Cancer Infographic

1. The overall topic of my project is the increase in new cases of cancer in Canada throughout the years. The overall goal of my project was to answer my question about the cancer increase in Canada and to understand why this has been happening and why it continues to increase more and more each year.

2. The sites I used for my research and infographic were “Canadian Cancer Society”, “Canada.ca”, and “Statistique Canada” . These websites are very large and trustable. Furthermore, I used many different articles from each of these websites to research my topic. By reading these articles, I learned a lot more about the severity of cancer in Canada and I discovered and learned about the Canadian Cancer Society, which I did not know existed before this project. Citations:

Canada, Public Health Agency of. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2021. 10 Nov. 2021, https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-41-no-11-2021/canadian-cancer-statistics-2021.html. 
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. The Daily — Cancer Incidence in Canada, 2017. 29 Jan. 2020, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200129/dq200129a-eng.htm.
—. The Daily — Cancer Incidence in Canada, 2018. 19 May 2021, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210519/dq210519b-eng.htm.
Lee, Sid. “6 Stats about Cancer in Canada for 2020.” Canadian Cancer Society, https://cancer.ca/en/about-us/stories/2020/6-statistics-that-reveal-the-impact-of-cancer-in-canada-for-2020. Accessed 9 May 2023.
—. “New Canadian Cancer Statistics Report Reveals over 1.5 Million People in Canada Are Living with or beyond Cancer.” Canadian Cancer Society, 8 Nov. 2022, https://cancer.ca/en/about-us/media-releases/2022/canadian-cancer-statistics-special-report-2022.

3. Utilizing these sites impacted my understanding of how technology can help the world and cancer research by accelerating progress against this disease. Without technology, we would know less about cancer and its severity and researchers would have less opportunities to research and share their findings about it. Because of technology, many of these things become much easier than it would be without it, especially sharing information to the rest of the world. With technology, we can spread awareness, which has helped our world a lot.

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