Radiation Oncology/Epidemiology/USA

American Cancer Society 2009 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 18287387 -- "Cancer statistics, 2008." (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2008 Mar-Apr;58(2):71-96. Epub 2008 Feb 20.) 2007 17237035 -- "Cancer statistics, 2007." (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2007 Jan-Feb;57(1):43-66.) 2006 16514137 -- "Cancer statistics, 2006" (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2006 Mar-Apr;56(2):106-30.) 2005 16514137 -- "Cancer statistics, 2005" (Jemal A, CA Cancer J Clin. 2005 Jan-Feb;55(1):10-30.) Survival SEER data, 2007 (1998-2003) 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% Pediatric SEER Incidence Rates (2002-2006) References American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts & Figures 2006 U.S. Cancer Statistics 2002