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| Cancer Incidence in the United States
(SEER)1, 1987-91
10 Most Common Cancers
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Since lung cancer incidence rates have reached an apparent plateau and prostate cancer has increased dramatically, cancer of the prostate gland has become the most common type of cancer among both black and white males. The black male prostate cancer incidence rate of 163.1 per 100,000 is 35 percent higher than that for white males, 121.2. Lung cancer and colorectal cancer rates are the second and third highest, respectively, for both black and white males. Bladder cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in white males, but ranks only ninth for black males. |
Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence Rates, 1987-1991:
10 Most Common Sites by Race for Males
Incidence rates per 100,000 (age-adjusted to 1970 U.S.
standard)
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Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer among both white and black females. It occurs more frequently among white females (113.2 per 100,000) than among black females (94.0 per 100,000). Lung cancer and colorectal cancer are the second and third highest cancers, respectively, among white females compared to ranks of third and second highest, respectively, for black females. Even though lung and colorectal cancers are two of the most common cancers among females, their incidence is much lower than that for males. The fourth most common cancer for females is corpus uteri for both whites and blacks. Even though the rank is the same, the rate for corpus cancer is higher among whites than blacks, unlike cancer of the cervix uteri, where the rate is higher among black females. |
Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence Rates, 1987-1991:
10 Most Common Sites by Race for Females
Incidence rates per 100,000 (age-adjusted to 1970 U.S.
standard)