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Table I - 10
Clark
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 393 361.8 197 429.9 196 315.0
Oral cavity and pharynx 11 10.8** 7 16.0** * #
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue * # * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth * # * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 81 70.4 37 79.8 44 62.0
Esophagus * # * # * #
Stomach * # * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 42 36.0 18 38.3** 24 32.7
Rectum and rectosigmoid 15 13.2** 11 24.4** * #
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 6 5.2** * # 5 6.9**
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 94 89.5 54 118.2 40 68.4
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx 9 8.5** 9 19.7** * #
Lung and bronchus 83 79.2 44 96.0 39 67.1
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 12 11.5** 9 19.8** * #
Melanoma of the skin 12 11.5** 9 19.8** * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 47 42.3 * # 47 75.9
Female genital system 24 21.9 -- -- 24 39.9
Cervix uteri 8 7.0** -- -- 8 13.3**
Corpus uteri 9 8.3** -- -- 9 14.8**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 6 5.5** -- -- 6 9.9**
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 40 38.1 40 86.4 -- --
Prostate gland 39 37.4 39 85.0 -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 33 30.4 26 57.4 7 11.7**
Urinary bladder 16 13.8** 14 30.9** * #
Kidney and renal pelvis 15 14.5** 11 24.0** * #
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit * # * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 6 5.5** * # 5 7.7**
Brain 5 4.1** * # * #
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system * # * # * #
Thyroid gland * # * # * #
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 16 14.5** 8 16.7** 8 13.8**
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 15 13.0** 8 16.7** 7 10.9**
Multiple myeloma 6 5.8** * # * #
Leukemia 12 10.6** 6 13.1** 6 9.2**
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid 5 4.6** * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 7 6.4** * # * #

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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