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Elkhart
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 569 318.3 277 359.3 292 292.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 17 10.1** 10 13.1** 7 7.8**
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue 5 3.2** * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth 5 2.8** * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 89 46.8 51 63.7 38 35.7
Esophagus 5 3.1** 5 6.7** * #
Stomach 5 2.0** * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 39 20.0 22 27.3 17 16.1**
Rectum and rectosigmoid 22 11.6 10 12.2** 12 10.7**
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 8 4.6** 5 6.5** * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 104 61.3 69 89.7 35 38.4
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx 6 3.5** * # * #
Lung and bronchus 97 57.4 65 84.5 32 35.2
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 6 3.6** * # * #
Melanoma of the skin 5 2.9** * # * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 108 59.3 * # 107 106.7
Female genital system 52 28.6 -- -- 52 52.7
Cervix uteri 6 2.9** -- -- 6 5.7**
Corpus uteri 34 19.6 -- -- 34 36.0
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 8 4.4** -- -- 8 8.0**
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 71 42.1 71 95.5 -- --
Prostate gland 68 40.6 68 92.3 -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 46 24.7 30 39.1 16 14.4**
Urinary bladder 31 16.2 22 28.4 9 7.5**
Kidney and renal pelvis 15 8.5** 8 10.7** 7 6.9**
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit * # * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 8 4.7** 5 5.7** * #
Brain 7 4.3** * # * #
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system 9 4.7** * # 6 5.8**
Thyroid gland 8 4.1** * # 6 5.8**
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 35 19.5 19 24.5** 16 15.3**
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 32 17.7 17 22.0** 15 13.7**
Multiple myeloma * # * # * #
Leukemia 6 2.9** * # * #
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 11 6.0** 7 9.1** * #

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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