Table 1 Cases characteristics for the two periods under study, Nova Scotia, Canada

Cases diagnosed

3,292

834

2,458

2,199

863

1,336

Cases analyzed^*

3,232

820

2,412

2,143

848

1,295

  In situ

1,164

298

866

0

0

0

 Invasive

2,068

522

1,546

2,143

848

1,295

Mean age at diagnosis (years)

71

71.2

70.5

65

66

63.7

 Civic address

86.6

85.5

86.9

85.9

86.4

85.5

 Postal code

2.29

2.07

2.36

2.10

1.65

2.39

 Town name

11.1

12.4

10.7

12.0

11.9

12.1

Cases diagnosed^†

6,473

1,642

4,831

3,762

1,493

2,269

Mean age at diagnosis (years)

70

70.5

69.9

65

65.9

63.8

Cases analyzed

1,810

423

1,387

957

358

599

  In situ

386

86

300

0

0

0

 Invasive

1,424

337

1,087

957

358

599

 Civic address

43.6

40.4

44.6

47.2

50.6

45.2

 Postal code

52.9

56.3

51.9

49.8

46.1

52.1

 Town name

3.4

3.3

3.5

2.9

3.3

2.7

Cases analyzed

1101

283

818

763

306

457

  In situ

172

41

131

0

0

0

 Invasive

929

242

687

763

306

457

Spatial referencing (%)

 Civic address

43.7

45.9

42.9

53.7

54.2

53.4

 Postal code

47.0

41.3

48.9

39.2

36.6

40.9

 Town name

9.4

12.7

8.2

7.1

9.2

5.7