How is bladder cancer case data collected?

[raincity]

Hi Joe,

I cannot believe you made it this far. You might have made a huge difference in Canadian bladder cancer history, just thinking about the Federal government’s bladder cancer funds should * be, or supposed to be distributed base on those case numbers. Money cannot terminate cancer, but without fund, there’s not much hope for patients.

“We are working on a peer-reviewed journal article to present these findings and are exploring how we can discuss the differences in observed projections based on the methodology employed. We have connected with our Cancer Information team to determine how best to approach presenting bladder cancer estimates while we await publication of the 2024 estimates.”

If the work of this peer reviewed journal is started <u style=”font-weight: bold;”>after</u> you contact them, they should add your name on the top of this report with credit and also write you a cheque for your dedicated work.

* Maybe we can use our talents on other projects, like to compare how each provinces gets and  uses bladder cancer funds. Those names on recent weeks’ BC news: Sheila Vicic, Loni Atwood, Dan Quayle, Kristine Logan, Allison Ducluzeau, although none of them are bladder cancer patients, they are all telling the same, devastating facts of BC’s cancer patient care.

Merry Christmas
Raincity

 

 

 

[Joe]

Hi Raincity,

I am just glad that now the chase is over, and we should see more accurate projections of new cases of bladder cancer in the 2024 publication of Canada Cancer Statistics.  Not all bladder cancer patients relate to those numbers, but some patients may see those numbers with vested interest emotionally.  In this sense, patients especially in Quebec who might have thought that they live in a province with much higher bladder cancer cases per capita vs other provinces no longer have to be concerned.    In the end,  I have noticed that the number of new cases increase as population increases linearly in BC, Alberta and even in the US.  So, it became clear that  numbers in Canadian Cancer Statistics publications in 2021-2023 looked abnormal for Quebec.

[Joe]

Hi raincity,

Forecasted number of incidences of bladder cancer in 2024 was just announced by  the Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee.    The forecasted new incidences are 12,300 cases in 2024.    The forecasted new incidences were 13,400.  So it declined by 1,100.  The 2024 report did not have the breakdown by provinces,  so we have to wait till Canadian Cancer Society publishes the breakdown by provinces to find out exactly which province had most decline.   My estimation was that QC was over projected by about 800 in 2023 by error, so I expect that the majority of the decline by 1,100 is due to the correction on QC numbers.

Compared to the stats in 2023, the forecasted new incidences have increased for most cancer types in 2024 except bladder cancer, which has decreased by 8.21%.   The report does not explain causes for the decline, which I think they should for parties with vested interest because it is such significant drop

The link to the 2024 forecast

“www.cmaj.ca/content/196/18/E615#fn-4”

[raincity]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the update, looking forward to see the breakdown number by provinces, would you kindly post it when you see the paper, please?

 

Could the decreased number is a result of adjustment from old data? New method? My first question is how accurate the old forecasts have been in recent years?

Happy summer

Raincity , ps, why do people said sick like a dog? I think we human react more seriously to illness compared to dogs.

 

[Joe]

Hi raincity,

I see Canadian Cancer Society published 2024 forecast.    Male + Female     I copied correctly  from online data, 2024. 2023 incidences by province like below.

Prov      ALT       BC    MB     NB       NL      NS       ONT      PEI     QC       SK          Total

2024     1160     1780  355    290     215    380       4600      55      3160     330       12325

2023     1140     1700  355    290     215    365       4850      55      4090     330      13390

Diff        .+20    +80    0       0           0       +15        -250       0       -930      0           -1065

QC dropped the most by 23%.  The amount is similar to what we projected.     QC was incorrectly forecasted at least in 2021, 2021, 2023.

ONT  dropped by 5%.    ALT increased by 2%.    BC increased by 5%.

p.s.  I never heard of such saying, but I can tell you it is true because I and my wife got bad colds 4-5 times since November last year, but our 7 years old Shitzu never got sick.  Maybe I should get gene transferred from him.

 

https://cancer.ca/en/research/cancer-statistics/canadian-cancer-statistics

 

 

 

 

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[raincity]

Hi Joe,

Shih Tzus are so cute, their innocent big eyes have a special healing power. I have a JRT who is the joy of my life.

Thanks for posting the numbers, according to BC’s BCstats website, reference date Jan 1st 2024, BC has a 28,743 population growth, could the increase is established by BC’s population growth?

Hope you and your family are free from the cold from now. Being sick.is no fun.

I just finished my 9th round of antibiotics, have been playing tug of war with infections since September, thanks God for those wonderful doctors being on my side.

The rain city dog, XD

[Nightingale]

Hi Raincity,
I’m glad to see that you are on the mend with the antibiotics to cure your cold I’m presuming. How are things with the bladder?

My best,

[raincity]

Hi Nightengale,

Thanks for thinking of me. I didn’t have a cold, I had another infection. No more bacteria after antibiotics but I am still getting bloody chunks (?).

The Rain City dog

[Nightingale]

Hi Raincity,
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you have a visit with your medical team soon to investigate the bloody chunks. I am glad to hear that your infection has been addressed.

My best,

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