Figure 7.2.28. Incidence of oral cancer, by age group
Age-specific rate per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London, 2014
Source:
Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). Snapshots: Cancer Incidence Snapshot PHU/LHIN (2010 to 2014) [Internet]. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; c2019 [updated 2015 Apr 15; cited 2019 Sep 30]. Available from: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-analysis/chronic-disease/cancer-incidence.Note:
NR = Not reportable due to small cell count (between 1 and 5 cases)
The incidence rate of oral cancer was highest among the 65–79 age group (58.5 per 100,000), followed by those age 80 and older (49.1 per 100,000).