Term: Cancer Incidence by Site (Top 10 Cancers)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-02-24

Definition:

Cancer incidence by site is the percent of individuals diagnosed with specific invasive cancer types amongst all those diagnosed with any cancer in a specified time period.

For more information, see:

• Table 6.1: Distribution of the 10 Most Common Cancers in Manitoba, 2005-2015 in Katz et al. (2019) deliverable, and
  
  
• Technical Definitions of Indicators and Drug Codes from online supplement material from Katz et al. (2019) deliverable.

Related concepts 

• Overview of the Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data

Related terms 

• Cancer
• Cancer Incidence
• Cancer Incidence Rate
• Cancer Site
• Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data

References 

• Katz A, Avery Kinew K, Star L, Taylor C, Koseva I, Lavoie J, Burchill C, Urquia M, Basham A, Rajotte L, Ramayanam V, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nation Peoples in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)