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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 220 425.4 101 467.0 119 396.1
Oral cavity and pharynx 5 11.5** * # * #
Lip * # * # * #
Tongue * # * # * #
Major salivary glands * # * # * #
Floor of mouth * # * # * #
Gum and other mouth * # * # * #
Nasopharynx * # * # * #
Tonsil * # * # * #
Oropharynx * # * # * #
Hypopharynx * # * # * #
Pharynx and other oral cavity * # * # * #
Digestive system 58 104.4 31 138.8 27 78.4
Esophagus * # * # * #
Stomach * # * # * #
Small intestine * # * # * #
Colon excluding rectum 29 50.7 14 60.9** 15 45.1**
Rectum and rectosigmoid 16 28.9** 7 32.8** 9 24.7**
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum * # * # * #
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct * # * # * #
Gallbladder * # * # * #
Other biliary * # * # * #
Pancreas 5 7.9** * # * #
Retroperitoneum * # * # * #
Peritoneum * # * # * #
Other digestive organs * # * # * #
Respiratory system 45 91.6 28 131.3 17 63.7**
Nasal cavity, ear, and sinuses * # * # * #
Larynx * # * # * #
Lung and bronchus 42 84.1 25 114.9 17 63.7**
Trachea, pleura, and other respiratory organs * # * # * #
Bones and joints * # * # * #
Soft tissue (including heart) * # * # * #
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 6 10.4** * # 5 13.6**
Melanoma of the skin 5 7.9** * # 5 13.6**
Other non-epithelial skin cancers * # * # * #
Breast 32 64.8 * # 32 115.8
Female genital system 12 22.6** -- -- 12 40.5**
Cervix uteri * # -- -- * #
Corpus uteri 6 9.6** -- -- 6 16.4**
Uterus, NOS * # -- -- * #
Ovary * # -- -- * #
Vagina * # -- -- * #
Vulva * # -- -- * #
Other female genital organs * # -- -- * #
Male genital system 19 35.3** 19 85.1** -- --
Prostate gland 19 35.3** 19 85.1** -- --
Testis * # * # -- --
Penis * # * # -- --
Other male genital organs * # * # -- --
Urinary system 13 25.0** 8 35.5** 5 16.2**
Urinary bladder 8 15.3** 6 25.4** * #
Kidney and renal pelvis 5 9.7** * # * #
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 16.1** 5 22.6** * #
Hodgkin’s disease * # * # * #
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 7 14.0** * # * #
Multiple myeloma * # * # * #
Leukemia 5 10.6** * # * #
Acute lymphocytic * # * # * #
Chronic lymphocytic * # * # * #
Acute myeloid * # * # * #
Chronic myeloid * # * # * #
Other leukemias * # * # * #
Other, ill-defined and unknown sites 5 7.2** * # 5 11.6**

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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