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Reported Deaths for the Five Leading Cancer Sites for Males by Age, US, 1998

TABLE 8

CA Cancer J Clin 2001;51:31


All Ages <20 20-39 40-59 60-79 >= 80

All Sites All Sites All Sites All Sites All Sites All Sites
282,065 1,256 5,217 48,282 160,881 66,421

Lung & Bronchus Leukemia Leukemia Lung & Bronchus Lung & Bronchus Lung & Bronchus
91,399 392 663 15,521 59,377 16,011
Prostate Brain & ONS Brain & ONS Colon & Rectum Prostate Prostate
32,203 307 627 4,539 15,742 15,373

Colon & Rectum Bones & Joints Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Pancreas Colon & Rectum Colon & Rectum
28,024 116 612 2,671 15,615 7,455

Pancreas Endocrine System Lung & Bronchus Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Pancreas Urinary Bladder
13,806 102 484 2,399 8,070 3,034

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Colon & Rectum Esophagus Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Pancreas
12,205 87 404 2,141 6,341 2,945


Note: "All Sites" excludes in situ carcinomas except urinary bladder.
ONS = other nervous system
Data Source: US Mortality Public Use Data Tape 1998, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2000.

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