1999 Cancer Incidence Rates
by Sex per 100,000 Population
Age-Adjusted to the 2000 US Census
| Primary Cause | All Males | All Females | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | Cases | Rate | |
| Oral Cavity | 537 | 15.6 | 251 | 5.8 | 788 | 10.1 |
| Esophagus | 222 | 6.6 | 76 | 1.7 | 298 | 3.8 |
| Stomach | 265 | 8.3 | 176 | 3.9 | 441 | 5.7 |
| Colon/Rectum | 1,701 | 52.4 | 1,834 | 40.9 | 3,536 | 45.7 |
| Liver | 138 | 4.0 | 68 | 1.6 | 206 | 2.6 |
| Gallbladder | 21 | 0.6 | 46 | 1.0 | 67 | 0.9 |
| Pancreas | 341 | 10.4 | 344 | 7.5 | 685 | 8.9 |
| Larynx | 308 | 8.9 | 67 | 1.5 | 375 | 4.7 |
| Lung/Bronchus | 3,074 | 92.2 | 2,033 | 45.8 | 5,110 | 65.1 |
| Bone | 38 | 1.1 | 25 | 0.6 | 63 | 0.8 |
| Soft Tissue | 89 | 2.6 | 93 | 2.2 | 182 | 2.4 |
| Melanoma (Skin) | 575 | 16.8 | 459 | 11.0 | 1,034 | 13.3 |
| Female Breast | . | . | 6,210 | 145.5 | 6,210 | 145.5 |
| Cervix Uteri | . | . | 390 | 9.4 | 390 | 9.4 |
| Corpus Uteri | . | . | 851 | 19.6 | 851 | 19.6 |
| Ovary | . | . | 631 | 14.8 | 631 | 14.8 |
| Prostate | 4,629 | 137.7 | . | . | 4,629 | 137.7 |
| Testes | 162 | 4.2 | . | . | 162 | 4.2 |
| Bladder | 977 | 31.1 | 366 | 8.1 | 1,343 | 17.4 |
| Kidney | 482 | 14.0 | 345 | 8.0 | 827 | 10.6 |
| Endocrine | 116 | 3.3 | 279 | 6.9 | 395 | 5.1 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 168 | 5.1 | 161 | 3.6 | 329 | 4.2 |
| Leukemia | 369 | 11.0 | 301 | 7.0 | 670 | 8.7 |
| Brain/Other CNS | 289 | 8.3 | 198 | 4.8 | 487 | 6.3 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 103 | 2.7 | 95 | 2.4 | 198 | 2.5 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 587 | 17.3 | 505 | 11.5 | 1,092 | 14.1 |
| Other Cancers | 725 | 22.5 | 819 | 18.5 | 1,546 | 20.1 |
| All Cancers | 15,916 | 476.7 | 16,623 | 383.6 | 32,545 | 417.4 |
Produced by the NC Central Cancer Registry, 3/2002
Numbers are subject to change as files are updated
Rates based on counts of less than 10 are unstable.
Use with caution.
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