Lung cancer screening in Canada, 2023-24
Date: September 12, 2024
This environmental scan summarizes the data collected from provincial and territorial lung screening programs.
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Impact of organized lung screening in Canada
Date: July 17, 2023
See data visualizations about the impact of lung cancer screening programs in Canada.
Lung cancer screening in Canada: 2021/2022
Date: September 6, 2022
This environmental scan summarizes the data collected from provincial and territorial lung screening programs and is intended to inform provincial/territorial decision-making for policy and practice
Lung cancer and equity: A focus on income and geography
Date: November 25, 2020
The chance of getting or dying from lung cancer is much higher for some people in Canada than for others
A path forward
Date: November 25, 2020
Ensure that culturally appropriate smoking cessation supports are available for underserved communities
First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Date: November 25, 2020
Given that First Nations, Inuit and Métis are more likely to have lower incomes and live in rural or remote communities, they likely make up a disproportionately high share of the population described in this report
Diagnosis and treatment
Date: November 25, 2020
People whose lung cancer is detected early have a better chance of recovering than people who are diagnosed later
Prevention and wellness
Date: November 25, 2020
People with lower income are more likely to smoke than people with higher income
Outcomes
Date: November 25, 2020
There are marked differences in lung cancer incidence and survival rates for people with lower income and people who live in rural or remote communities
Organized screening for lung cancer will save lives and resources in the cancer system
Date: March 23, 2020
Evidence shows that lung cancer caught at an earlier stage has better treatment outcomes.
Overview of Pan-Canadian standards for cancer surgery
Date: March 29, 2019
Review these cancer surgical standards for high risk, gynecologic, thoracic, breast and rectal to support the delivery of high-quality care
Lung cancer screening in Canada: Environmental scan (2018)
Date: December 31, 2018
Review this summary of lung cancer screening’s key components and strategies across Canada in 2018
Pan-Canadian standards for thoracic surgery
Date: March 1, 2018
Use this document as a decision-making resource to ensure all Canadians who need thoracic surgery will receive consistent, high-quality care
Evaluation of the electronic synoptic pathology reporting initiative
Date: April 8, 2017
In this 2017 report, learn about the barriers and enablers of implementing electronic systems and pathology standards in six provinces
Pan-Canadian standards for eight types of cancer: A coordinated approach to improve consistency in surgical care
Date: March 1, 2016
Learn about the standards for recording data elements and indicators as related to surgical-synoptic reporting of eight cancer types
Approaches to high-risk, resource-intensive cancer surgery
Date: November 12, 2015
Read about the distribution of and approaches to complex surgeries in Canada for esophageal, pancreatic, liver, lung and ovarian cancers