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Table I - 11
Clay
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 136 401.3 64 445.0 72 368.2
Oral cavity and pharynx * # * # * #
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue * # * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth * # * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 21 61.9 9 63.9** 12 59.7**
Esophagus * # * # * #
Stomach * # * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 9 27.8** * # 6 33.4**
Rectum and rectosigmoid 5 14.1** * # * #
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 6 17.7** * # * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 24 71.4 16 110.7** 8 40.0**
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx * # * # * #
Lung and bronchus 21 62.2 13 89.7** 8 40.0**
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) * # * # * #
Melanoma of the skin * # * # * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 25 70.9 * # 24 124.8
Female genital system 12 37.4** -- -- 12 68.0**
Cervix uteri * # -- -- * #
Corpus uteri 5 15.5** -- -- 5 27.8**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary * # -- -- * #
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 12 35.9** 12 82.0** -- --
Prostate gland 11 32.6** 11 75.3** -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 12 33.7** 8 54.1** * #
Urinary bladder 9 25.6** 7 47.0** * #
Kidney and renal pelvis * # * # * #
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit * # * # * #
Brain and other nervous system * # * # * #
Brain * # * # * #
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system * # * # * #
Thyroid gland * # * # * #
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 8 24.6** 6 43.6** * #
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 8 24.6** 6 43.6** * #
Multiple myeloma * # * # * #
Leukemia * # * # * #
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites * # * # * #

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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