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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 411 304.5 194 331.6 217 287.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 13 9.7** 8 12.1** 5 6.8**
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue * # * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth * # * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 63 48.6 38 71.4 25 31.2
Esophagus * # * # * #
Stomach 5 3.8** * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 36 28.1 22 43.1 14 17.3**
Rectum and rectosigmoid 12 9.9** 8 14.9** * #
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 5 3.6** * # * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 65 50.9 35 61.3 30 44.4
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx 5 4.0** * # * #
Lung and bronchus 60 46.9 31 54.6 29 42.8
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 19 12.3** 15 19.8** * #
Melanoma of the skin 18 11.4** 14 17.9** * #
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 81 56.2 * # 81 107.5
Female genital system 23 13.9 -- -- 23 26.6
Cervix uteri * # -- -- * #
Corpus uteri 11 7.4** -- -- 11 13.9**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary 8 5.0** -- -- 8 9.7**
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 43 35.5 43 73.6 -- --
Prostate gland 38 32.1 38 66.8 -- --
Testis 5 3.4** 5 6.8** -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 30 24.5 22 39.3 8 12.2**
Urinary bladder 16 13.4** 13 24.9** * #
Kidney and renal pelvis 10 8.1** 6 9.4** * #
Ureter * # * # * #
Other urinary organs * # * # * #
Eye and orbit * # * # * #
Brain and other nervous system 11 9.1** * # 7 11.7**
Brain 10 8.3** * # 6 10.0**
Other nervous system * # * # * #
Endocrine system 16 8.7** 5 5.3** 11 11.6**
Thyroid gland 16 8.7** 5 5.3** 11 11.6**
Other endocrine (including thymus) * # * # * #
Lymphoma 19 14.5** 8 14.5** 11 14.0**
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 15 11.7** 5 9.6** 10 13.3**
Multiple myeloma * # * # * #
Leukemia 9 6.3** 5 8.3** * #
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 10 7.7** 5 9.9** 5 6.9**

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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