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Indiana as a Whole
Incidence Rate1 by Primary Site and Sex: Cases Diagnosed in 1996, Indiana

Primary Site

Total

Males Females
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All sites 24,317 360.8 12,095 414.8 12,222 324.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 591 9.1 394 13.6 197 5.1
Lip 49 0.7 38 1.3 11 0.3**
Tongue 126 1.9 86 3.0 40 1.1
Major salivary glands 67 1.0 32 1.1 35 0.9
Floor of mouth 43 0.7 33 1.1 10 0.2**
Gum and other mouth 123 1.8 68 2.3 55 1.4
Nasopharynx 32 0.5 23 0.8 9 0.2**
Tonsil 61 1.0 47 1.7 14 0.4**
Oropharynx 18 0.3** 14 0.5** 4 0.1**
Hypopharynx 50 0.8 40 1.4 10 0.3**
Pharynx and other oral cavity 22 0.3 13 0.4** 9 0.3**
Digestive system 4,554 65.0 2,361 80.7 2,193 53.0
Esophagus 236 3.5 188 6.5 48 1.2
Stomach 292 4.1 160 5.4 132 3.1
Small intestine 72 1.1 34 1.2 38 1.0
Colon excluding rectum 2,249 31.3 1,088 37.0 1,161 27.3
Rectum and rectosigmoid 817 12.0 453 15.5 364 9.2
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum 55 0.8 17 0.6** 38 1.0
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 159 2.4 98 3.4 61 1.7
Gallbladder 52 0.7 14 0.5** 38 0.8
Other biliary 69 1.0 44 1.5 25 0.6
Pancreas 489 7.1 242 8.4 247 6.0
Retroperitoneum 24 0.4 12 0.4** 12 0.3**
Peritoneum 29 0.4 5 0.2** 24 0.6
Other digestive organs 11 0.2** 6 0.2** 5 0.1**
Respiratory system 4,534 69.0 2,833 98.2 1,701 46.9
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses 26 0.4 17 0.6** 9 0.2**
Larynx 312 4.9 249 8.7 63 1.9
Lung and bronchus 4,151 63.0 2,535 87.8 1,616 44.4
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs 45 0.7 32 1.1 13 0.4**
Bones and joints 42 0.7 24 0.9 18 0.6**
Soft tissue (including heart) 142 2.2 94 3.2 48 1.4
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 693 10.1 393 12.7 300 8.2
Melanoma of the skin 621 9.1 348 11.4 273 7.4
Other non-epithelial skin cancers 72 1.0 45 1.3 27 0.7
Breast 3,789 56.1 21 0.7 3,768 102.6
Female genital system 1,708 25.4 -- -- 1,708 47.0
Cervix uteri 297 4.2 -- -- 297 8.0
Corpus uteri 810 12.4 -- -- 810 22.7
Uterus, NOS 14 0.2** -- -- 14 0.4**
Ovary 471 7.0 -- -- 471 13.0
Vagina 20 0.3 -- -- 20 0.5
Vulva 83 1.1 -- -- 83 2.0
Other female genital organs 13 0.2** -- -- 13 0.4**
Male genital system 3,005 45.3 3,005 103.9 -- --
Prostate gland 2,839 42.8 2,839 98.9 -- --
Testis 137 2.0 137 4.0 -- --
Penis 25 0.4 25 0.8 -- --
Other male genital organs 4 0.1** 4 0.1** -- --
Urinary system 1,926 28.2 1,310 44.5 616 15.9
Urinary bladder 1,150 16.4 832 28.2 318 7.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 722 11.1 447 15.2 275 7.7
Ureter 36 0.5 20 0.7 16 0.4**
Other urinary organs 18 0.2** 11 0.4** 7 0.1**
Eye and orbit 40 0.6 16 0.5** 24 0.7
Brain and other nervous system 377 6.1 213 7.4 164 4.9
Brain 353 5.7 206 7.1 147 4.4
Other nervous system 24 0.4 7 0.3** 17 0.5**
Endocrine system 307 4.6 83 2.8 224 6.3
Thyroid gland 277 4.1 67 2.2 210 5.9
Other endocrine (including thymus) 30 0.5 16 0.6** 14 0.4**
Lymphoma 1,181 17.7 607 20.4 574 15.0
Hodgkin’s disease 152 2.4 85 2.9 67 2.0
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 1,029 15.2 522 17.5 507 13.0
Multiple myeloma 244 3.5 131 4.5 113 2.8
Leukemia 571 8.6 316 10.9 255 6.9
Acute lymphocytic 69 1.3 34 1.4 35 1.2
Chronic lymphocytic 159 2.3 93 3.1 66 1.6
Acute myeloid 181 2.7 91 3.2 90 2.3
Chronic myeloid 79 1.1 47 1.5 32 0.9
Other leukemias 83 1.2 51 1.7 32 0.9
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 613 8.6 294 9.9 319 7.6

1 Per 100,000; Age-adjusted, 1970 U.S. Standard Million. Excludes in situ cancers except bladder, and also excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin.
* Fewer than 5 cases, number suppressed to protect confidentiality.
** Rates based on fewer than twenty cases are unstable.
# Rate cannot be calculated.
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Source:  Indiana State Department of Health - Indiana State Cancer Registry and the Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2001

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