| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
Rates | ||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 Prelim. |
||
| All Sites | 93,256 |
525.7 |
493.4 |
495.8 |
502.0 |
487.1 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 2,371 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
12.2 |
| Lip | 156 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
| Tongue | 562 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
| Salivary Gland | 240 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Floor of Mouth |
237 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
| Gum and Other Mouth |
349 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| Nasopharynx |
126 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| Tonsil |
244 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
| Oropharynx |
91 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| Hypopharynx |
254 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx |
112 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
| Digestive System |
19,296 |
106.7 |
102.4 |
101.3 |
102.4 |
100.4 |
| Esophagus |
1,268 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
| Stomach |
2,129 |
12.0 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
| Small Intestine |
237 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Colon and Rectum |
11,925 |
66.0 |
62.6 |
61.9 |
63.8 |
61.6 |
| Colon excluding Rectum |
8,344 |
46.8 |
43.7 |
43.2 |
42.7 |
42.9 |
| Cecum |
1,598 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
| Appendix |
66 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Ascending Colon |
1,282 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
| Hepatic Flexure |
368 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
| Transverse Colon |
663 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
| Splenic Flexure |
328 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
| Descending Colon |
546 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
| Sigmoid Colon |
2,625 |
15.7 |
14.0 |
13.9 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
| Large Intestine, NOS |
868 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
3.2 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction |
3,581 |
19.2 |
18.8 |
18.7 |
21.1 |
18.8 |
| Rectosigmoid Junction |
1,282 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
8.0 |
6.6 |
| Rectum |
2,299 |
11.9 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
13.1 |
12.2 |
| Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum |
147 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct |
977 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
| Liver |
823 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct |
154 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Gallbladder |
182 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
| Other Biliary |
279 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
| Pancreas |
2,004 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
| Retroperitoneum |
62 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery |
45 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| Other Digestive Organs |
41 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Respiratory System |
16,393 |
91.3 |
88.6 |
89.7 |
87.3 |
83.8 |
| Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear |
141 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
| Larynx |
1,366 |
8.0 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
| Lung and Bronchus |
14,391 |
80.0 |
78.2 |
77.5 |
76.6 |
73.9 |
| Pleura |
447 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
| Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Resp. |
48 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Bones and Joints |
181 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) |
618 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) |
3,344 |
16.1 |
15.8 |
16.7 |
20.2 |
20.8 |
| Melanomas of the Skin |
2,805 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
17.6 |
19.1 |
| Other Non-Epithelial Skin |
539 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
| Breast |
276 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
| Male Genital System |
28,635 |
168.8 |
147.2 |
145.2 |
152.0 |
151.2 |
| Prostate |
27,482 |
162.5 |
140.6 |
139.3 |
146.0 |
145.1 |
| Testis |
991 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
| Penis |
117 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| Other Male Genital Organs |
45 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| Urinary System |
9,901 |
58.9 |
51.3 |
55.0 |
52.6 |
49.9 |
| Urinary Bladder |
7,016 |
39.6 |
36.0 |
38.5 |
36.4 |
35.4 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis |
2,645 |
15.1 |
13.7 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
13.5 |
| Ureter |
173 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
| Other Urinary Organs |
67 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Eye and Orbit |
198 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System |
1,346 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
| Brain |
1,273 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
| Cranial Nerves Other Nervous System |
73 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Endocrine System |
647 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
| Thyroid |
517 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
| Other Endocrine including Thymus |
130 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Lymphomas |
4,436 |
22.8 |
24.0 |
25.6 |
25.1 |
23.3 |
| Hodgkins Disease |
637 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
| Hodgkins - Nodal |
603 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
| Hodgkins - Extranodal |
34 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas |
3,799 |
18.8 |
20.4 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
20.0 |
| Non-Hodgkins - Nodal |
2,615 |
13.0 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
14.2 |
13.8 |
| Non-Hodgkins - Extranodal |
1,184 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
| Multiple Myeloma |
890 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
| Leukemias |
2,412 |
14.6 |
13.9 |
13.0 |
14.1 |
12.4 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia |
988 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
4.5 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
274 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
683 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
| Other Lymphocytic Leukemia |
31 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Myeloid Leukemia |
1,049 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
689 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
297 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
| Other Myeloid Leukemia |
63 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| Monocytic Leukemia |
47 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Acute Monocytic Leukemia |
40 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Chronic Monocytic Leukemia |
4 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Other Monocytic Leukemia |
3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Other Leukemia |
328 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
| Other Acute Leukemia |
103 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Other Chronic Leukemia |
18 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Aleukemic, Subleukemic and NOS |
207 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites |
2,312 |
13.3 |
13.0 |
11.6 |
12.3 |
10.8 |
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