Cancer Statistics 2023
What type of cancer has the highest incidence rate for men?
Prostate Cancer (29%)
What type of cancer has the highest incidence rate for women?
Breast Cancer (31%)
What are the top 3 types of cancer with the highest incidence rate in men?
-Prostate
-Lung/Bronchus
-Colon/Rectum
Together account for ~49% of male cancers
What are the top 3 types of cancer with the highest incidence rate in women?
-Breast
-Lung/Bronchus
-Colon/Rectum
Together account for ~52% of female cancers
What are the most common cancers in men?
1. Prostate
2. Lung/Bronchus
3. Colon/Rectum
4. Urinary Bladder
5. Melanoma of skin
6. Kidney and Renal pelvis
7. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
8. Oral Cavity and Pharynx
9. Leukemia
10. Pancreas
11. Other
What are the most common cancers in women?
, 1. Breast
2. Lung/Bronchus
3. Colon/Rectum
4. Uterine Corpus
5. Melanoma of skin
6. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
7. Thyroid
8. Pancreas
9. Kidney and Renal Pelvis
10. Leukemia
11. Other
Prostate and breast cancer are the highest among men and women, what
could cause this?
Hormone related
About half the cancer in the US is found in these 3 sites?
Breast/prostate
Lung & bronchus
Colon & rectum
Cancer prevalence
This is the number of disease cases (i.e., cancer cases) in a defined
population at a designated time. Prevalence includes both individuals newly
diagnosed with cancer (incidence) and those who are survivors of the disease.
Cancer incidence
This refers to the number of new events (i.e., cancer diagnoses or deaths) that
have occurred in a defined population during a specified period of time. This is
the term most frequently used in reports of cancer statistics.
Cancer rate
This is a way of measuring disease frequency that allows comparisons
between populations or subsets of populations. Frequently used examples
include the incidence rate, prevalence rate, and cancer survival rate. To obtain
What type of cancer has the highest incidence rate for men?
Prostate Cancer (29%)
What type of cancer has the highest incidence rate for women?
Breast Cancer (31%)
What are the top 3 types of cancer with the highest incidence rate in men?
-Prostate
-Lung/Bronchus
-Colon/Rectum
Together account for ~49% of male cancers
What are the top 3 types of cancer with the highest incidence rate in women?
-Breast
-Lung/Bronchus
-Colon/Rectum
Together account for ~52% of female cancers
What are the most common cancers in men?
1. Prostate
2. Lung/Bronchus
3. Colon/Rectum
4. Urinary Bladder
5. Melanoma of skin
6. Kidney and Renal pelvis
7. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
8. Oral Cavity and Pharynx
9. Leukemia
10. Pancreas
11. Other
What are the most common cancers in women?
, 1. Breast
2. Lung/Bronchus
3. Colon/Rectum
4. Uterine Corpus
5. Melanoma of skin
6. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
7. Thyroid
8. Pancreas
9. Kidney and Renal Pelvis
10. Leukemia
11. Other
Prostate and breast cancer are the highest among men and women, what
could cause this?
Hormone related
About half the cancer in the US is found in these 3 sites?
Breast/prostate
Lung & bronchus
Colon & rectum
Cancer prevalence
This is the number of disease cases (i.e., cancer cases) in a defined
population at a designated time. Prevalence includes both individuals newly
diagnosed with cancer (incidence) and those who are survivors of the disease.
Cancer incidence
This refers to the number of new events (i.e., cancer diagnoses or deaths) that
have occurred in a defined population during a specified period of time. This is
the term most frequently used in reports of cancer statistics.
Cancer rate
This is a way of measuring disease frequency that allows comparisons
between populations or subsets of populations. Frequently used examples
include the incidence rate, prevalence rate, and cancer survival rate. To obtain
