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Projected New Cancer Cases for Selected Sites by Sex*
North Carolina, 2000

Cancer Site

Projected New Cases

Total

Male

Female

Lip, Oral Cavity, Pharynx

955

640

315

Tongue

200

140

60

Salivary Glands

85

45

40

Pharynx

325

250

75

Other Parts of the Mouth

345

205

140

Digestive Organs, Peritoneum

6,995

3,655

3,340

Esophagus

365

265

100

Stomach

690

425

265

Small Intestine

100

60

40

Colon, Rectum

4,380

2,155

2,225

Liver, Bile Ducts

355

235

120

Pancreas

875

415

460

Other, Ill-defined Sites

230

100

130

Respiratory System

5,815

3,425

2,390

Larynx

360

285

75

Bronchus, Lung

5,330

3,060

2,270

Other

125

80

45

Bone, Connective, Subcutaneous Tissues

245

130

115

Malignant Melanoma of the Skin

1,220

675

545

Breast

5,815

40

5,775

Genital Organs

9,040

6,490

2,550

Cervix Uteri, Invasive

395

--

395

Corpus Uteri

1,110

--

1,110

Ovary

750

--

750

Other Female Genital

295

--

295

Prostate

6,245

6,245

--

Testis

200

200

--

Other Male Genital

45

45

--

Urinary Organs

2,480

1,695

785

Urinary Bladder

1,615

1,170

445

Kidney, Renal Pelvis

865

525

340

Eye, Lacrimal Gland

65

40

25

Brain, CNS

520

290

230

Endocrine Glands

515

150

365

Thyroid Gland

475

125

350

Other Endocrine Glands

40

25

15

Leukemia

945

525

420

Other Blood and Lymph Tissue

2,200

1,195

1,005

Hodgkin's Disease

220

120

100

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

1,545

850

695

Multiple Myeloma

435

225

210

Other, Unknown

1,505

860

645

All Sites

38,315

19,810

18,505

Includes all carcinomas of the urinary bladder, but excludes carcinoma in situ of all other sites and common skin cancer.

We believe the projections of new prostate cancer cases are higher than they should be. It is hard to project the number of new cases for this site because of the high incidence rates of the early 90's that resulted from the introduction of the PSA test.

Projected: An estimate of the cases, deaths, or disease rates that are expected tooccur in the future based on past experience.

Produced by the NC Central Cancer Registry,
State Center for Health Statistics, DHHS