Supplementary data: Saskatchewan
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 SK (aged ≥ 12) classified as daily or occasional smokers in 2020
Caveats/limitations:
- This indicator was reported using the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Overall smoking rates are reported using 2020 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 SK (aged ≥ 18) classified as daily or occasional smokers in 2019, by household income quintile and sex
Title of table: Percentage of individuals in SK (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 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 17.8% | 14% | 8.4% |
| Female | 19.6% | 18.1% | 27.6% | 14.8% | 14.8% |
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Keeping people smoke-free
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in SK (aged ≥ 18) classified as daily or occasional smokers in 2019, by highest level of education
Title of table: Percentage of individuals in SK (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-secondary education | Post secondary certificate/diploma or university degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 19.5% | 22.6% | 14.1% |
| Female | 40.5 | 14.6% | 15% |
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Maintaining healthy body weight
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in SK (aged ≥ 18) classified as overweight or obese in 2019
Caveats/limitations:
- This indicator was reported using the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and is based on self-reported data. Overall obesity and overweight percentages are reported using 2019 data. Percentages by income quintile and/or sex are reported using 2017-2018 data.
- Individuals who did not respond to the required CCHS questions to derive the BMI classifications were not included in the analysis.
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Maintaining healthy body weight
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in SK (aged ≥ 18) classified as overweight or obese in 2017-2018, by income quintile and sex
Title of table: Percentage of individuals in SK (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 | 64% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 64.7% | 67.7% |
| Female | 69.8% | 75.6% | 75.8% | 82.9% | 82.4% |
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey
Topic: Maintaining healthy body weight
Title of image: Percentage of individuals in SK (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 female Grade 6 students in SK who received final dose of HPV vaccination in the 2017 school year
Caveats/limitations: HPV vaccination rates for male Grade 6 students were not available.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 2 Action 1: Prioritize rapid access to appropriate diagnosis for those suspected of having cancer
Topic: Reducing wait for diagnosis
Title of image: Time (in days) from last read date to diagnosis of breast cancer in 2019
Caveats/limitations: Includes only those who were screen detected through the Screening Program for Breast Cancer.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Reducing wait for diagnosis
Title of image: Time (in days) from last read date to diagnosis of breast cancer in 2019, by age group
Title of table: Time (in days) from last read date to diagnosis of breast cancer in 2019, by age group
| Category | Age 50-59 | Age 60-69 | Age 70-79 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 24 | 28 | 21.5 |
| 90th percentile | 48 | 77 | 53 |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Diagnosing cancer earlier
Title of image: Proportion of stage 4 diagnosis in SK in 2018
Caveats/limitations: Actual data by stage was not available for 2018. Average stage distribution from 2013-2017 was applied to the 2018 case counts for each cancer type to estimate stage distribution 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 individuals who had FIT test in past two years (2018-2019) and/or colonoscopy in the past seven years (2013-2019), by age group
Title of table: Percentage of individuals who had FIT test in past two years (2018-2019) and/or colonoscopy in the past seven years (2013-2019), by age group
| Overall (Age 50-74) | Age 50-54 | Age 55-59 | Age 60-64 | Age 65-69 | Age 70-74 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.3% | 54.2% | 49.9% | 63.8% | 61.5% | 74.4% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing participation in colorectal cancer screening
Title of image: Percentage of individuals who had FIT test in past two years (2018-2019) and/or colonoscopy in the past seven years (2013-2019), by age group and sex
Title of table: Percentage of individuals who had FIT test in past two years (2018-2019) and/or colonoscopy in the past seven years (2013-2019), by age group and sex
| Sex | Overall (Age 50-74) | Age 50-54 | Age 55-59 | Age 60-64 | Age 65-69 | Age 70-74 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 57.6% | 51.3% | 47.6% | 61.9% | 61.1% | 74.5% |
| Male | 61.1% | 57.2% | 52.2% | 65.8% | 61.9% | 74.3% |
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 died in 2019 and received an IV or subcutaneous cancer drug treatment within 14 days of death
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing care at end of life
Title of image: Percentage of patients with cancer who died in 2019 and received an IV or subcutaneous cancer drug treatment within 14 days of death, by sex, age group, and cancer type
Title of table: Percentage of patients with cancer who died in 2019 and received an IV or subcutaneous cancer drug treatment within 14 days of death, by sex, age group, and cancer type
| Male | Female | Age 18-59 | Age 60-69 | Age 70-79 | Age 80+ | Type: Breast | Type: Colorectal | Type: Hematological | Type: Lung | Type: Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 10.4% | 9.2% | 2.7% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing care at end of life
Title of image: Type of systematic therapy within 14 days of death in 2019
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing screening and appropriate follow-up
Title of image: Percentage of individuals who were aged <50 or ≥75 years among all individuals screened for breast cancer in 2019
Caveats/limitations: Individuals living in rural Saskatchewan may be invited to participate in breast screening prior to age 50, depending on the frequency of access to mammography bus services.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing screening and appropriate follow-up
Title of image: Percentage of individuals who were aged <50 or ≥75 years among all individuals screened for breast cancer in 2019, by age group and Screening Program for Breast Cancer (SPBC) status
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Optimizing screening and appropriate follow-up
Title of image: Percentage of people with a cervix in SK who were aged 18-24 among those who received a Pap test in 2019
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 4 Action 1: Provide better services and care adapted to the specific needs of underserved groups
Topic: Increasing support to help patients navigate the system
Title of image: Percentage of new cancer patients who were referred to new patient navigator services in 2019
Caveats/limitations: Due to various access points and timelines related to varying levels of urgency, not all patients are appropriate for New Patient Navigation services (i.e. those diagnosed in hospital or urgent/emergent new patient consultations.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing support to help patients navigate the system
Title of image: Percentage of new cancer patients who were referred to new patient navigator services in 2019, by location and income
Caveats/limitations: Due to various access points and timelines related to varying levels of urgency, not all patients are appropriate for New Patient Navigation services (i.e. those diagnosed in hospital or urgent/emergent new patient consultations.
