Table 1.

Cause of Death Reported by Number of Primary Cancers for Patients Diagnosed With Distant Stage Cancer From 1994 to 2003 and Who Were Deceased as of December 31, 2005

	All primaries		One primary only		More than one primary*
Cancer Site – Cause of Death Reported	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total – All 11 Cancer Sites	229, 181	100.0	222, 385	100.0	6, 796	100.0
Site-specific	192, 538	84.0	188, 176	84.6	4, 362	64.2
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	17, 743	7.7	17, 941	8.1	1, 768	26.0
Other cause of death†	18, 900	8.2	18, 234	8.2	666	9.8
Breast Cancer	12, 361	100.0	11, 472	100.0	889	100.0
Site-specific	10, 424	84.3	9, 790	85.3	634	71.3
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	697	5.6	535	4.7	162	18.2
Other cause of death†	1, 240	10.0	1, 147	10.0	93	10.5
Colorectal Cancer	33, 469	100.0	31, 751	100.0	1, 718	100.0
Site-specific (Colon)	24, 859	74.3	23, 721	74.7	1, 138	66.2
Site-specific (Rectal)	3, 550	10.6	3, 400	10.7	150	8.7
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	2, 369	7.1	2, 088	6.6	281	16.4
Other cause of death†	2, 691	8.0	2, 542	8.0	149	8.7
Gastric Cancer	10, 826	100.0	10, 634	100.0	192	100.0
Site-specific	8, 059	74.4	7, 951	74.8	108	56.3
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	2, 000	18.5	1, 935	18.2	65	33.9
Other cause of death†	767	7.1	748	7.0	19	9.9
Head/Neck Cancer	3, 731	100.0	3, 424	100.0	307	100.0
Site-specific	2, 108	56.5	1, 997	58.3	111	36.2
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	1, 053	28.2	890	26.0	163	53.1
Other cause of death†	570	15.3	537	15.7	33	10.7
Liver Cancer	3, 811	100.0	3771	100.0	40	100.0
Site-specific	2, 699	70.8	2680	71.1	19	47.5
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	699	18.3	683	18.1	16	40.0
Other cause of death†	413	10.8	408	10.8	5	12.5
Lung Cancer	113, 145	100.0	111, 201	100.0	1, 944	100.0
Site-specific	98, 430	87.0	97, 139	87.4	1, 291	66.4
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	6, 414	5.7	5, 932	5.3	482	24.8
Other cause of death†	8, 301	7.3	8, 130	7.3	171	8.8
Melanoma of the skin	2, 029	100.0	1, 943	100.0	86	100.0
Site-specific	1, 587	78.2	1, 526	78.5	61	70.9
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	287	14.1	271	13.9	16	18.6
Other cause of death†	155	7.6	146	7.5	9	10.5
Ovarian Cancer	14, 800	100.0	14, 197	100.0	603	100.0
Site-specific	12, 444	84.1	12, 055	84.9	389	64.5
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	1, 288	8.7	1, 124	7.9	164	27.2
Other cause of death†	1, 068	7.2	1, 018	7.2	50	8.3
Pancreatic Cancer	21, 104	100.0	20, 890	100.0	214	100.0
Site-specific	18, 363	87.0	18, 221	87.2	142	66.4
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	1, 656	7.8	1, 601	7.7	55	25.7
Other cause of death†	1, 085	5.1	1, 068	5.1	17	7.9
Prostate Cancer	10, 287	100.0	9, 624	100.0	663	100.0
Site-specific	7, 450	72.4	7, 192	74.7	258	38.9
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	580	5.6	284	3.0	296	44.6
Other cause of death†	2, 257	21.9	2, 148	22.3	109	16.4
Uterine Cancer	3, 618	100.0	3, 478	100.0	140	100.0
Site-specific (Corpus Uteri)	1, 284	35.5	1, 255	36.1	29	20.7
Site-specific (Uterine, NOS)	1, 281	35.4	1, 249	35.9	32	22.9
Other malignant cancers, excluding site-specific	700	19.3	632	18.2	68	48.6
Other cause of death†	353	9.8	342	9.8	11	7.9

^*More than one primary denotes that the specific cancer is the first of multiple primaries.

^†Other cause of death includes death from causes other than cancer and cancers with in situ, benign, or unknown neoplasm behavior.