Table 2.

Annual cancer incidence statistics for Germany (2003–2004)[46]

Cancer site	Cancer incidence
	Men(n= 230500)		Women(n= 206000)		Total(N= 436500)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
1. prostate	58000	25.4	0	-	58000	13.3
2. breast	0	-	57000	27.8	57000	13.1
3. colon/rectum	37000	16.2	36000	17.5	73000	16.7
4. lung	33000	14.3	13200	6.4	46200	10.6
5. bladder	21435	9.3	7415	3.6	28750	6.6
6. female genital organs	0	-	27560	13.4	27560	6.3
7. hematological malignancies	12650	5.5	11350	5.5	24000	5.5
8. stomach/esophagus	14900	6.5	8850	4.3	23750	5.4
9. kidney/urinary tract	10750	4.7	6500	3.2	17250	4.0
10. malignant melanoma	6500	2.8	8400	4.1	14900	3.4
11. head and neck	10600	4.6	3200	1.6	13800	3.2
12. pancreas	6300	2.7	6600	3.2	12900	3.0
12. thyroid	1500	0.7	3500	1.7	5000	1.2
12. other	17865	5.6	16425	8.0	34390	7.7