Your Personal Cancer Risk
Cancer Care Ontario has built a cancer risk assessment tool called My CancerIQ, which helps us explore where our personal risk lies and preventive actions we can take to reduce our cancer risk. We’ve included links below for 5 different types of cancer.
Breast Cancer Risk
Of all new cancer cases in women each year, 25% of these cases are breast cancer.
According to Stats Canada, 28,600 Canadian women and 270 men were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022. 5,500 women and 55 men died of breast cancer, that same year. On average, 78 Canadian women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day and 15 women die each day, of breast cancer.
This My CancerIQ is a validated cancer risk assessment tool used to explore your risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. We all believe that prevention is better than cure!
Cervical Cancer Risk
In 2022, almost 1,450 Canadian women were diagnosed with cervical cancer, and an estimated 380 died from it. This My CancerIQ tool helps you assess your risk of being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is considered the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men and the third leading cause of death from cancer in women.
In 2022, 24,300 Canadians were diagnosed with colorectal cancer (only slightly less than half are women), and 9,400 Canadians died from colorectal cancer. This represents an average of 67 new diagnoses and 26 deaths from colorectal cancer, every single day in Canada.
Assess your risk with the Colorectal Cancer My CancerIQ tool.
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). It is the third leading cause of death from cancer in men in Canada.
In 2022, 24,600 Canadian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 4,600 died from prostate cancer. On average, 67 Canadian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and 13 died from prostate cancer, every day.
This prostate cancer risk assessment tool was designed and validated by the original Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial and can be used to help you assess your chances of being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers). It is the leading cause of death from cancer for both men and women in Canada.
In 2022, 30,000 Canadians were diagnosed with lung and bronchial cancer. 24% of all cancer deaths in 2022 were from lung cancer. On average, 82 Canadians were diagnosed with lung and bronchus cancer and 57 Canadians died from it, every day.
Here’s the My CancerIQ cancer risk assessment tool for lung cancer.
Dr. Naghmeh Mirhosseini ND offers safe and collaborative integrative cancer care options for patients during all stages of their cancer experience, including before, during, and after treatment. You can learn more about her approach by exploring her Integrative Cancer Care program, reading more of her cancer-related articles, or by scheduling a complimentary introductory appointment to discuss your health goals and concerns.
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