Finding Cancer Statistics
Find the latest topical reports, interactive maps and graphs, and cancer statistics by cancer type, geographic area, and demographic subgroups.
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Statistics for Specific Cancers
Reports and Data
Interactive Internet Sites
Links to Other Web Sites
See the Glossary of Cancer Statistics 1 for definitions of the types of cancer statistics available and other statistical terms.
| Statistics for Specific Cancers |
| Cancer Stat Fact Sheets for Common Cancers | ||
 | Bladder Cancer 2 | |
| Breast Cancer 3 | |
| Colon and Rectal Cancer 4 | |
| Endometrial Cancer 5 (Cancer of the Uterine Corpus) | |
| Kidney (Renal Cell ) Cancer 6 | |
| Leukemia (All Types) 7 | |
| Lung Cancer 8 (Lung and Bronchus) | |
| Melanoma 9 | |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 10 | |
| Pancreatic Cancer 11 | |
| Prostate Cancer 12 | |
| Thyroid Cancer 13 | |
| Other Cancers - see Cancer Stat Fact Sheets 14 | |
| Reports and Data | ||
| Most Recent Reports | ||
| SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2008 15 Annually updated tables and graphs displaying cancer statistics by cancer site, year of diagnosis, age, race, sex, and geography, diagnosed between 1975 and 2008. Statistics: Incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, and lifetime risk statistics | |
| 2011 Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer 16 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2007 contains a special feature on Tumors of the Brain and Other Nervous System. Statistics: Incidence, death rates, and trends in the United States | |
| United States Cancer Statistics: 1999-2007 Incidence and Mortality 17 A report that provides state-specific and regional data for cancer cases diagnosed and cancer deaths that occurred from 1999 to 2007 and for 2003-2007 combined. Statistics: State-specific and regional incidence and mortality rates | |
| Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2009/2010 Update 18 A report that describes and illustrates the nation's progress in reducing the cancer burden across the full cancer control continuum, from prevention, early detection, and treatment to the impact of deaths from cancer. | |
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| Topical Reports | ||
| Cancer Incidence and Mortality Patterns among Specific Asian and Pacific Islander Populations in the US 19 In this paper, collaborators report cancer incidence, mortality, and stage distributions among Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) residing in the US. Statistics: Incidence and mortality | |
| An Update on Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999-2004 20 This supplemental monograph provides a comprehensive description of the cancer burden in the American Indian/Alaska Native population in the United States. Statistics: Incidence | |
| SEER Survival Monograph: Cancer Survival Among Adults: US SEER Program, 1988-2001 21 This monograph examines cancer survival by patient and tumor characteristics for over 1.6 million adult cancers diagnosed during the period 1988-2001. The tumor characteristics may include subsite, size of tumor, extension of the tumor, lymph nodes positive, distant metastases, and histologic type. The patient characteristics are age, race, and sex. Statistics: Survival | |
| More SEER Statistical Publications 22 These are publications and monographs containing cancer statistics produced by the SEER program or through collaborative efforts between SEER and other organizations. | |
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| Interactive Internet Sites | ||
| State Cancer Profiles 23 Interactive graphics and maps provide quick and easy access to cancer statistics at the national, state and county level. Statistics are displayed by geographic region, race/ethnicity, cancer site, age, and sex. Statistics: Incidence and mortality by geographic region. | |
| Cancer Stat Fact Sheets 24 A collection of printable statistical summaries for a number of common cancer types Statistics: Incidence, mortality, survival and stage, prevalence, and the probability of developing or dying from cancer | |
| Fast Stats 25 Build tables, charts, and graphs of cancer statistics for all major cancer sites by age, sex, race, and geographic area. Statistics: Incidence, mortality, survival and stage, prevalence, and the probability of developing or dying from cancer | |
| Cancer Control PLANET 26 Cancer Control PLANET is a public-private effort among NCI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the American Cancer Society. It contains Web-based tools for health educators and health practitioners. The PLANET (Plan, Link, Act, Network with Evidence-based Tools) portal brings together new evidence-based tools that can help communities to better understand and address their cancer burden. | |
| Cancer Mortality Maps 27 The Cancer Mortality Maps Web site provides dynamically generated maps for the time period 1950-2004 (1970-2004 only for Blacks). Statistics: Mortality by state, state economic area (SEA), and county | |
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| Links to Other Web Sites | ||
| Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 28 | |
| American Cancer Society (ACS) Statistics 29 | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) 30 | |
| North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) Data Products 31 | |
| National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Cancer Fastats 32 | |
| World Health Organization Cancer Databases (CANCERMondial) 33 | |
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