Supplementary data: Prince Edward Island
This page provides data visualizations related to the priorities for Canada’s cancer system, as well as accessible descriptions.
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Priority 1 Action 1: Help people to stop smoking or not start in the first place and live healthier lives
Topic: Keeping people smoke-free
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 12) classified as daily or occasional smokers in 2019
Caveats/limitations:
- This indicator was reported using the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Overall smoking rates are reported using 2019 data.
- Individuals who did not respond to the required CCHS questions regarding smoking status were not included in the analysis.
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Keeping people smoke-free
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 18) classified as daily or occasional smokers in 2019, by household income quintile and sex
Title of table: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 18) classified as daily or occasional smokers in 2019, by household income quintile and sex
| Sex | Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 21.5% | 25.3% | 23.7% | 15.9% | 11.7% |
| Female | 9.5% | 16.5% | 19.0% | 4.6% | 22.5% |
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Keeping people smoke-free
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 18) classified as daily or occasional smokers in 2019, by highest level of education
| Sex | Less than secondary school graduation | Secondary school graduation, no post-graduate education | Post-secondary certificate/diploma or university degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 21.7% | 19.6% | 11.6% |
| Male | 37.6% | 20.7% | 13.5% |
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Maintaining healthy body weight
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 18) classified as overweight or obese in 2019
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Maintaining healthy body weight
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 18) classified as overweight or obese in 2017-2018, by income quintile and sex
Title of table: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 18) classified as overweight or obese in 2017-2018, by income quintile and sex
| Sex | Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 66.2% | 78.5% | 80.3% | 78% | 84.7% |
| Female | 66.9% | 65.5% | 65.9% | 70.2% | 65.3% |
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Maintaining healthy body weight
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in PE (aged ≥ 18) classified as overweight or obese in 2017-2018, by sex
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Priority 1 Action 2: Adopt proven practices known to reduce the risk of cancer
Topic: Increasing HPV vaccination
Title of image: Percentage of students aged 12 completely vaccinated* for HPV in PE in 2019. *Complete vaccination = Three doses for ages 12+ before 2015. From 2015, only two doses = Complete vaccination
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing HPV vaccination
Title of image: Percentage of students aged 12 completely vaccinated* for HPV in PE in 2019, by age
*Complete vaccination = Three doses for ages 12+ before 2015. From 2015, only two doses = Complete vaccination
Title of table: Percentage of students aged 12 completely vaccinated* for HPV in PE in 2019, by age
| Sex | Age 12 | Age 13 | Age 14 | Age 15 | Age 16 | Age 17 | Age 18 | Age 19 | Age 20 | Age 21 | Age 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 82% | 86% | 90% | 85% | 81% | 79% | 78% | – | – | – | – |
| Female | 84% | 86% | 88% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 87% | 79% | 73% | 66% | 64% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing genetic testing
Title of image: Percentage of PE patients with breast, colorectal and ovarian cancer who received genetic testing in 2019
Notes:
- Close to half of women with ovarian cancer received genetic testing compared to almost 13% of women with breast cancer. This could be explained as all women with ovarian cancer are eligible for genetic testing while only a subgroup of women with breast cancer are eligible for genetic testing according to the guidelines for genetic testing.
