Number of deaths from prostate cancer reached 45.1 per 100,000 men in 1995 and has fallen to 22.7 per 100,000, according to the Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021 report
Advancements in medical imaging and improved treatments have helped slash the death rate from prostate cancer in half since its peak in the mid-1990s, with researchers saying breakthroughs over the years are now paying off.
“We have better imaging, which leads to better targeted biopsies, which leads to better pathological sampling, better microscopic understanding of the disease and better characterization of the molecular profile,” she said. The report says that prostate, lung, breast and colorectal cancers will account for almost half of all new cases diagnosed in Canada this year.
“When the prostate cancer death rate was at its peak in the mid-1990s, there was little attention given to research for the disease,” Dr. Edmonds said in a statement. He added that since then, financial contributions from organizations such as the Cancer Society toward research in targeted areas has led to tremendous progress.
“For me and my wife, it was, ‘Uh oh, how much time do I have left?’ because of how quick Dad went,” Mr. Taylor, now 58, recalled in an interview from New Brunswick on Tuesday. “It was tough. Our daughter had just told us we were expecting our first grandchild. There were a few tears, and then all of a sudden we said, ‘No, we’re going to fight this.’ ”
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted cancer care and other areas of health. The Canadian Institute for Health Information found that 20 per cent fewer cancer surgeries were done between April and September, 2020, than the same period in 2019. A CCS-led survey in July, 2020, found that 47 per cent of cancer patients reported having appointments cancelled or postponed.
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