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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 361 377.4 171 404.3 190 368.0
Oral cavity and pharynx 13 12.8** 11 25.0** * #
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue * # * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth * # * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 76 72.0 37 85.6 39 61.8
Esophagus * # * # * #
Stomach 5 4.7** * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 44 40.6 17 39.2** 27 40.9
Rectum and rectosigmoid 14 13.9** 9 21.1** 5 9.8**
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 6 6.2** 6 13.7** * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 63 67.7 39 92.8 24 50.7
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx * # * # * #
Lung and bronchus 59 63.7 36 85.6 23 48.1
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 12 13.3** 8 19.3** * #
Melanoma of the skin 11 12.3** 8 19.3** * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 60 64.3 * # 60 121.2
Female genital system 28 29.3 -- -- 28 54.8
Cervix uteri 6 6.3** -- -- 6 12.1**
Corpus uteri 17 18.2** -- -- 17 33.7**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary * # -- -- * #
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 34 35.1 34 79.9 -- --
Prostate gland 30 30.3 30 70.1 -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 28 28.2 15 34.7** 13 25.2**
Urinary bladder 16 15.5** 13 29.7** * #
Kidney and renal pelvis 11 11.9** * # 9 17.9**
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit * # * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 8 9.6** 7 18.0** * #
Brain 8 9.6** 7 18.0** * #
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system 5 5.7** * # * #
Thyroid gland * # * # * #
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 17 20.1** 9 23.2** 8 16.8**
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 15 17.0** 7 16.7** 8 16.8**
Multiple myeloma * # * # * #
Leukemia 7 8.2** * # * #
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 5 5.7** * # * #

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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