Title of table: Percentage of new cancer patients who were referred to new patient navigator services in 2019, by location and income
| Urban (overall) | Urban – Regina | Urban – Saskatoon | Rural (overall) | Rural – Northern Saskatchewan | Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86.1% | 88.9% | 82.9% | 86.1% | 74% | 83.3% | 85.5% | 86.2% | 87.2% | 86.9% |
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 cancer patients from rural/remote communities using virtual health appointment for physician-led appointments in 2019
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing access to virtual care
Title of image: Percentage of cancer patients from rural/remote communities using virtual health appointment for physician-led appointments in 2019, by location
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing access to virtual care
Title of image: Percentage of cancer patients from rural/remote communities using virtual health appointment for physician-led appointments in 2019, by location and appointment type
Caveats/limitations: Note that appointment type is not mutually exclusive. A patient could have had both a telephone and telehealth appointment. Of all patients who had a virtual health appointment 15.3% had an appointment over the telephone and 88.8% had an appointment over telehealth.
Title of table: Percentage of cancer patients from rural/remote communities using virtual health appointment for physician-led appointments in 2019, by location and appointment type
| Category | Overall | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone | 15.3% | 7.3% | 46.1% |
| Telehealth | 88.8% | 96.6% | 58.9% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing access to supportive care services
Title of image: Percentage of patients in SK seen at the SCA accessing supportive care services
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing access to supportive care services
Title of image: Percentage of patients in SK seen at the SCA accessing supportive care services, stratified by appointment type and appointment location
Caveats/limitations:
- Stratification by appointment type and appointment location are not mutually exclusive. For example, patients could have both a dietary and a Symptom Management and Palliative Outpatient Clinic (SMPCOC) appointment, and/or have been seen both in-person and virtually.
- A virtual appointment could be via phone and/or telehealth.
- Approximately 50% of the Saskatchewan population lives in Saskatoon and Regina (urban) and 50% live outside Saskatoon and Regina (rural).
Title of table: Percentage of patients in SK seen at the SCA accessing supportive care services, stratified by appointment type and appointment location
| Type: Dietary | Type: Psychosocial | Type: SMPCOC | Location: In-person | Location: Virtual | Location: Phone | Location: Telehealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.5% | 81.8% | 15.7% | 78.1% | 68.2% | 67.9% | 2.7% |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Increasing access to supportive care services
Title of image: Percentage of patients seen at the SCA accessing supportive care services in 2019, by age group and location
Title of table: Percentage of patients seen at the SCA accessing supportive care services in 2019, by age group and location
| Age 19-29 | Age 30-39 | Age 40-49 | Age 50-59 | Age 60-69 | Age 70-79 | Age 80+ | Location: Rural | Location: Urban |
| 31.8% | 35.3% | 39.0% | 34.6% | 31.1% | 25.3% | 22.1% | 27.0% | 30.6% |
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
Caveats/limitations:
- If the patient was approved for multiple treatments, the wait time was based on approval to first treatment.
- Wait times for patients requiring procedure or treatment outside the province may require measurement of the timelines at different levels. These may include from request of procedure or treatment to approval from SCA, time of approval by the ministry, appointment for procedure or treatment by the facility outside the province. These may have to be taken in account when considering treatment or procedure which could be done within the province.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Priority 5 Action 1: Integrate the full spectrum of information and support services to ensure people are fully supported throughout the cancer experience
Topic: Improving access to shared medical records
Title of image: Percentage of healthcare professionals with direct access to cancer patient information in 2019
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
Topic: Improving access to shared medical records
Title of image: Percentage of healthcare professionals with direct access to cancer patient information in 2019, by healthcare professional
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 SK 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 SK for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
| Year | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 44.5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 40 |
| 2015 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 46 |
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies and programs
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 SK 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 SK for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
| Year | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 48 |
| 2017 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 43 |
| 2015 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 46 |
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 SK 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 SK for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2019
| Year | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 43 |
| 2017 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 39 |
| 2015 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 47 |
Data source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)