Radiation Oncology/Epidemiology/USA



  • American Cancer Society
    • 2009 PMID 19474385 -- "Cancer statistics, 2009." (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2009 Jul-Aug;59(4):225-49. Epub 2009 May 27.)
Cancer Site Incidence Deaths
Lung 219 K 159 K
Breast 194 K 41 K
Prostate 192 K 27 K
Colon 106 K 50 K
(combined with rectum)
Bladder 71 K 14 K
Melanoma 69 K 9 K
NHL 66 K 19 K
Kidney 58 K 13 K
Endometrial 42 K 8 K
Pancreas 42 K 35 K
Rectum 41 K (grouped with colon)
    • 2008 PMID 18287387 -- "Cancer statistics, 2008." (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2008 Mar-Apr;58(2):71-96. Epub 2008 Feb 20.)
    • 2007 PMID 17237035 -- "Cancer statistics, 2007." (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2007 Jan-Feb;57(1):43-66.)
    • 2006 PMID 16514137 -- "Cancer statistics, 2006" (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2006 Mar-Apr;56(2):106-30.)
    • 2005 PMID 16514137 -- "Cancer statistics, 2005" (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2005 Jan-Feb;55(1):10-30.)


Survival edit

  • SEER data, 2007 (1998-2003) PMID 17664474 -- "Recent major progress in long-term cancer patient survival disclosed by modeled period analysis." (Brenner H, J Clin Oncol. 2007 Aug 1;25(22):3274-80.)
    • 5- and 10-year relative survival evaluated, as a ratio of survival with disease over expected survival in population without disease
2003 U.S. Relative Survival Figures
Cancer Site Incidence 5-year RS 10-year RS
Prostate 256 K 99.8% 98%
Breast 232 K 91% 86%
Lung 200 K 16% 11%
Colon 120 K 66% 62%
Bladder 62 K 80% 74%
NHL 61 K 65% 55%
Melanoma 53 K 93% 91%
Rectum 48 K 67% 60%
Uterus 44 K 85% 83%
Leukemias 37 K 46% 35%
Oral cavity 36 K 61% 50%
Pancreas 34 K 7% 5%
Kidney 33 K 67% 60%
Stomach 27 K 26% 12%
Ovary 26 K 44% 35%
Thyroid 24 K 97% 96%
Brain 21 K 30% 24%
Multiple myeloma 18 K 32% 15%
Cervix 17 K 72% 67%
Liver 15 K 12% 9%
Esophagus 14 K 18% 13%
Larynx 14 K 62% 49%
Testis 11 K 97% 96%
Hodgkin's Disease 11 K 85% 80%

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