Table 2.1: Number of Cancers and
Cancer Incidence Rates for Selected Cancers
Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System, 1992-1996

 

Males

  

Females
 

Minnesota

  

U.S.*

  

Minnesota

  

U.S.*
Cancer

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Oral Cavity and Pharynx

1,656

14.6

  

15.8

  

834

6.0

  

6.0
Esophagus

628

5.6

  

6.4

  

204

1.4

  

1.8
Stomach

995

8.5

  

10.7

  

530

3.2

  

4.6
Small Intestine

237

2.1

  

1.7

  

187

1.3

  

1.1
Colon

4,176

36.2

  

38.0

  

4,556

28.0

  

28.7
Rectum

1,798

15.9

  

16.4

  

1,341

8.9

  

9.5
Liver

368

3.3

  

5.5

  

201

1.4

  

2.1
Gallbladder

64

0.5

  

0.8

  

210

1.3

  

1.3
Pancreas

939

8.3

  

10.3

  

817

5.7

  

7.8
Larynx

660

6.0

  

7.3

  

152

1.3

  

1.5
Lung and Bronchus

7.027

63.2

  

78.3

  

4,850

36.5

  

43.0
Trachea and Pleura

217

1.9

  

1.9

  

55

0.4

  

0.4
Bones and Joints

121

1.1

  

1.1

  

86

0.8

  

0.8
Soft Tissues

374

3.1

  

2.7

  

278

2.0

  

2.0
Melanoma of the Skin

1674

14.1

  

15.5

  

697

9.9

  

10.6
Breast

93

0.8

  

0.9

  

15,213

110.8

  

110.9
Cervix

-

-

  

-

  

957

6.9

  

8.0
Uterus

-

-

  

-

  

3,004

22.6

  

21.2
Ovary

-

-

  

-

  

2,125

16.1

  

14.8
Vulva

-

-

  

-

  

348

2.2

  

1.7
Prostate

17,678

157.4

  

163.0

  

-

-

  

-
Testis

704

5.3

  

4.5

  

-

-

  

-
Bladder

3,361

29.3

  

29.3

  

1,247

7.9

  

7.7
Kidney and Renal Pelvis

1,573

14.1

  

12.8

  

888

6.5

  

6.4
Eye

91

0.8

  

0.9

  

51

0.4

  

0.6
Brain

798

7.0

  

6.9

  

573

4.6

  

4.7
Thyroid

330

2.7

  

2.9

  

909

6.8

  

7.2
Hodgkin's Lymphoma

390

3.3

  

3.0

  

323

2.7

  

2.5
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

2,358

20.3

  

19.7

  

2,025

13.8

  

12.4
Multiple Myeloma

594

5.2

  

5.6

  

481

3.2

  

3.7
Lymphocytic Leukemia

882

7.9

  

6.0

  

634

4.7

  

3.4
Myelocytic Leukemia

638

5.4

  

5.2

  

473

3.2

  

3.6
All Leukemias

1,719

15.1

  

13.2

  

1,228

8.6

  

8.0
All Cancers

52,803

464.4

  

501.0

  

47,074

334.9

  

347.5

* Data from the NCI's SEER Program for all races combined, 1991-1995.
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# Average annual rate per 100,000 people for all races combined, age-adjusted to the 1970 U.S. Population.

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