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Incidence Statistics for Types of Endocrine system cancer
The information below shows a list of types of Endocrine system cancer, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Endocrine system cancer. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.
Incidence Statistics for Types of Endocrine system cancer
Disease | Incidence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Thyroid cancer | approx 1 in 13,140 or 0.01% or 20,700 people in USA | 20,699 | 20,700 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); 19,500 annual cases in the USA (NCI); 14,900 women and 4,600 men annually (NCI). |
| Endocrine pancreatic cancer | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Insulinoma | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Glucagonoma | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Somatostatinoma | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Adrenal cancer | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Parathyroid Cancer | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Pituitary Cancer | approx 1 in 7,142 or 0.01% or 38,080 people in USA | 38,080 | 14 per 100,000 people (NIDDK) |
| Thymus Cancer | N/A | N/A | No information |
Incidence Statistics for Endocrine system cancer
Incidence of Endocrine system cancer:
25,520 new cases for endocrine system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 10,658 or 0.01% or 25,520 people in USA [about data]
Incidence statistics about Endocrine system cancer:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Endocrine system cancer:
- 6,950 new male cases for endocrine system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 18,570 new female cases for endocrine system cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
Types of Endocrine system cancer
For more information about types of Endocrine system cancer, refer to our section on types of Endocrine system cancer.
About incidence:
The medical term 'incidence' of Endocrine system cancer usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Endocrine system cancer. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Endocrine system cancer at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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