Cancer Facts and Figures by the American Cancer Society
Estimated for the year 2000 in the United States
Total Cancer Deaths from all causes in the year 2000 - 552,200
Total New Cases from all causes in the year 200 - 1,220,100
The Ten Leading Causes of Cancer Death in the Year 2000
|
MEN |
# OF DEATHS |
WOMEN |
# OF DEATHS |
|
LUNG |
89,300 |
LUNG |
67,600 |
| PROSTRATE |
31,900 |
BREAST |
40,800 |
| COLORECTAL |
27,800 |
COLORECTAL |
28,500 |
| PANCREATIC |
13,700 |
PANCREATIC |
14,500 |
| NON-HODG-LYMPHOMA |
13,700 |
OVARIAN |
14,000 |
| LEUKEMIA |
12,100 |
NON-HODG-LYMPHOMA |
12,400 |
| ESOPHAGEAL |
9,200 |
LEUKEMIA |
9,600 |
| LIVER |
8,500 |
UTERINE |
6,500 |
| URINARY |
8,100 |
BRAIN |
5,900 |
| STOMACH |
7,600 |
STOMACH |
5,400 |
| TOTAL |
284,100 |
TOTAL |
268,100 |
LEADING LOCATIONS OF NEW CASES IN THE YEAR 2000
|
MEN |
# OF DEATHS |
WOMEN |
# OF DEATHS |
|
PROSTRATE |
180,400 |
BREAST |
182,800 |
| LUNG/BRONCH |
89,500 |
LUNG/BRONCH |
74,600 |
| COLORECTAL |
63,600 |
COLORECTAL |
66,600 |
| URINARY/BLADDER |
38,300 |
UTERINE |
36,100 |
| NON-HODG-LYMPHOMA |
31,700 |
NON-HODG-LYMPHOMA |
23,200 |
| MELANOMA |
27,300 |
OVARIAN |
23,100 |
| ORAL CAVITY & PHARYNX |
20,200 |
MELANOMA |
20,400 |
| KIDNEY & R.P. |
18,800 |
URINARY/BLADDER |
14,900 |
| LEUKEMIA |
16,900 |
PANCREATIC |
14,600 |
| PANCREATIC |
13,700 |
THYROID |
13,700 |
| STOMACH |
13,400 |
KIDNEY & R.P. |
12,400 |
| LIVER |
10,000 |
ORAL CAVITY & PHARYNX |
10,000 |
| TOTAL |
619,700 |
TOTAL |
600,400 |