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Table 1.4
Summary of Changes in Cancer Mortality, 1950-2015 and
5-Year Relative Survival Rates, 1950-2014
Males and Females, By Primary Cancer Site
| Primary Site | Whites | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Mortality Percent Change 1950-2015a |
5-Year Relative Survival Rates (Percent)b |
|||
| Total Percent Change |
APC | 1950-1954 | 2008-2014 | |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | -49.7 | -1.3* | 46 | 67.2 |
| Esophagus | 25.2 | 0.7* | 4 | 21.3 |
| Stomach | -88.7 | -3.3* | 12 | 28.1 |
| Colon and rectum | -58.0 | -1.3* | 37 | 67.3 |
| Colon | -52.3 | -1.1* | 41 | 67.1 |
| Rectum | -71.0 | -2.2* | 40 | 68.1 |
| Liver and intrahepatic bile duct | 63.5 | 0.9* | 1 | 16.8 |
| Pancreas | 27.8 | 0.1* | 1 | 7.4 |
| Larynx | -43.3 | -0.8* | 52 | 64.1 |
| Lung and bronchus | 173.3 | 1.0* | 6 | 18.3 |
| Lung and bronchus (Males) | 100.2 | 0.3 | 5 | 15.7 |
| Lung and bronchus (Females) | 489.1 | 2.4* | 9 | 21.1 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 147.2 | 1.1* | 49 | 93.3 |
| Breast(females) | -39.3 | -0.7* | 60 | 92.3 |
| Cervix uteri | -81.6 | -3.1* | 59 | 71.9 |
| Corpus and uterus, NOS | -63.9 | -1.4* | 72 | 85.9 |
| Ovary | -20.1 | -0.4* | 30 | 44.7 |
| Prostate | -39.2 | -0.6* | 43 | 99.8 |
| Testis | -72.7 | -2.7* | 57 | 97.4 |
| Urinary bladder | -28.8 | -0.6* | 53 | 80.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 30.4 | 0.4* | 34 | 74.6 |
| Brain and nervous system | 56.3 | 0.4* | 21 | 33.7 |
| Thyroid | -40.6 | -0.9* | 80 | 98.0 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | -83.2 | -3.3* | 30 | 89.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 64.0 | 0.6* | 33 | 72.4 |
| Myeloma | 209.4 | 1.0* | 6 | 46.0 |
| Leukemia | -9.6 | -0.3* | 10 | 63.3 |
| Childhood (Ages 0-14) | -74.2 | -2.6* | 20 | 84.6 |
| All Sites | -18.8 | -0.2* | 35 | 69.7 |
Footnotes:
The APC is the Annual Percent Change over the time interval. Rates used in the calculation of the APC are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (18 age groups - Census P25-1130).
a U.S. Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Due to coding changes throughout the years: Colon excludes other digestive tract; Rectum includes anal canal; Liver & intrahepatic bile duct includes gallbladder & biliary tract, NOS; Lung & bronchus includes trachea & pleura; Ovary includes fallopian tube; Urinary bladder includes other urinary organs; Kidney & Renal pelvis includes ureter; NHL and myeloma each include a small number of leukemias; NHL includes a small number of ill-defined sites.
b Survival estimates for 1950-54 are from NCI Survival Report 5 with the exception of All Sites, Oral cavity & pharynx, Colon & rectum, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Childhood cancers which come from historical Connecticut data. Survival estimates for 2008-2014 are from the SEER 9 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, and Atlanta). Rates are based on follow-up of patients into 2015.
* The APC is significantly different from zero (p<.05).
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