- Only 5% of people with colon cancer received genetic testing. Similarly, only a subcategory of people with colon cancer are eligible for genetic testing.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and program
Priority 2 Action 1: Prioritize rapid access to appropriate diagnosis for those suspected of having cancer
Topic: Reducing wait for diagnosis
Title of image: Wait time (days) from suspicion of breast cancer to time of diagnosis in PE
Caveats/limitations: For women who had more than one cancer diagnosed in the year, only the earliest cancer was kept.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Diagnosing cancer earlier
Title of image: Proportion of stage 4 or later stage cancer diagnosis in PE in 2018
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 2 Action 2: Strengthen existing screening efforts and implement lung cancer screening programs across the country
Topic: Increasing participation in colorectal cancer screening
Title of image: Percentage of people in PE that had a FIT test in the past 2.5 years (Jul 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019) or had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the past 10 years (Jan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2019)
| Overall (age 50-74) | Age 50-54 | Age 55-59 | Age 60-64 | Age 65-69 | Age 70-74 |
| 59.9% | 56.7% | 54.6% | 59.9% | 66.9% | 63.4% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 3 Action 1: Set best practices and standards for care delivery and promote their adoption
Topic: Implementing multidisciplinary care
Title of image: Percentage of pediatric patients in PE not treated in the adult cancer treatment centre who were discussed at the multidisciplinary discussions in 2019
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Implementing multidisciplinary care
Title of image: Percentage of adult patients with rectal cancer in PE discussed at multidisciplinary rounds or discussions in 2019
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 3 Action 2: Eliminate low-benefit practices and adopt high-value practices
Topic: Optimizing care at end of life
Title of image: Percentage of patients with cancer who received systemic therapy in the last two weeks of life in 2019
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing care at end of life
Title of image: Percentage of patients with cancer who received systemic therapy in the last two weeks of life in 2019, by treatment type, cancer type, and age at death
Note: Lung cancer patients and those patients less than 70 years old were more likely to receive systemic therapy than those non-lung cancer or older patients.
Caveats/limitations: Denominator is all deaths among patients with cancer, not specifically deaths due to cancer.
Title of table: Percentage of patients with cancer who received systemic therapy in the last two weeks of life in 2019, by treatment type, cancer type, and age at death
| Treatment type: Received new treatment | Treatment type: Continuing treatment | Treatment type: Received no treatment | Cancer type: Lung | Cancer type: All other | Age at death: Less than 70 | Age at death: Greater than or equal to 70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9% | 2.8% | 96.4% | 9.1% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 2.3% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing screening and appropriate follow-up
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in PE who had a second screen 11-18 months after first screen in 2018 (breast cancer by frequency)
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing screening and appropriate follow-up
Title of image: Percentage of people with a cervix in PE aged 18-24 who were screened with Pap test in 2017-19
Caveats/limitations: Individuals with cervical cancer or hysterectomies were not excluded.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 3 Action 3: Design and implement new models of care
Topic: Expanding models of care
Title of image: Percentage of current or recent tobacco users who participated in a Tobacco Cessation program in the cancer treatment centre after receiving a referral to the program in 2021
Notes:
- Over half of cancer patients who were current tobacco users were enrolled in the Tobacco Cessation Program at the ambulatory cancer treatment centre.
- A higher proportion of lung cancer patients enrolled in the Tobacco Cessation Program than all other cancer patients.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Expanding models of care
Title of image: Percentage of current or recent tobacco users who participated in a Tobacco Cessation Program after receiving a referral to the program in 2021, by age group, sex, and cancer type
Note: Females were more likely than males to accept a referral to the Tobacco Cessation Program.
Title of table: Percentage of current or recent tobacco users who participated in a Tobacco Cessation Program after receiving a referral to the program in 2021, by age group, sex, and cancer type
| Category | Age group: Less than 65 | Age group: Greater than 65 | Sex: Male | Sex: Female | Cancer type: Non-lung | Cancer type: Lung |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 46% | 47% | 43% | 52% | 45% | 50% |
| Recent | 40% | 11% | 18% | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| Current | 48% | 55% | 52% | 54% | 49% | 59% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 4 Action 2: Ensure rural and remote communities have the resources required to better serve their people
Topic: Increasing access to virtual care
Title of image: Percentage of patients with cancer who had virtual appointments in 2019
Caveats/limitations: All the virtual out of province appointments conducted with PEI cancer patients participating at a PEI hospital were measured. It was difficult to recognize if the appointment was for treatment or for diagnosis.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing access to virtual care
Title of image: Percentage of patients with cancer who had virtual appointments in 2019, by sex, age, and residence
Title of table: Percentage of patients with cancer who had virtual appointments in 2019, by sex, age, and residence
| Sex: Male | Sex: Female | Age: Less than 49 | Age: 50-59 | Age: 60-69 | Age: 70-79 | Age: Greater than 80 | Residence: In Charlottetown | Residence: Outside Charlottetown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 4 Action 3: Ensure care can be delivered between provinces, territories and federal jurisdictions when needed
Topic: Improving access to timely care for people who need to travel between jurisdictions
Title of image: Average wait time (in days) for patients with cancer who require cancer treatment outside of their home jurisdiction in 2019
Notes:
- The average wait time for cancer patients who require cancer treatment outside of their home jurisdiction was about one and a half months (47 days).
