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FIGURE 1 Ten Leading Cancer Types for the Estimated New Cancer Cases and Deaths, by Sex, US, 2006.
*Excludes basal and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ carcinoma except urinary bladder. Estimates are rounded to the nearest 10.
Note: Percentage may not total 100% due to rounding.
developing cancer were obtained from the Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and End Results
(SEER) program of the National Cancer Institute,
covering about 14% of the US population.
2–5 State-specific incidence rates were
abstracted from Cancer in North America (1998-
2002) Volume One, based on data collected by
cancer registries participating in the SEER program
and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)’s National Program of Cancer
Registries. Population data were obtained from
the US Census Bureau. 6 Causes of death were
coded and classified according to the International
Classification of Diseases (ICD-8, ICD-9, and
ICD-10). 7–9 Cancer cases were classified according
to the International Classification of Diseases
for Oncology. 10
Estimated New Cancer Cases
The precise number of cancer cases diagnosed
each year in the nation is unknown because complete
cancer registration has not yet been achieved in
many states. Consequently, for the national estimate
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