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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 2,123 373.5 1,113 448.8 1,010 321.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 46 8.4 26 10.7 20 6.2
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue 11 2.1** 8 3.2** * #
Major salivary glands 6 1.1** * # 5 1.6**
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth 11 1.9** * # 8 2.5**
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 414 70.7 216 87.5 198 58.1
Esophagus 14 2.5** 12 5.1** * #
Stomach 43 7.1 28 10.9 15 4.0**
Small intestine 9 1.4** * # 7 2.1**
Colon excluding rectum 195 33.0 92 37.5 103 30.1
Rectum and rectosigmoid 67 11.6 40 15.7 27 8.3
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 9 1.7** 7 2.9** * #
Gallbladder 5 0.8** * # * #
Other biliary 7 1.1** * # * #
Pancreas 54 9.5 24 9.9 30 8.9
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 368 65.2 236 95.3 132 42.3
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx 28 5.3 25 10.4 * #
Lung and bronchus 329 58.0 205 82.5 124 39.7
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs 9 1.6** 6 2.5** * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) 12 2.3** 8 3.5** * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 31 5.4 19 7.7** 12 3.6**
Melanoma of the skin 27 4.7 17 6.9** 10 3.0**
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 313 55.4 * # 311 100.5
Female genital system 142 25.5 -- -- 142 47.0
Cervix uteri 32 5.8 -- -- 32 10.7
Corpus uteri 70 12.6 -- -- 70 23.0
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 28 5.0 -- -- 28 9.3
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva 7 1.2** -- -- 7 2.2**
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 355 61.0 355 142.6 -- --
Prostate gland 341 58.6 341 137.2 -- --
Testis 11 2.0** 11 4.2** -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 153 26.9 102 40.1 51 16.5
Urinary bladder 89 15.6 63 25.0 26 8.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 62 11.0 38 14.6 24 7.9
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit 5 0.9** * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 30 5.7 15 6.4** 15 4.9**
Brain 27 5.1 14 5.8** 13 4.4**
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system 13 2.5** * # 10 3.8**
Thyroid gland 13 2.5** * # 10 3.8**
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 115 21.0 59 23.7 56 18.4
Hodgkin’s disease 15 3.1** 8 3.6** 7 2.6**
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 100 17.9 51 20.1 49 15.7
Multiple myeloma 20 3.6 9 3.6** 11 3.7**
Leukemia 49 9.0 29 12.3 20 6.9
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic 14 2.5** 8 3.4** 6 1.7**
Acute myeloid 11 2.2** 6 2.6** 5 1.9**
Chronic myeloid 7 1.3** 5 2.1** * #
Other leukemias 13 2.1** 9 3.7** * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 53 9.1 31 12.4 22 6.5

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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