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

TABLE 9

CA Cancer J Clin 2001;51:32


Reported Deaths for the Five Leading Cancer Sites for Females by Age, US, 1998
All Ages <20 20-39 40-59 60-79 80

All Sites All Sites All Sites All Sites All Sites All Sites
259,467 920 6,107 45,892 131,017 75,526

Lung & Bronchus Leukemia Breast Breast Lung & Bronchus Lung & Bronchus
63,075 280 1,604 11,889 39,077 13,392

Breast Brain & ONS Uterine Cervix Lung & Bronchus Breast Colon & Rectum
41,737 233 634 10,155 18,292 12,174
Colon & Rectum Soft Tissue Leukemia Colon & Rectum Colon & Rectum Breast
28,950 73 456 3,472 12,950 9,949

Pancreas Endocrine System Lung & Bronchus Ovary Pancreas Pancreas
14,529 68 442 2,841 7,454 5,193

Ovary Bones & Joints Brain & ONS Pancreas Ovary Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
13,391 62 401 1,775 7,038 3,881

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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