We are part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System
|
Cancer
Common Cancer Types
- Bladder
- Breast
- Colon and Rectum
- Endometrial
- Kidney (Renal Cell)
- Leukemia
- Lung:Non-Small Cell, Small Cell
- Melanoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Pancreatic
- Prostate
- Skin
- Thyroid
The list of
common cancer types includes cancers that are
diagnosed with the greatest frequency in the United
States. Cancer incidence statistics from the
American Cancer Society1
and other resources were used to create the list. To
qualify as a common cancer, the estimated annual
incidence for 2007 had to be 30,000 cases or more.
The most common type of
cancer on the list is non-melanoma skin cancer, with
more than 1,000,000 new cases expected in the United
States in 2007. Non-melanoma skin cancers represent
about half of all cancers diagnosed in this country.
The cancer on the list with
the lowest incidence is thyroid cancer. The
estimated number of new cases of thyroid cancer for
2007 is 33,550.
Because colon and rectal
cancers are often referred to as "colorectal
cancers," these two cancer types were combined for
the list. For 2007, the estimated number of new
cases of colon cancer is 112,340, and the estimated
number of new cases of rectal cancer is 41,420.
Kidney cancers can be
divided into two major groups, renal parenchyma
cancers and renal pelvis cancers. Approximately 85
percent of kidney cancers develop in the renal
parenchyma,2
and nearly all of these cancers are renal cell
cancers. The estimated number of new cases of renal
cell cancer for 2007 is 43,512.
Leukemia as a cancer type
includes acute lymphoblastic (or lymphoid) leukemia,
chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid
leukemia, chronic myelogenous (or myeloid) leukemia,
and other forms of leukemia. It is estimated that
more than 44,000 new cases of leukemia will be
diagnosed in the United States in 2007, with chronic
lymphocytic leukemia being the most common type
(approximately 15,000 new cases).
The following
table gives the estimated numbers of new cases and
deaths for each common cancer type:
| Cancer Type | Estimated New Cases | Estimated Deaths | | Bladder | 67,160 | 13,750 | | Breast (Female -- Male) | 178,480 -- 2,030 | 40,460 -- 450 | | Colon and Rectal (Combined) | 153,760 | 52,180 | | Endometrial | 39,080 | 7,400 | | Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer | 43,512 | 10,957 | | Leukemia (All) | 44,240 | 21,790 | | Lung (Including Bronchus) | 213,380 | 160,390 | | Melanoma | 59,940 | 8,110 | | Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | 63,190 | 18,660 | | Pancreatic | 37,170 | 33,370 | | Prostate | 218,890 | 27,050 | | Skin (Non-melanoma) | >1,000,000 | <2,000 | | Thyroid | 33,550 | 1,530 |
References
- American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007. Atlanta, Ga: American Cancer Society, 2007. Also available online. Last accessed January 18, 2007.
- Lipworth L, Tarone RE, McLaughlin JK: The epidemiology of renal cell carcinoma. Journal of Urology 176(6 pt 1):2353-2358, 2006. [PUBMED Abstract]
|
