StatCan says the cancers with a five-year survival rate of 90 per cent or higher include thyroid, testicular, prostate and breast cancers, as well as melanoma skin cancer.
It says cancers with the lowest survival rates of under 10 per cent include mesothelioma — cancer in the membrane that surrounds most internal organs — as well as cancer in the bile ducts of the liver.
The report says those cancers, along with pancreatic cancer, are often diagnosed at advanced stages when the cancer has already spread.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2025.
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Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press