2015 Cancer statistics, 2015

<p>Jan 18, 2015 07:55 PM</p>

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stats from Amer. Cancer Society;</p>

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data collected by NCI: &nbsp;SEER program &nbsp;(surveil, epidemiol, and end results)

and CDC &nbsp;and Natl registries. &nbsp;and NCHS.</p>

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a total of &nbsp;1,658,000 new cancer cases and &nbsp;589K cancer deaths projected for 2015 USA.</p>

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during most recent 5 years: &nbsp;2007 to 2011 &nbsp;(for which we have data)

cancer incid &nbsp;dect by 1.8% for men and was stable for women and

dath rates declined by 1.8% for men and 1.5% for women.</p>

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cancer deaths dec from 215 per 100K in 1991 to &nbsp;169 in 2011... &nbsp;a tot relative decline of 22%.</p>

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but was decline was lowest in the South and highest in the Northeast.</p>

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CA: &nbsp;2nd leading cause of death in USA. &nbsp;and will surpass CV within next few years.</p>

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see Table One:</p>

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Estimated new cases in MALES</p>

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<b>prostate &nbsp;26%</b>

lung &nbsp;14%

colon/rectum &nbsp;8%

bladder &nbsp;7%

skin &nbsp;5%

NHodg lymphoma &nbsp;&nbsp;5%

Kidney/ renal pelvis &nbsp;5%

oral/pharynx &nbsp;4%

leukemia 4%

liver &nbsp;3%</p>

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all sites &nbsp;848K &nbsp;= 100%</p>

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see Table 4: &nbsp;probability of developing invasive cancer

in &nbsp;MEN: &nbsp;age > 70</p>

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ALL sites in men: &nbsp;1 in 3 &nbsp;36%

prostate 1 in 9 &nbsp;11% .

lung &nbsp;6.6% &nbsp;1 in 15

colorectum &nbsp;&nbsp;4%</p>

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Cancer by Race/ Ethnicity:</p>

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black men have worst rates... &nbsp;double those of Asian men: lowest rates.</p>

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black men &nbsp;&nbsp;2.5X as much stomach cancer as in white men</p>

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Blacks: &nbsp;get dx at a later stage &nbsp;(even in Medicare pts).</p>

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page 26: &nbsp;&nbsp;variations by state:

lung cancer is 3.5X as likely in Kentucky as in Utah due to high smoking in Kentucky!</p>

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