Table 1.
Comparison of Cancer Incidence Rates between Non-Hispanic (NH) Blacks and Whites, United States, 2008–2012 [31].
| Male | Female | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | NH Black Rate a | NH White Rate a | Absolute Difference b | Rate Ratio c | Cancer | NH Black Rate a | NH White Rate a | Absolute Difference b | Rate Ratio c |
| Kaposi sarcoma | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.57 d | Kaposi sarcoma | 0.2 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 3.96 d |
| Myeloma | 14.8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 2.11 d | Myeloma | 11.1 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 2.58 d |
| Stomach | 15.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 1.93 d | Stomach | 8.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.30 d |
| Liver & IHB | 16.5 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 1.77 d | Liver & IHB | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.52 d |
| Prostate | 208.7 | 123.0 | 85.7 | 1.70 d | Uterine cervix | 10.0 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.41 d |
| Larynx | 9.3 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.48 d | Pancreas | 14.4 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 1.36 d |
| Breast | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.45 d | Esophagus | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.34 d |
| Colon & rectum | 60.3 | 47.4 | 12.9 | 1.27 d | Colon & rectum | 44.1 | 36.2 | 7.9 | 1.22 d |
| Pancreas | 17.2 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 1.23 d | Kidney & renal pelvis | 13.0 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 1.15 d |
| Lung & bronchus | 93.4 | 79.3 | 14.1 | 1.18 d | Breast | 124.3 | 128.1 | −3.8 | 0.97 d |
| Kidney & renal pelvis | 24.2 | 21.8 | 2.4 | 1.11 d | Uterine corpus | 23.0 | 25.5 | −2.5 | 0.90 d |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.2 | 3.4 | −0.2 | 0.95 d | Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.4 | 2.7 | −0.3 | 0.88 d |
| Esophagus | 8.0 | 8.8 | −0.8 | 0.90 d | Lung & bronchus | 51.4 | 58.7 | −7.3 | 0.87 d |
| Oral cavity & pharynx | 15.3 | 18.1 | −2.8 | 0.84 d | Leukemia | 8.6 | 10.7 | −2.1 | 0.80 d |
| Leukemia | 13.2 | 17.7 | −4.5 | 0.75 d | Oral cavity & pharynx | 5.2 | 6.7 | −1.5 | 0.78 d |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 17.2 | 24.1 | −6.9 | 0.71 d | Ovary | 9.6 | 12.4 | −2.8 | 0.77 d |
| Brain & ONS | 4.9 | 8.8 | −3.9 | 0.56 d | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 12.0 | 16.6 | −4.6 | 0.72 d |
| Urinary bladder | 19.8 | 40.2 | −20.4 | 0.49 d | Urinary bladder | 6.7 | 9.9 | −3.2 | 0.68 d |
| Thyroid | 3.7 | 7.7 | −4.0 | 0.48 d | Thyroid | 12.9 | 21.9 | −9.0 | 0.59 d |
| Testis | 1.4 | 6.8 | −5.4 | 0.21 d | Brain & ONS | 3.6 | 6.3 | −2.7 | 0.58 d |
| Melanoma of the skin | 1.1 | 31.3 | −30.2 | 0.04 d | Melanoma of the skin | 1.0 | 20.6 | −19.6 | 0.05 d |
| All sites | 592.3 | 528.9 | 63.4 | 1.12 d | All sites | 408.1 | 436.2 | −28.1 | 0.94 d |
IHB indicates intrahepatic bile duct; ONS, other nervous system; a Rates are per 100,000 and age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population; b The absolute difference is the rate in blacks minus the rate in whites; c The rate ratio is the unrounded rate in blacks divided by the unrounded rate in whites; d The rate ratio is significantly different from one (p < 0.05). Note: Sites are listed in descending order by rate ratio; Source: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries [31].