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Death Statistics for Types of Cancer

Deaths and Cancer:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Cancer.

Death Statistics for Types of Cancer

Disease

Death Rate Estimate

US deaths estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Cancer (overall) approx 1 in 489 or 0.20% or 555,500 people in USA 555,499
Cancer type by severity: N/A N/A No information
Benign tumor unavailable 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 unavailable No information
Lymphoma unavailable No information
Myeloma N/A N/A No information
Melanoma unavailable No information
Adenoma N/A N/A No information
Cancer type by common locations: N/A N/A No information
lung cancer unavailable No information
bowel cancer unavailable No information
colon cancer unavailable No information
rectal cancer N/A N/A No information
colorectal cancer unavailable No information
brain cancer unavailable No information
throat cancer N/A N/A No information
oral cancer unavailable No information
liver cancer unavailable No information
bone cancer unavailable No information
pancreatic cancer unavailable 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 unavailable No information
Bile Duct Cancer N/A N/A No information
Bladder Cancer unavailable bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men in the US, Genetics Home Reference website bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men in the US, Genetics Home Reference website
Ureter cancer unavailable No information
Brain cancer unavailable 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 unavailable 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 unavailable No information
Paget's Disease N/A N/A No information
Cervical Cancer unavailable No information
Colorectal cancer unavailable No information
Rectal cancer N/A N/A No information
Esophagus Cancer unavailable No information
Gall Bladder Cancer unavailable No information
Head Cancer N/A N/A No information
Eye cancer unavailable No information
Neck Cancer N/A N/A No information
Kidney Cancer unavailable No information
Wilms' tumor N/A N/A No information
Liver cancer unavailable No information
Kaposi's Sarcoma N/A N/A No information
Prostate Cancer unavailable No information
Lung cancer unavailable No information
Testicular Cancer unavailable No information
Hodgkin's Disease unavailable No information
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma unavailable No information
Oral cancer unavailable 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 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) 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 unavailable No information
Endocrine pancreatic cancer N/A N/A No information
Glucagonoma N/A N/A only 100 cases since 1974 (Ganda, 1997)
Pancreatic cancer unavailable 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 unavailable No information
Retinoblastoma N/A N/A 3% of cancers in children under the age of 15 are due to retinoblastomas, Genetics Home Reference website
Small Intestine Cancer unavailable No information
Stomach cancer unavailable No information
Thymus Cancer N/A N/A No information
Thyroid cancer unavailable 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 4,500 women in the UK 2001 (National Statistics, UK Government Census, 2001) 4,500 women in the UK 2001 (National Statistics, UK Government Census, 2001)
Endometrial Cancer unavailable No information
Vagina cancer N/A N/A 3 in 10,000 for DES-related cases of vaginal cancer.
Vulva cancer unavailable 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 N/A N/A 20 known cases in the literature (Ganda, 1997)
Gum cancer N/A N/A No information
Heart cancer unavailable No information
Lip cancer N/A N/A No information
Meninges cancer N/A N/A No information
Mouth cancer unavailable 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 unavailable No information
Pleural cancer N/A N/A No information
Salivary gland cancer N/A N/A No information
Tongue Cancer unavailable No information
Tonsil cancer N/A N/A No information

Death Statistics for Cancer

Deaths and Cancer:

555,500 annual deaths (SEER 2002 estimate)

Deaths Rate:

approx 1 in 489 or 0.20% or 555,500 people in USA

Health News Related to Deaths and Cancer

Medical news summaries about deaths and Cancer:

The following medical news items are relevant to deaths and Cancer:

Types of Cancer

For more information about types of Cancer, refer to our section on types of Cancer. See also more information on death information for Cancer.


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