Table 2.
Persons and follow-up years of patients diagnosed with first primary cancer between Jan. 1, 1973 and Dec. 31, 2006 that met eligibility criteria, stratified by age at diagnosis of first primary.
| 20-49 years | 50-64 years | 65+ years | All Age Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Persons | Person Years at Risk | Persons | Person Years at Risk | Persons | Person Years at Risk | Persons | Person Years at Risk |
| All Sites | 317,515 | 3,211,151.22 | 521,358 | 4,328,123.25 | 779,961 | 4,532,142.80 | 1,618,834 | 12,071,417.27 |
| Digestive System | ||||||||
| Esophagus | 452 | 2,356.56 | 2,004 | 8,102.89 | 2,377 | 7,344.65 | 4,833 | 17,804.10 |
| Stomach | 1,817 | 13,126.16 | 4,513 | 29,111.26 | 8,468 | 39,225.28 | 14,798 | 81,462.70 |
| Small Intestine | 932 | 7,549.43 | 1,659 | 10,787.33 | 1,956 | 9,102.02 | 4,547 | 27,438.78 |
| Ascending Colon | 1,226 | 11,777.33 | 4,522 | 38,885.00 | 14,443 | 84,831.02 | 20,191 | 135,493.35 |
| Hepatic Flexure | 479 | 4,672.07 | 1,468 | 12,577.49 | 4,438 | 24,553.17 | 6,385 | 41,802.73 |
| Transverse Colon | 1,008 | 10,604.36 | 3,025 | 28,618.55 | 8,317 | 50,008.49 | 12,350 | 89,231.40 |
| Descending Colon | 1,008 | 9,886.80 | 3,335 | 32,554.29 | 6,133 | 38,255.46 | 10,476 | 80,696.55 |
| Rectum | 4,909 | 40,250.84 | 15,049 | 120,590.08 | 22,875 | 128,950.46 | 42,833 | 289,791.38 |
| Liver, Gallbladder, Intrahep Bile Duct and Other Biliary | 880 | 4,583.86 | 2,093 | 9,023.02 | 3,044 | 10,742.07 | 6,017 | 24,348.95 |
| Respiratory System | ||||||||
| Lung and Bronchus | 7,226 | 54,470.52 | 31,006 | 169,540.87 | 38,608 | 143,441.06 | 76,840 | 367,452.45 |
| Skin and Soft Tissue | ||||||||
| Melanoma of the Skin | 33,520 | 365,768.12 | 21,842 | 199,931.04 | 19,687 | 118,582.82 | 75,049 | 684,281.98 |
| Female Breast | 88,319 | 864,204.55 | 120,194 | 1,086,733.85 | 137,253 | 914,971.04 | 345,766 | 2,865,909.44 |
| Female Genital System | ||||||||
| Cervix Uteri | 15,749 | 199,729.26 | 6,566 | 67,559.27 | 4,452 | 30,104.20 | 26,767 | 297,392.73 |
| Corpus Uteri | 10,477 | 130,579.29 | 33,343 | 432,522.72 | 31,158 | 255,473.71 | 74,978 | 818,575.72 |
| Ovary | 7,961 | 84,828.73 | 9,733 | 72,011.89 | 8,140 | 39,295.57 | 25,834 | 196,136.19 |
| Male Genital System | ||||||||
| Prostate | 5,345 | 30,521.89 | 91,681 | 619,291.65 | 221,521 | 1,268,891.47 | 318,547 | 1,918,705.01 |
| Testis | 14,808 | 179,822.90 | 1,107 | 11,734.42 | 238 | 1,647.80 | 16,153 | 193,205.12 |
| Urinary System | ||||||||
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 6,686 | 60,147.83 | 13,133 | 102,130.10 | 14,232 | 79,912.64 | 34,051 | 242,190.57 |
| Urinary Bladder | 7,841 | 100,193.49 | 26,561 | 266,651.04 | 53,251 | 315,890.71 | 87,653 | 682,735.24 |
| Endocrine System | ||||||||
| Thyroid | 22,828 | 267,411.22 | 8,262 | 79,644.99 | 4,528 | 31,008.61 | 35,618 | 378,064.82 |
| Adrenal Gland | 203 | 1,659.19 | 166 | 1,150.82 | 87 | 446.14 | 456 | 3,256.15 |
| Head and Neck | ||||||||
| Pharynx | 1,579 | 12,293.66 | 2,702 | 15,548.95 | 1,882 | 8,106.13 | 6,163 | 35,948.74 |
| All Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Diseases | 34,306 | 313,047.81 | 36,772 | 240,511.97 | 51,207 | 224,806.38 | 122,285 | 778,366.16 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 7,234 | 52,492.20 | 2,119 | 10,042.91 | 789 | 3,093.74 | 10,142 | 65,628.85 |