It can be seen in the pink that some people wear this time of year; October is Women's Cancer month.

The survival rate has increased in several women's cancers since the 70's, including an 87 percent rate in breast cancer.

Donna Ziegler is from the Canadian Cancer Society.

She talks about the cancer rates in Saskatchewan.

"We know that, in regard to women, there's approximately 2,800 women that will be diagnosed with Cancer in 2016, and approximately 1,100 will lose their life to Cancer."

Ziegler says going for check ups regularly is crucial.

"I would suggest seeing a physician yearly, and if anything is changing, see them more regular than that. But making sure you go to the physician at least once a year, follow the right screening guidelines, so if you are over the age of 21 and sexually active, ensure that you're getting that PAP test."

Ziegler describes what makes Women's Cancer month important.

"So it's really important that we want to increase the awareness of Cancer's that affect women specifically. it's a chance to talk about it a little bit, some of the progress we've made, some of the prevention that women can take, and just talk about it in general."

Ziegler adds that having regular tests done to check for women's cancers is critical to prevent it from spreading.

You can hear more from Donna Ziegler, as she spoke with Bolt FM's Sarah Miller here: