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Table I - 36
Jackson
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 162 337.5 72 339.9 90 336.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 9 19.8** 8 40.3** * #
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue * # * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth 5 10.4** * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 33 71.6 16 76.0** 17 67.5**
Esophagus * # * # * #
Stomach * # * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 11 22.8** 6 29.6** 5 16.4**
Rectum and rectosigmoid 8 17.9** * # * #
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 5 9.6** * # * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 26 53.6 17 82.6** 9 30.7**
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx * # * # * #
Lung and bronchus 26 53.6 17 82.6** 9 30.7**
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 6 11.9** * # * #
Melanoma of the skin 6 11.9** * # * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 26 53.0 * # 25 92.9
Female genital system 14 28.2** -- -- 14 50.7**
Cervix uteri * # -- -- * #
Corpus uteri 11 22.3** -- -- 11 40.4**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary * # -- -- * #
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 15 29.8** 15 68.3** -- --
Prostate gland 13 25.6** 13 59.8** -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 6 11.9** * # * #
Urinary bladder 5 9.6** * # * #
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 7 13.3** * # 6 18.9**
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 7 13.3** * # 6 18.9**
Multiple myeloma * # * # * #
Leukemia 8 18.6** * # 5 22.3**
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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