Prevalence and Incidence of Anal Cancer
Anal Cancer: Rare Disease
Anal Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Anal Cancer, or a subtype of Anal Cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Anal Cancer Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Anal Cancer:
estimated 4,650 new cases of anal cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2007, National Cancer Institute website ... see also overview of Anal Cancer.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 58,494 or 0.00% or 4,649 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 4,650 new cases of anal cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2007, National Cancer Institute website" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Anal Cancer:
4,649 per year,
387 per month,
89 per week,
12 per day,
0 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "estimated 4,650 new cases of anal cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2007, National Cancer Institute website" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence statistics for Anal Cancer:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Anal Cancer:
- 4,010 new cases for anus/anal canal/anorectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 1,890 new male cases for anus/anal canal/anorectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 2,120 new female cases for anus/anal canal/anorectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- more statistics...»
Death statistics for Anal Cancer:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Anal Cancer:
- 210 estimated male deaths for anus/anal canal/anorectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 370 estimated female deaths for anus/anal canal/anorectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- Estimated 690 people will die from anal cancer in the US in 2007, National Cancer Institute website
- more statistics...»
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Prevalence/Incidence of Anal Cancer: Online Medical Books
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Colorectal cancer:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The exact cause of colorectal cancer is unknown, but studies showing concentration in areas of higher economic development suggest a relationship to diet (excess saturated animal fat). Other factors that magnify the risk of developing colorectal cancer include:
❑other diseases of the digestive tract
❑age (older than age 40)
❑history of ulcerative colitis (average interval before onset of cancer is 11 to 17 years)
❑familial polyposis (cancer almost always develops by age 50).
There are more than 130,000 cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed in the United States each year. It's the second-leading cause of cancer-related death, accounting for more than 50,000 per year. However, in almost all cases, it's treatable if caught early by colonoscopy.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Primary tumors of the spinal cord may be extramedullary (occurring outside the spinal cord) or intramedullary (occurring within the cord itself). Extramedullary tumors may be intradural (meningiomas and schwannomas), which account for 60% of all primary malignant spinal cord neoplasms, or extradural (metastatic tumors from breasts, lungs, prostate, leukemia, or lymphomas), which account for 25% of these malignant neoplasms.
Intramedullary tumors, or gliomas (astrocytomas or ependymomas), are comparatively rare, accounting for only about 10%. In children, they're low-grade astrocytomas.
Spinal cord tumors are rare compared with intracranial tumors (ratio of 1:4). They occur equally in men and women, with the exception of meningiomas, which occur mostly in women. Spinal cord tumors can occur anywhere along the length of the cord or its roots.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Anal Cancer usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Anal Cancer at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Anal Cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Anal Cancer diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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