Radiation Oncology/Epidemiology/Most commons

See also: Epidemiology in USA and Worldwide epidemiology

By demographic

• Men age 15-35: most common is testicular

Gynecologic

• Most common gynecologic malignancy: 1) endometrial (46%), 2) ovarian, 3) cervical (16%)

Endometrial makes up only 6.3% of malignancies in women.

• Deaths: Endometrial, 6500/yr (24%)
• In 1930s, cervical was the most common cause of cancer death in women.

Gastrointestinal

• 6% - Esophagus - 14,550 cases, 13,770 deaths (in 2006)
• ?% - Gastric - 21,700 cases, 12,800 deaths (in 2001).
• 1 - 4% - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• 0.1 - 3% - GIST

Pediatric cancers

12,000 cases/yr

• 6th most common (under age 15) - osteosarcoma - 400/yr

• Bone tumors: 1st - osteosarcoma, 2nd - Ewing's
• Most common extracranial solid malignancy - Neuroblastoma
• Most common malignancy of infants - Neuroblastoma

• 4% (of pediatric malignancies) - Rhabdomyosarcoma