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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: N C Med J. 2008 Jul–Aug;69(4):275–282.

Table 4.

Cancer Burden: Summary and Rank, by Site

Site Frequency Burden Score Severity Burden Score Total Burden Score Overall Burden Rank
Female Breast 20 17 37 1
Lung/Bronchus 16 20 36 2
Colon/Rectum 15 17 32 3
Prostate 17 10 27 4
NH Lymphoma 8 9 17 5
Pancreas 0 14 14 6
Melanoma 12 0 12 7
Leukemia 0 11 11 8
Bladder 10 0 10 9
Kidney 5 0 5 T-10
Liver 0 5 5 T-10
Corpus Uteri 3 3
Ovary 3 3
Brain/Other CMS 3 3
Endocrine 2 2
Oral Cavity 2 2
Esophagus 1 1