Prevalence Statistics for Types of Cancer
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Cancer
The information below shows a list of types of Cancer,
with information as to the prevalence of each of these types.
Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
| Disease | Prevalence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Cancer type by severity: |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Benign tumor |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Malignant tumor |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Metastatic cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Cancer type by type of tumor: |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Sarcoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Leukemia |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Lymphoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Myeloma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Melanoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Adenoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Cancer type by common locations: |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| lung cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| bowel cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| colon cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| rectal cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| colorectal cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| brain cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| throat cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| oral cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| liver cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| bone cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| pancreatic cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| More types of cancer: |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Choriocarcinoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Gastrinoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Pheochromocytoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Prolactinoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Neuroma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Von Hippel-Lindau Disease |
N/A |
N/A |
rare
|
| Zollinger-Ellison syndrome |
N/A |
N/A |
rare
|
| Adrenal Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Anal Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Bile Duct Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Bladder Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men in the US, Genetics Home Reference website
|
| Ureter cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Brain cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Oligodendroglioma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Neuroblastoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Meningioma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Spinal Cord Tumor |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Bone cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Osteochondroma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Chondrosarcoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Ewing's sarcoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Cancer of Unknown Primary Site |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Carcinoid |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Carcinoid of Gastrointestinal Tract |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Fibrosarcoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Breast Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Paget's Disease |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Cervical Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Colorectal cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Rectal cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Esophagus Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Gall Bladder Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Head Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Eye cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Neck Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Kidney Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Wilms' tumor |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Liver cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Kaposi's Sarcoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Prostate Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Lung cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Testicular Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hodgkin's Disease |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Oral cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Skin Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Mesothelioma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Multiple Myeloma |
approx 1 in 4,317 or 0.02% or 63,000 people in USA |
63,000 |
about 63,000 people affected by multiple myeloma ("Orphan Products: Hope for People With Rare Diseases", By Carol Rados, FDA Consumer magazine, November-December 2003 Issue)
|
| Ovarian Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Endocrine pancreatic cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Glucagonoma |
approx 1 in 2,720,000 or 0.00% or 100 people in USA |
99 |
only 100 cases since 1974 (Ganda, 1997)
|
| Pancreatic cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Parathyroid Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Penis Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Pituitary Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Soft Tissue Sarcoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Retinoblastoma |
approx 1 in 33 or 3.00% or 8.2 million people in USA |
8,160,000 |
3% of cancers in children under the age of 15 are due to retinoblastomas, Genetics Home Reference website
|
| Small Intestine Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Stomach cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Thymus Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Thyroid cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Trophoblastic Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hydatidiform mole |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Uterine Cancer |
approx 1 in 13,333 or 0.01% or 20,400 people in USA |
20,399 |
4,500 women in the UK 2001 (National Statistics, UK Government Census, 2001)
|
| Endometrial Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Vagina cancer |
approx 1 in 3,333 or 0.03% or 81,600 people in USA |
81,599 |
3 in 10,000 for DES-related cases of vaginal cancer.
|
| Vulva cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Acoustic neuroma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Mycosis fungoides |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Insulinoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Carcinoid syndrome |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Somatostatinoma |
approx 1 in 13,600,000 or 0.00% or 20 people in USA |
20 |
20 known cases in the literature (Ganda, 1997)
|
| Gum cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Heart cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Lip cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Meninges cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Mouth cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Nerve cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Palate cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Parotid gland cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Peritoneum cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Pharynx cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Pleural cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Salivary gland cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Tongue Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Tonsil cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Prevalence Statistics for Cancer
Prevelance statistics about Cancer:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Cancer:
- 6.9% of noninstitutionalised adults have had cancer at some time in their life in the US 2001 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, 2002, NCHS, CDC)
- 67,100 home health care patients had cancer as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)
- 5% of home health care patients had cancer as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)
- 54,900 hospice care patients had cancer as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)
- 52% of hospice care patients had cancer as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)
- 146,700 nursing home care patients were discharged with cancer as a primary diagnosis in the US 1999 (National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, NCHS, CDC)
- 5.8% of nursing home care patients were discharged with cancer as a primary diagnosis in the US 1999 (National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, NCHS, CDC)
- The average length of stay for patients with cancer as a primary diagnosis at nursing homes was 135.7 days in the US 1999 (National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, NCHS, CDC)
- 0.5% of cancer cases were children in the UK 2001 (National Statistics, UK Government Census, 2001)
- 58% with cancer are over 65 in Canada 1998 (Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division, CCDP, Health Canada)
- 38% of women will get cancer during their lifetime in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 43% of men will get cancer during their lifetime in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 2.4% of men have been diagnosed with cancer within the last 15 years in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 2.6% of women have been diagnosed with cancer within the last 15 years in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 8927 male cases in New Zealand 1999 (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- 7863 female cases in New Zealand 1999 (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- 16,790 cases in New Zealand 1999 (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- 259 cases in New Zealand 1998-99 (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- 354.1 per 100,000 male population in New Zealand (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- 286.3 per 100,000 female population in New Zealand (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- 133 new cases in children under 14 in New Zealand (New Zealand Health Information, 2002)
- 1 in 4 Australian women will be diagnosed with cancer by the time they are 75 (AIHW & AACR, 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Types of Cancer
For more information about types of Cancer,
refer to our section on types of Cancer.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Cancer usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Cancer at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Cancer is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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