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Tippecanoe
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 429 342.4 198 365.3 231 333.1
Oral cavity and pharynx 8 6.3** 8 14.3** * #
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue * # * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth * # * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 69 56.7 32 61.3 37 52.6
Esophagus 6 4.8** 5 9.8** * #
Stomach * # * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 37 30.7 14 27.0** 23 33.3
Rectum and rectosigmoid 11 9.0** 6 11.2** 5 7.2**
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 6 5.0** * # * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 77 64.8 47 89.5 30 46.9
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx * # * # * #
Lung and bronchus 72 60.1 42 79.2 30 46.9
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 16 11.6** 8 14.7** 8 10.0**
Melanoma of the skin 16 11.6** 8 14.7** 8 10.0**
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 74 58.9 * # 74 107.6
Female genital system 33 27.2 -- -- 33 50.0
Cervix uteri * # -- -- * #
Corpus uteri 18 15.3** -- -- 18 27.7**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 8 6.8** -- -- 8 12.9**
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 53 43.9 53 97.4 -- --
Prostate gland 46 39.0 46 87.9 -- --
Testis 5 2.5** 5 4.7** -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 30 21.8 21 38.5 9 11.7**
Urinary bladder 22 15.6 16 30.0** 6 7.2**
Kidney and renal pelvis 8 6.2** 5 8.6** * #
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit * # * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 6 5.6** * # * #
Brain 6 5.6** * # * #
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system * # * # * #
Thyroid gland * # * # * #
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 27 20.1 6 8.9** 21 29.7
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 24 17.9 5 7.7** 19 26.6**
Multiple myeloma 7 4.2** * # * #
Leukemia 10 6.9** 7 11.0** * #
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 14 11.4** 7 13.8** 7 10.6**

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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