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Table I

Comparison of Indiana and the Nation
1998

Males
Site Indiana National
Rate LCI UCI Rate LCI UCI
All Sites436.0428.5443.6 453.3450.2456.5
Prostate gland102.999.3106.7 139.0137.3140.8
Lung and bronchus91.788.395.3 67.165.968.3
Colon excluding rectum37.034.939.3 35.034.135.9
Urinary bladder30.728.832.8 28.227.429.0
Rectum and rectosigmoid18.316.819.9 16.315.716.9
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma16.915.518.5 18.617.919.2
Kidney and renal pelvis14.713.316.1 13.212.713.8
Oral cavity and pharynx14.313.015.8 13.813.214.4
Melanoma of the skin13.212.014.6 17.316.717.9
Leukemia11.310.112.6 13.212.613.7
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites9.08.010.2 10.29.810.7
Pancreas8.77.79.8 10.19.610.5
Larynx8.07.09.1 5.75.46.1
Stomach7.56.58.5 10.09.510.4
Esophagus7.26.28.2 6.36.06.7
Females
Site Indiana National
Rate LCI UCI Rate LCI UCI
All Sites349.3343.2355.5 354.4351.9357.0
Breast110.0106.5113.5 117.0115.5118.5
Lung and bronchus50.147.852.6 42.341.443.2
Colon excluding rectum31.629.933.5 27.927.228.6
Corpus uteri21.119.622.7 21.220.521.8
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma13.212.114.5 13.012.613.5
Ovary13.111.914.4 14.313.814.9
Rectum and rectosigmoid9.88.910.9 9.99.410.3
Urinary bladder8.47.59.4 7.16.87.5
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites7.36.58.3 7.97.58.3
Kidney and renal pelvis8.37.49.4 6.56.26.9
Melanoma of the skin8.37.49.4 11.411.011.9
Cervix uteri8.37.39.3 8.27.88.6
Thyroid gland7.56.68.5 8.58.18.9
Pancreas6.65.87.5 7.87.48.2
Leukemia6.96.07.9 8.17.78.5

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, February 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, 1998

Top 15 Cancers for Males

Comparison of the National Rate with the Indiana Rate
of the Top 15 Cancers for Females, 1998

Top 15 Cancers for Females

Source: Indiana State Department of Health - Indiana State Cancer Registry and the Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, February 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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