Prevalence and Incidence of Uterine Cancer

Prevalance of Uterine Cancer:

4,500 women in the UK 2001 (National Statistics, UK Government Census, 2001)

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 13,333 or 0.01% or 20,400 people in USA [about data]

Incidence of types of Uterine Cancer:

For details see incidence of types of Uterine Cancer analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Endometrial Carcinoma: 39,300 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate)
• Cervical cancer: 13,000 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate)

Lifetime risk for Uterine Cancer:

1 in 75 women will develop uterine cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Prevalence/Incidence of Uterine Cancer: Online Medical Books

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Uterine cancer: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Uterine cancer seems linked to several predisposing factors:

❑abnormal uterine bleeding

❑diabetes

❑familial tendency

❑history of uterine polyps or endometrial hyperplasia

❑hypertension

❑low fertility index and anovulation

❑nulliparity

❑obesity

❑uninterrupted estrogen stimulation.

In most cases, uterine cancer is an adenocarcinoma that metastasizes late, usually from the endometrium to the cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and other peritoneal structures. It may spread to distant organs, such as the lungs and the brain, through the blood or the lymphatic system. Lymph node involvement can also occur. Less common are adenoacanthoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, lymphosarcoma, mixed mesodermal tumors (including carcinosarcoma), and leiomyosarcoma.

Uterine cancer usually affects postmenopausal women between ages 50 and 60; it's uncommon between ages 30 and 40 and extremely rare before age 30. Most premenopausal women who develop uterine cancer have a history of anovulatory menstrual cycles or other hormonal imbalance. About 37,000 new cases of uterine cancer are reported annually, with approximately 6,400 deaths predicted for 1999.

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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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Incidence statistics for Uterine Cancer:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Uterine Cancer:

• 40,320 new cases for uterine cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 40,320 new female cases for uterine cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 3,800 new cases in women of uterine cancer in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
• 19 per 100,000 new cases of uterine cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
• Incidence statistics by state in Australia:
  • 13.6 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in New South Wales 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 16.8 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Victoria 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 15.4 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Queensland 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 12.6 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Western Australia 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 17.2 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in South Australia 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 12.7 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Tasmania 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 16.3 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Australian Capital Territory 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 16.4 new female cases of uterine cancer occurred per 100,000 population in Northern Territory 2000 (AIHW & AACR 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1,654 new cases of uterine cancer occurs in women in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Uterine cancer accounted for 4% of all new cases of female cancer in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Uterine cancer accounted for 15.8 new female cases per 100,000 population in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Uterine Cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Uterine Cancer at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Uterine Cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Uterine 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.