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Number of incident cancer cases, follow-up through 2006: AARP Study
Type of Cancer Men Women Total
Oral Cavity and Pharynx 995 343 1338
Esophagus 697 111 808
Stomach 722 217 939
Small Intestine 147 90 237
Colon 3431 1739 5170
Rectum 1327 581 1908
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct 462 133 595
Pancreas 1114 629 1743
Lung 6211 3672 9883
Skin (excluding basal and squamous) 2420 836 3256
Breast 133 7802 7935
Corpus and Uterus - 1626 1626
Ovary - 816 816
Prostate 23621 - 23621
Kidney 1540 549 2089
Brain and Other Nervous System 546 244 790
Endocrine System 292 367 659
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 1900 1031 2931
Myeloma 615 285 900
Lymphocytic Leukemia 636 225 861
Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia 520 183 703
Total 52373 23571 75944

 

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