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Table 1.3

Summary of Changes in Cancer Mortality, 1950-2017 and
5-Year Relative Survival Rates, 1950-2016
Males and Females, By Primary Cancer Site

Primary Site Whites
U.S. Mortality
Percent Change
1950-2017a
5-Year Relative
Survival Rates
(Percent)b
Total
Percent
Change
APC 1950-1954 2010-2016
Oral cavity and pharynx -49.0 -1.2* 46 67.7
Esophagus 20.6 0.7* 4 21.1
Stomach -89.3 -3.3* 12 29.0
Colon and rectum -59.3 -1.4* 37 67.5
Colon -54.7 -1.2* 41 67.2
Rectum -69.7 -2.1* 40 68.3
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 66.6 0.9* 1 16.8
Pancreas 29.8 0.1* 1 7.8
Larynx -47.5 -0.9* 52 65.1
Lung and bronchus 147.4 0.9* 6 18.8
Lung and bronchus (Males) 79.4 0.2 5 16.2
Lung and bronchus (Females) 439.1 2.1* 9 21.6
Melanoma of the skin 115.3 1.0* 49 93.4
Breast(females) -40.6 -0.8* 60 92.2
Cervix uteri -82.1 -3.0* 59 71.4
Corpus and uterus, NOS -62.3 -1.3* 72 85.7
Ovary -21.0 -0.4* 30 45.5
Prostate -39.0 -0.7* 43 99.8
Testis -70.1 -2.6* 57 97.4
Urinary bladder -30.4 -0.6* 53 79.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 22.0 0.3* 34 74.8
Brain and nervous system 55.8 0.4* 21 34.2
Thyroid -42.6 -0.8* 80 98.4
Hodgkin lymphoma -85.6 -3.3* 30 88.7
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 58.7 0.5* 33 73.3
Myeloma 194.7 0.9* 6 48.3
Leukemia -10.7 -0.4* 10 63.9
Childhood (Ages 0-14) -75.4 -2.6* 20 84.9
All Sites -21.7 -0.3* 35 70.0

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 2010-2016 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 2017.

* The APC is significantly different from zero (p<.05).

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