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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 243 417.7 131 511.6 112 351.6
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 55 90.4 30 113.8 25 71.9
Esophagus * # * # * #
Stomach * # * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 34 55.7 17 63.9** 17 51.1**
Rectum and rectosigmoid 9 15.5** 7 26.8** * #
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas * # * # * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 38 62.4 24 92.9 14 40.7**
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx * # * # * #
Lung and bronchus 34 55.4 22 84.4 12 35.2**
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 10 19.3** 6 26.2** * #
Melanoma of the skin 9 17.6** 6 26.2** * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 26 46.1 * # 26 86.6
Female genital system 22 38.7 -- -- 22 70.9
Cervix uteri * # -- -- * #
Corpus uteri 11 20.4** -- -- 11 38.1**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 7 11.6** -- -- 7 20.6**
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 40 72.0 40 160.5 -- --
Prostate gland 38 68.1 38 151.9 -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 20 34.2 10 38.6** 10 31.3**
Urinary bladder 13 21.9** 9 34.5** * #
Kidney and renal pelvis 6 10.1** * # 5 15.1**
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 5 7.1** * # * #
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 5 7.1** * # * #
Multiple myeloma 5 8.3** 5 19.0** * #
Leukemia 8 14.3** * # 5 16.2**
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 7 11.1** 5 18.5** * #

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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