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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 3,555 403.7 1,748 474.4 1,807 354.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 105 12.3 72 19.7 33 6.0
Lip 7 0.8** 5 1.3** * #
Tongue 20 2.4 13 3.4** 7 1.4**
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth 10 1.1** 6 1.6** * #
Gum and other mouth 28 3.2 20 5.5 8 1.3**
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil 17 2.2** 12 3.5** 5 1.0**
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx 7 0.9** 6 1.7** * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity 6 0.7** * # * #
Digestive system 638 70.8 330 90.8 308 54.4
Esophagus 42 5.0 35 9.8 7 1.3**
Stomach 44 4.6 28 7.6 16 2.5**
Small intestine 11 1.3** * # 7 1.3**
Colon excluding rectum 298 32.3 132 36.1 166 28.7
Rectum and rectosigmoid 91 10.3 55 14.9 36 6.8
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum 10 1.1** * # 8 1.5**
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 33 3.9 22 6.2 11 2.2**
Gallbladder 7 0.8** * # 5 0.8**
Other biliary 13 1.4** 9 2.4** * #
Pancreas 80 9.2 39 11.0 41 7.5
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum 7 0.7** * # 6 1.0**
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 735 85.7 431 118.8 304 61.9
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx 44 5.3 33 9.0 11 2.5**
Lung and bronchus 686 79.9 395 109.1 291 59.1
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints 8 1.0** * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) 18 2.2** 12 3.0** 6 1.6**
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 101 10.8 58 14.0 43 8.7
Melanoma of the skin 80 8.7 45 11.4 35 6.9
Other non-epithelial skin cancers 21 2.1 13 2.6** 8 1.8**
Breast 564 63.6 * # 563 113.5
Female genital system 237 26.9 -- -- 237 48.2
Cervix uteri 43 4.6 -- -- 43 8.4
Corpus uteri 102 12.0 -- -- 102 21.4
Uterus, NOS 8 0.9** -- -- 8 1.7**
Ovary 68 7.7 -- -- 68 13.8
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva 13 1.4** -- -- 13 2.4**
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 412 48.2 412 113.4 -- --
Prostate gland 379 44.8 379 106.3 -- --
Testis 28 2.8 28 5.8 -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 268 30.1 188 50.8 80 15.2
Urinary bladder 155 17.1 113 30.8 42 7.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 110 12.7 73 19.5 37 7.4
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit 8 0.9** * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 37 4.6 22 5.6 15 3.6**
Brain 32 4.0 19 4.9** 13 3.2**
Other nervous system 5 0.6** * # * #
Endocrine system 57 6.3 21 5.5 36 7.1
Thyroid gland 50 5.4 18 4.5** 32 6.2
Other endocrine (including thymus) 7 1.0** * # * #
Lymphoma 162 17.8 94 23.4 68 13.4
Hodgkin’s disease 20 2.0 11 2.3** 9 1.6**
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 142 15.8 83 21.2 59 11.8
Multiple myeloma 40 4.3 21 5.6 19 3.4**
Leukemia 67 7.6 35 9.6 32 6.2
Acute lymphocytic 9 1.2** * # 7 1.7**
Chronic lymphocytic 15 1.5** 10 2.5** 5 0.7**
Acute myeloid 29 3.1 16 4.5** 13 2.3**
Chronic myeloid 8 0.9** * # * #
Other leukemias 6 0.8** * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 98 10.6 43 11.7 55 9.6

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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