Four Types of Cancer Will Account for Almost Half of New Canadian Cases This Year: Study

A health-care worker looks at images during a lung cancer screening test that utilizes a type of computed tomography scan, in a file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesCanada will see more than 254,000 new cancer cases and 88,000 cancer deaths this year, while four types of cancer are projected to increase in the coming years, the Canadian Medical Association Journal said in a new report.The paper, published April 13 by the Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee, projects lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer will account for around 47 percent of new Canadian cancer cases this year.