Statistics

Cancer

- 38% of women will be diagnosed with Cancer.
- 1 in 9 women are expected to develop breast cancer.
- 1 in 18 women will develop lung cancer.
- 41% of men will be diagnosed with Cancer.
- 1 in 8 men are expected to develop Prostate Cancer.
- 2 in 23 men will develop lung cancer.

Provided by Canadian Cancer Society
www.cancer.ca

Heart and Stroke

- It is estimated that 75,000 Canadians have a heart attack each year.
- Over 80% of heart attack patients admitted to hospital survive.
- There are between 40,000 to 50,000 strokes in Canada each year.
- About 300,000 Canadians are living with the effects of stroke.
- It is estimated that one in four Canadians has some form of heart disease, disease of the blood vessels or is at risk for stroke.

Provided by The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada www.heartandstroke.ca

Paralysis

It is estimated that approximately 1,050 new injuries occur per year resulting in some level of permanent paralysis

Provided by The Canadian Paraplegic Association
www.canparaplegic.org

Alzheimer Disease

- 238,000 Canadians over 65 have Alzheimer Disease
- 1 in 13 Canadians over 65 has Alzheimer Disease or a related dementia
- 1 in 3 Canadians over 85 has Alzheimer Disease or a related dementia

Provided by Alzheimer Society of Canada
www.alzheimer.ca

Multiple Sclerosis

- Canadians have one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world.
- Every day, three more people in Canada are diagnosed with MS.

Provided by The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
www.mssociety.ca

Kidney Disease

- 1.9 million Canadians suffer from Kidney Disease and most don’t know it.
- In 1998, 22,000 Canadians have end-stage renal disease.
- By 2006, 40,000 patients will require dialysis in order to live
- Kidney transplants today are 85% successful and striving for 100%.

Provided by The Kidney Foundation of Canada
www.kidney.ca

ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

- ALS strikes about 6 people per 100,000 per year.
- Between 1,500 and 2,000 people in Canada currently have ALS.
- It most commonly occurs between the ages of 40 and 70.

Provided by The ALS Society of Canada
www.als.ca

Parkinson’s Disease

- Approximately 100,000 Canadians currently have Parkinson’s Disease.
- More than half of those suffering from Parkinson’s are diagnosed before retirement.

Provided by The Parkinson Foundation of Canada
www.parkinson.ca