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Resource for Researchers
Number of cancer cases among NIH-AARP Diet
and Health Study participants (1995/96-2003)
| Type of Cancer |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx |
843 |
327 |
1170 |
| Esophagus |
535 |
99 |
634 |
| Stomach |
584 |
170 |
754 |
| Small Intestine |
132 |
65 |
197 |
| Colon |
3016 |
1503 |
4519 |
| Rectum |
1212 |
538 |
1750 |
| Anus, Anal Canal, and Anorectum |
77 |
76 |
153 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct |
361 |
97 |
458 |
| Gallbladder |
46 |
52 |
98 |
| Other Biliary |
105 |
38 |
143 |
| Pancreas |
801 |
442 |
1243 |
| Respiratory System |
5530 |
3062 |
8592 |
| Soft Tissue (including heart) |
149 |
89 |
238 |
| Skin (excluding basal and squamous) |
2876 |
1052 |
3928 |
| Breast |
112 |
8027 |
8139 |
| Corpus and Uterus |
- |
1341 |
1341 |
| Ovary |
- |
675 |
675 |
| Prostate |
18242 |
- |
18242 |
| Urinary System |
4002 |
964 |
4966 |
| Eye and Orbit |
102 |
29 |
131 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System |
458 |
199 |
657 |
| Endocrine System |
220 |
246 |
466 |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma |
69 |
38 |
107 |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
1414 |
744 |
2158 |
| Myeloma |
407 |
200 |
607 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia |
450 |
153 |
603 |
| Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia |
374 |
157 |
531 |
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