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Table 6.11

Cancer of the Colon (Invasive) and Cancer of the Rectum (Invasive)

Cancer of the Colon, Age-Adjusted SEER Incidence Rates, 2007-2011
Age at Diagnosis All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
All ages 31.1 34.8 28.2 30.6 34.3 27.5 40.1 45.4 36.4
Under 65 11.3 12.4 10.2 10.7 11.8 9.6 16.4 17.7 15.4
65 and over 168.4 190.0 152.3 168.1 189.4 151.9 203.3 236.8 182.0
All ages (IARC world std)b 18.9 21.2 16.9 18.3 20.6 16.3 25.4 28.6 23.1
Cancer of the Colon, Age-Specific SEER Incidence Rates, 2007-2011
Age at Diagnosis All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
<1 - - - - - - - - -
1-4 - - - - - - - - -
5-9 - - - - - - - - -
10-14 - - - - - - - - -
15-19 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 - - -
20-24 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 - -
25-29 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.4
30-34 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.8
35-39 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 6.0 5.3 6.7
40-44 10.2 10.2 10.3 9.8 9.9 9.6 13.7 12.3 15.0
45-49 17.8 18.5 17.2 16.8 17.6 16.0 25.3 25.7 25.0
50-54 34.2 37.2 31.4 31.9 35.3 28.4 49.9 51.7 48.3
55-59 45.7 52.0 39.7 42.5 48.4 36.9 71.4 83.4 61.1
60-64 67.4 78.4 57.2 63.6 74.4 53.5 104.1 119.2 91.8
65-69 102.5 119.9 87.1 99.0 116.3 83.5 142.2 166.1 123.8
70-74 144.3 167.0 125.5 142.6 164.7 124.0 187.4 224.3 160.8
75-79 185.5 206.3 169.7 186.5 206.8 170.7 223.9 248.5 208.3
80-84 228.5 252.8 212.5 231.0 254.2 215.6 251.1 318.0 215.3
85+ 264.9 291.6 251.7 268.5 297.1 254.3 280.1 304.7 270.3
Cancer of the Rectum, Age-Adjusted SEER Incidence Rates, 2007-2011
Age at Diagnosis All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
All ages 12.6 15.7 10.0 12.3 15.4 9.7 13.5 16.9 11.1
Under 65 6.8 8.1 5.6 6.6 7.9 5.4 7.6 9.1 6.3
65 and over 52.3 68.4 40.4 51.7 67.4 39.7 54.7 71.3 44.0
All ages (IARC world std)b 8.6 10.6 6.8 8.3 10.3 6.6 9.4 11.6 7.6
Cancer of the Rectum, Age-Specific SEER Incidence Rates, 2007-2011
Age at Diagnosis All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
<1 - - - - - - - - -
1-4 - - - - - - - - -
5-9 - - - - - - - - -
10-14 - - - - - - - - -
15-19 0.1 - - 0.1 - - - - -
20-24 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 - - -
25-29 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
30-34 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.6
35-39 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.9 2.8
40-44 6.9 7.6 6.1 6.8 7.4 6.3 6.8 7.9 5.8
45-49 12.7 14.9 10.7 12.5 14.6 10.4 13.6 16.0 11.4
50-54 23.2 26.7 19.7 21.9 25.3 18.6 27.4 31.2 24.0
55-59 26.2 32.6 20.2 25.2 31.7 19.1 29.8 35.8 24.6
60-64 32.2 41.9 23.2 31.0 40.2 22.3 38.1 50.4 28.0
65-69 42.5 54.9 31.6 41.2 53.1 30.4 46.8 60.0 36.6
70-74 50.4 66.4 37.0 49.6 65.1 36.4 53.9 73.6 39.6
75-79 56.1 73.1 43.3 56.2 73.4 42.8 55.2 69.3 46.2
80-84 61.6 81.0 48.9 60.7 79.9 47.9 65.0 84.9 54.4
85+ 60.9 79.4 51.8 60.9 79.3 51.8 60.8 79.1 53.5

Footnotes:

a SEER 18 areas. Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130), unless noted.

b Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the IARC world standard population.

- Statistic not shown. Rate based on less than 16 cases for the time interval.

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