to understand the numbers, more analysis of the province's population is required, said Abdelsalam.
"We need to look at what are the higher risks in our province — could be the age, could be smoking incidence, could be the style of life, could be environmental factors, could be something else like genetics that we didn't check. So that needs more epidemiological studies."
Abdelsalam said he'd like to see the province add more screening programs, citing lung cancer as an example. Diagnosing early improves survival rates, he said.
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David Amos
More glyphosate anyone?
David Amos
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Methinks lots of folks have said the magic word that upsets a couple of billionaire Clans in NB and got our last Chief Medical Officer of Health fired N'esy Pas?
Alex Butt
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Pretty sad how New Brunswick only leads or comes in first in all the bad or negative things such as hospital wait times, lack of healthcare, garbage roads and infrasture etc and last on the good things...
David Amos
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Reply to @Alex Butt: YUP
Trevis L. Kingston
NB and all the Maritime provinces are located at the "Weather Tailpipe" of much of the
industrial installations of Eastern North America.
Pollutants are gathered from a wide area of especially the US and prevailing winds funnel
them over our heads on an almost daily routine. As well, Snow and Rain drop them onto
our farm-food lands and into our air and water supplies.
Have any credible studies been undertaken to assess the effects of this on our citizens?
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others
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Methinks lots of folks have said the magic word that upsets a couple of billionaire Clans in NB and got our last Chief Medical Officer of Health fired N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/01/new-brunswick-leads-country-in-breast.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/cancer-rate-breast-lung-new-brunswick-canada-1.5444697
New Brunswick leads country in breast, lung cancer rates
Province has 2nd highest rate of new cancer cases overall, but drops to 7th when age is factored in
· CBC News· Posted: Jan 30, 2020 6:05 AM AT
Breast cancer survivor Kathy Kaufield said the province's high rate doesn't surprise her. When she had her lumpectomy in Saint John, the surgeon performed five other breast cancer surgeries the same day. (Mike Heenan/CBC)
New Brunswick has the highest rates of newly diagnosed breast cancer and lung cancer cases in the country, and the second-highest rate of new cancer cases overall, according to new figures from Statistics Canada.
The province's breast cancer rate was 80.9 per 100,000 in 2017, with 620 new cases diagnosed, the data released Wednesday show.
By comparison, the national rate, excluding Quebec, was 68.4.
And while the national rate decreased from the previous year, New Brunswick's breast cancer rate grew steadily three years in a row, up from 71.1 in 2013.
"It's upsetting," said breast cancer survivor Kathy Kaufield of Quispamsis. "It's not a statistic that New Brunswick should be proud of."
The province also led the country for the incidence rate of new lung and bronchus cancers in 2017, at 103 per 100,000. A total of 790 cases were diagnosed, the figures show.
Nova Scotia was a close second at 102.1 per 100,000, with 970 new cases.
Across Canada, the incidence rate was 64.5.
New Brunswick's total rate for the 58 types of cancers tracked was 631.9 per 100,000, (4,845 cases), with Nova Scotia virtually tied at 631.8, (6,006 cases).
Only Newfoundland and Labrador ranked worse at 670, (3,540 cases).
The national rate was 529.1.
Aging population affects numbers
New Brunswick's growing cancer numbers appear worse than they are because the majority of cancer cases are diagnosed in people over the age of 50, and the proportion of the province's population in that age group has been growing rapidly in recent years, forcing the numbers up.
According to Statistics Canada, adjusting for age differences in New Brunswick's population between 2011 and 2017, cancer rates in each age group in the province have been falling, but the total number of cases are rising as more and more people enter the prime years for contracting the disease.
For example, breast cancer is five times more prevalent in women in their 60s than women in their 30s and New Brunswick has more 60-year-olds and fewer 30-year-olds than it did 10 years ago. The sheer number of women entering that age group is pushing overall totals up.
When the age of the population is factored in, New Brunswick drops from second place overall to seventh place, and a rate much closer to the national average — 500.5 per 100,000, compared to 495.9.
Even accounting for the age issue, New Brunswick still ranks high for breast and lung cancers, in second and third place respectively.
Renews call for breast density info
Kaufield says figuring out why so many women in New Brunswick are getting breast cancer should be a research priority.In the meantime, she's waiting for the provincial government to follow through on a 2018 election pledge to provide women with their breast density information after mammograms so those with dense breasts can seek additional, more effective screening.
Dense breast tissue can obscure cancer in a mammogram image. (Submitted by Dense Breasts Canada)
A Department of Health official has previously said the goal is to implement a standardized approach to reporting of breast density in 2020. No specific timeline has been provided.
"The sooner the better as far as I'm concerned, especially when you see numbers like this," said Kaufield.
"The least we could do — if we can't find out why it's so high in New Brunswick — is give women every opportunity to find it as early as they can."
Dr. Mahmoud Abdelsalam, chief of oncology at the Moncton Hospital, said there is evidence that healthy lifestyle choices, such as not smoking, eating more vegetables and fruit and less red meat, and exercising, can reduce the incidence of cancer by 30 per cent. (Horizon Health Network)
Dr. Mahmoud Abdelsalam, the chief of oncology at the Moncton Hospital, believes the province's aging population is one of the factors behind the high cancer rates.
He points to a recent report released by the Canadian Cancer Society, which showed 79 per cent of cancer cases occurred between the ages of 50 and 84.
"We have many of the young generation, they move outside New Brunswick looking for jobs. And we have more retired people coming back at that age."
Add lung screening
Smoking could be another factor, said Abdelsalam. Globally, the incidence of lung cancers not related to smoking usually ranges between 15 and 20 per cent, but in New Brunswick, that figure is only about eight to 10 per cent, he said.
"So that gives the impression that most of the lung cancer in our province [is] related more to smoking."
But to understand the numbers, more analysis of the province's population is required, said Abdelsalam.
"We need to look at what are the higher risks in our province — could be the age, could be smoking incidence, could be the style of life, could be environmental factors, could be something else like genetics that we didn't check. So that needs more epidemiological studies."
Abdelsalam said he'd like to see the province add more screening programs, citing lung cancer as an example. Diagnosing early improves survival rates, he said.
63 Comments
David Amos
More glyphosate anyone?
David Amos
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Methinks lots of folks have said the magic word that upsets a couple of billionaire Clans in NB and got our last Chief Medical Officer of Health fired N'esy Pas?
Alex Butt
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Pretty sad how New Brunswick only leads or comes in first in all the bad or negative things such as hospital wait times, lack of healthcare, garbage roads and infrasture etc and last on the good things...
David Amos
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Reply to @Alex Butt: YUP
Trevis L. Kingston
NB and all the Maritime provinces are located at the "Weather Tailpipe" of much of the
industrial installations of Eastern North America.
Pollutants are gathered from a wide area of especially the US and prevailing winds funnel
them over our heads on an almost daily routine. As well, Snow and Rain drop them onto
our farm-food lands and into our air and water supplies.
Have any credible studies been undertaken to assess the effects of this on our citizens?
Buddy Best
It can't happen to you until it does. Polluting our air, water and soil is the way they do business. It doesn't kill like a bolt of lightning. It takes years or decades to have its impact. After living and working here for 60 years all I wanted to do was to retire to Play some golf in summer and travel in Winter. Can't do either because my lungs are shot.