- Half of the cancer patients waited about one month (34 days) to have their virtual appointments.
- The highest average wait time for cancer patients was among cancer patients aged less than 50.
- Regarding the cancer site, prostate cancer patients represented the highest percentage of cancer patients who had virtual appointments for treatment and had an average wait time of 43 days.
Caveats/limitations:
- Patients who had their referral request date after the treatment date (due to delayed referral request) were excluded from the analysis.
- Sometimes, it is not clear if the referral was for diagnostic procedure or for treatment; hence if the date of referral was before the date of diagnosis, it was likely for diagnostic purposes.
- Some wait times were extended because the patients were receiving preparatory treatment in the form of chemotherapy or radiotherapy before their out of province appointment.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Improving access to timely care for people who need to travel between jurisdictions
Title of image: Average wait time (in days) for patients with cancer who require cancer treatment outside of their home jurisdiction in 2019, by sex and age group
Title of table: Average wait time (in days) for patients with cancer who require cancer treatment outside of their home jurisdiction in 2019, by sex and age group
| Category | Sex: Male | Sex: Female | Age: Under 18 | Age: 18-49 | Age: 50-59 | Age: 60-69 | Age: 70-79 | Age: Over 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 45 | 51 | 8 | 73 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 62 |
| Median | 34 | 31 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 23 |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Improving access to transportation and general support for those needing to travel between jurisdictions
Title of image: Percentage of all PE patients with cancer with out of province appointments who were awarded transportation support in bus tickets, bridge or ferry passes, and plane tickets in 2019
Caveats/limitations:
- The denominator included all patients in the cancer registry with an out-of-province appointments with cancer diagnoses. The exact reason(s) the patient went to this appointment cannot be checked so it was assumed that it was for cancer diagnosis or treatment.
- There are other transportation supports for cancer patients provided by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) in Prince Edward Island according to the eligibility criteria of the CCS. This helps in reducing the burden of transportation needs.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 5 Action 2: Address the limited and unequal access to palliative and end-of-life care across Canada
Topic: Improving access to quality end-of-life care
Title of image: Cumulative length of stay for cancer patients (overall) who were in or admitted to an acute care hospital 30 days prior to death across PE, for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
Title of table: Cumulative length of stay for cancer patients (overall) who were in or admitted to an acute care hospital 30 days prior to death across PE, for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
| Year | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 42 |
| 2017 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 49 |
| 2015 | 6 | 15.5 | 31 | 51 |
Data source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Topic: Improving access to quality end-of-life care
Title of image: Cumulative length of stay for cancer patients (rural/remote) who were in or admitted to an acute care hospital 30 days prior to death across PE, for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
Title of table: Cumulative length of stay for cancer patients (rural/remote) who were in or admitted to an acute care hospital 30 days prior to death across PE, for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
| Year | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 45 |
| 2017 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 47 |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 14 | 30.5 | 50 |
Data source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Topic: Improving access to quality end-of-life care
Title of image: Cumulative length of stay for cancer patients (urban) who were in or admitted to an acute care hospital 30 days prior to death across PE, for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
Title of table: Cumulative length of stay for cancer patients (urban) who were in or admitted to an acute care hospital 30 days prior to death across PE, for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
| Year | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 41 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 53 |
| 2015 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 54 |
Data source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Topic: Improving access to culturally safe palliative care
Title of image: Percentage of patients identified for palliative care that have advanced care planning/goals for care discussions initiated
Caveats/limitations: This measurement includes all patients enrolled in the PEI Integrated Palliative Care Program (IPCP). Patients receiving palliative care treatment but not enrolled in IPCP are not included at this time.
Data source: Patient Reported Outcome (PROs) provincial partners