| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
Rates | ||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 Prelim. |
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| All Sites | 108405 | 542.0 | 509.1 | 509.3 | 509.2 | 494.3 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 2884 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Lip | 161 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Tongue | 667 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Salivary Gland | 285 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Floor of Mouth | 285 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 428 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Nasopharynx | 173 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Tonsil | 307 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Oropharynx | 123 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Hypopharynx | 318 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 137 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Digestive System | 22173 | 108.3 | 104.3 | 104.0 | 103.6 | 101.9 |
| Esophagus | 1593 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Stomach | 2554 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| Small Intestine | 284 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Colon and Rectum | 13379 | 65.5 | 62.5 | 62.2 | 62.9 | 61.0 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 9387 | 46.6 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 42.7 | 42.5 |
| Cecum | 1783 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Appendix | 75 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Ascending Colon | 1450 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| Hepatic Flexure | 410 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Transverse Colon | 749 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Splenic Flexure | 385 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Descending Colon | 625 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Sigmoid Colon | 2909 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
| Large Intestine, NOS | 1001 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 3992 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 18.5 |
| Rectosigmoid Junction | 1412 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 6.4 |
| Rectum | 2580 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
| Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum | 178 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 1216 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| Liver | 1037 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 179 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Gallbladder | 202 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Other Biliary | 306 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Pancreas | 2287 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
| Retroperitoneum | 72 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery | 48 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Other Digestive Organs | 54 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Respiratory System | 19018 | 95.1 | 91.2 | 91.0 | 89.6 | 85.5 |
| Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear | 170 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Larynx | 1656 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 16654 | 83.4 | 80.1 | 78.8 | 78.4 | 75.1 |
| Pleura | 479 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Resp. | 59 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Bones and Joints | 216 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 759 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 3756 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 18.7 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 3013 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 16.7 |
| Other Non-Epithelial Skin | 743 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Breast | 316 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Male Genital System | 34404 | 180.9 | 158.7 | 155.5 | 159.6 | 160.2 |
| Prostate | 33166 | 175.3 | 152.7 | 150.5 | 154.5 | 155.0 |
| Testis | 1043 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Penis | 146 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Other Male Genital Organs | 49 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Urinary System | 10705 | 53.1 | 49.2 | 52.7 | 49.8 | 47.5 |
| Urinary Bladder | 7433 | 37.3 | 34.0 | 36.3 | 33.6 | 33.1 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 3017 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 13.5 |
| Ureter | 181 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Other Urinary Organs | 74 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Eye and Orbit | 216 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 1539 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Brain | 1450 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| Cranial Nerves Other Nervous System | 89 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Endocrine System | 756 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Thyroid | 596 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Other Endocrine (Including Thymus) | 160 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Lymphomas | 5077 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 22.3 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 737 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Hodgkins - Nodal | 697 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Hodgkins - Extranodal | 40 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 4340 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 19.2 |
| Non-Hodgkins - Nodal | 2949 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 13.1 |
| Non-Hodgkins - Extranodal | 1391 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 1128 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Leukemias | 2710 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 12.2 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 1108 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 315 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 755 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Other Lymphocytic Leukemia | 38 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 1184 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 753 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 358 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Other Myeloid Leukemia | 73 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 51 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Acute Monocytic Leukemia | 44 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Chronic Monocytic Leukemia | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other Monocytic Leukemia | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other Leukemia | 367 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Other Acute Leukemia | 116 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Other Chronic Leukemia | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Aleukemic, Subleukemic and NOS | 232 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 2748 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 10.8 |
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