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Table I

Comparison of Indiana and the Nation
1997

Males
Site Indiana National
Rate LCI UCI Rate LCI UCI
All Sites421.2413.7428.7 460.8457.6464.0
Prostate gland104.9101.1108.7 142.3140.5144.1
Lung and bronchus87.183.790.5 67.766.468.9
Colon excluding rectum34.732.636.9 36.435.537.3
Urinary bladder29.127.231.2 27.927.228.7
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma16.715.318.2 19.418.820.1
Rectum and rectosigmoid16.414.917.9 15.815.216.4
Oral cavity and pharynx14.112.815.5 14.313.714.9
Kidney and renal pelvis14.112.715.5 12.512.013.1
Melanoma of the skin12.911.614.2 17.316.717.9
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites10.99.712.1 10.610.111.1
Leukemia10.49.311.7 13.412.914.0
Pancreas8.47.49.5 10.29.810.7
Larynx7.36.38.3 6.25.96.6
Stomach6.96.07.9 10.510.011.0
Brain6.96.08.0 6.46.16.8
Females
Site Indiana National
Rate LCI UCI Rate LCI UCI
All Sites332.7326.7338.7 352.4349.9355.0
Breast103.8100.5107.3 114.8113.3116.2
Lung and bronchus46.344.148.6 42.241.443.1
Colon excluding rectum28.927.330.7 27.226.527.9
Corpus uteri22.120.623.8 21.520.822.1
Ovary13.111.914.4 14.413.915.0
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma12.411.213.6 13.012.513.5
Rectum and rectosigmoid10.49.411.5 9.69.210.0
Urinary bladder7.66.78.5 7.37.07.7
Cervix uteri8.67.69.6 8.27.88.6
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites7.16.38.0 8.17.88.5
Melanoma of the skin8.27.39.2 11.611.112.1
Kidney and renal pelvis7.56.68.5 6.36.06.7
Leukemia7.06.18.0 8.17.78.5
Pancreas6.25.47.1 7.97.58.3
Thyroid gland5.85.06.7 8.48.08.8

LCI: Lower end of the 95% confidence interval
UCI: Upper end of the 95% confidence interval

Source: Indiana State Department of Health - Indiana State Cancer Registry and the Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2003. National Rates are from 11 registries of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute representing 14% of the U.S. population. Figures exclude basal and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ carcinoma except bladder.

Comparison of the National Rate with the Indiana Rate
of the Top 15 Cancers for Males, 1997

Top 15 Cancers for Males

Comparison of the National Rate with the Indiana Rate
of the Top 15 Cancers for Females, 1997

Top 15 Cancers for Females

Source: Indiana State Department of Health - Indiana State Cancer Registry and the Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2003. National Rates are from 11 registries of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute representing 14% of the U.S. population.

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