Key Statistics for Adrenal Cancer
Adrenal cancers (carcinomas) are very rare, and the exact number diagnosed in the United States each year is not known. It is probably around 200 per year. These cancers are much less common than benign adrenal tumors (adenomas), which are found fairly often among middle aged and elderly people. Adrenal tumors (most of which are benign adenomas) are found in about 1 in every 10 people who have an imaging test (like a CT or MRI) of the adrenal gland.
The average age of patients with adrenal cancer is around 46, but adrenal cancer can occur in people of any age, even in children.
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Last Revised: January 2, 2018
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