Table 1. Cancer sites for children in rural Colorado 2001 to 20131.
| Cancer Site2 | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Blood and lymph system | |
| -acute lymphocytic leukemia | 104 |
| -Hodgkin lymphoma | 65 |
| -non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 65 |
| -acute myeloid leukemia | 18 |
| -myeloma, other lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, other myeloid/monocytic leukemia, other acute leukemia, aleukemic,subleukemic and NOS | <5 of each |
| Nervous System (brain, cranial and other) | 169 |
| Endocrine System | 136 |
| Male genitals | |
| -testes | 75 |
| -penis | <5 |
| Skin | |
| -Melanomas | 76 |
| -Other skin cancers | <5 |
| Soft Tissue (including heart) | 46 |
| Bones and joints | 42 |
| Female genitals | |
| -Ovary | 16 |
| -Cerix Uteri | 14 |
| -Vagina, vulva, other | < 5 of each |
| Urinary System | |
| -kidney and renal pelvis | 30 |
| -bladder | < 5 |
| Eye and orbit | 15 |
| Digestive System | |
| -liver | 6 |
| -esophagus, stomach, small intestine, appendix, colon and rectum, pancreas, retroperitoneum,cecum | < 5 each |
| Respiratory | |
| - lung and bronchus | 7 |
| -trachea, mediastinum and other respiratory; nose, nasal cavity, and middle ear; larynx | < 5 of each |
| Breast | 8 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx (tongue, salivary glands, gum, nasopharynx) | <5 of each |
1Includes children without geocoded addresses.
217 cancers were classified as miscellaneous and less than 5 were classified as invalid.