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Dubois
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 160 363.9 94 485.9 66 265.8
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 32 67.2 18 91.9** 14 47.5**
Esophagus 5 11.4** 5 25.9** * #
Stomach * # * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 18 35.1** 7 35.1** 11 35.2**
Rectum and rectosigmoid * # * # * #
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas * # * # * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 28 65.6 23 119.9 5 20.5**
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx * # * # * #
Lung and bronchus 24 56.6 19 100.0** 5 20.5**
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 10 22.2** 6 26.3** * #
Melanoma of the skin 9 20.4** 5 22.9** * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 15 35.5** * # 15 67.2**
Female genital system 14 32.5** -- -- 14 61.3**
Cervix uteri 5 11.2** -- -- 5 21.6**
Corpus uteri * # -- -- * #
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 5 12.2** -- -- 5 23.2**
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 20 47.2 20 103.7 -- --
Prostate gland 18 42.2** 18 93.7** -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 10 23.4** 9 46.2** * #
Urinary bladder * # * # * #
Kidney and renal pelvis 6 13.0** 5 24.2** * #
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 8 16.8** * # 6 23.8**
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 6 13.0** * # * #
Multiple myeloma * # * # * #
Leukemia 10 25.3** 7 39.7** * #
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites * # * # * #

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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