| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
Rates | ||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 Prelim. |
||
| All Sites | 90,133 |
380.6 |
375.0 |
375.6 |
384.0 |
374.1 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 1,325 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
| Lip | 62 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Tongue | 303 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
| Salivary Gland | 205 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
| Floor of Mouth | 119 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 295 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Nasopharynx | 65 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Tonsil | 116 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Oropharynx | 37 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Hypopharynx |
69 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx |
54 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Digestive System |
18,040 |
67.7 |
65.8 |
64.8 |
65.7 |
64.8 |
| Esophagus |
468 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
| Stomach |
1,414 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
| Small Intestine |
221 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Colon and Rectum |
11,870 |
44.6 |
42.7 |
42.5 |
43.3 |
42.5 |
| Colon excluding Rectum |
8,897 |
32.9 |
31.0 |
31.4 |
31.9 |
31.6 |
| Cecum |
1,997 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
| Appendix |
77 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Ascending Colon |
1,513 |
5.9 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
| Hepatic Flexure |
413 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
| Transverse Colon |
772 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
| Splenic Flexure |
289 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Descending Colon |
508 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
| Sigmoid Colon |
2,343 |
9.6 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
| Large Intestine, NOS |
985 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction |
2,973 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.1 |
11.4 |
10.9 |
| Rectosigmoid Junction |
1,140 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
| Rectum |
1,833 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
| Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum |
237 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct |
552 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
| Liver |
413 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct |
139 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Gallbladder |
393 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| Other Biliary |
270 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| Pancreas |
2,417 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
| Retroperitoneum |
80 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery |
69 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Other Digestive Organs |
49 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Respiratory System |
11,834 |
49.6 |
47.6 |
48.8 |
51.1 |
48.9 |
| Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear |
125 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Larynx |
376 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| Lung and Bronchus |
11,211 |
46.5 |
45.1 |
46.4 |
48.5 |
46.2 |
| Pleura |
87 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Resp. |
35 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| Bones and Joints |
156 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) |
471 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) |
2,358 |
8.5 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
12.6 |
| Melanomas of the Skin |
2,132 |
7.7 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
11.6 |
| Other Non-Epithelial Skin |
226 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| Breast (invasive) |
26,810 |
120.0 |
117.3 |
117.4 |
119.6 |
119.0 |
| in situ (not included in All Sites) |
4,200 |
15.0 |
16.9 |
20.5 |
23.4 |
25.6 |
| Female Genital System |
12,004 |
55.5 |
55.3 |
54.0 |
54.7 |
50.5 |
| Cervix (invasive) |
1,946 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
8.9 |
9.6 |
8.0 |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS |
5,541 |
24.2 |
25.2 |
25.7 |
26.0 |
24.2 |
| Corpus |
5,277 |
22.8 |
23.9 |
24.5 |
25.0 |
23.5 |
| Uterus, NOS |
264 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
| Ovary |
3,779 |
17.9 |
17.6 |
17.0 |
16.7 |
15.3 |
| Vagina |
137 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| Vulva |
477 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
| Other Female Genital Organs |
124 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Urinary System |
4,500 |
17.7 |
17.2 |
18.4 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
| Urinary Bladder |
2,580 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis |
1,775 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
| Ureter |
116 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Other Urinary Organs |
29 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Eye and Orbit |
177 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System |
1,157 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
4.8 |
| Brain |
1,067 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
| Cranial Nerves Other Nervous System |
90 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Endocrine System |
1,485 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
| Thyroid |
1,373 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
| Other Endocrine (Including Thymus) |
112 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Lymphomas |
4,067 |
16.9 |
17.4 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
18.6 |
| Hodgkins Disease |
550 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
| Hodgkins - Nodal |
525 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
| Hodgkins - Extranodal |
25 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas |
3,517 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.4 |
15.7 |
| Non-Hodgkins - Nodal |
2,380 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
| Non-Hodgkins - Extranodal |
1,137 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
| Multiple Myeloma |
828 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
| Leukemias |
1,964 |
9.3 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
7.6 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia |
778 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
206 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
543 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| Other Lymphocytic Leukemia |
29 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Myeloid Leukemia |
893 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
616 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
223 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Other Myeloid Leukemia |
54 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Monocytic Leukemia |
37 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Acute Monocytic Leukemia |
31 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Chronic Monocytic Leukemia |
4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Other Monocytic Leukemia |
2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Other Leukemia |
256 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Other Acute Leukemia |
117 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Other Chronic Leukemia |
17 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Aleukemic, Subleukemic and NOS |
122 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites |
2,957 |
11.1 |
11.3 |
9.6 |
10.4 |
9.8 |
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