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. 2018 Nov 2;67(12):1–42. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6712a1

TABLE 9. Incidence rates* and percentages of invasive kidney and renal pelvis cancers, by demographic and tumor characteristics — United States,§ 2010–2014.

Demographic characteristic Total
Male
Female
No. Rate (95% CI) No. Rate (95% CI) No. Rate (95% CI)
Total
280,883
16.1 (16.1–16.2)
176,108
21.8 (21.7–21.9)
104,775
11.3 (11.2–11.4)
Age group at diagnosis (yrs)
<40
13,898
1.8 (1.8–1.8)
7,650
2.0 (1.9–2.0)
6,248
1.6 (1.6–1.7)
40–49
27,897
13.0 (12.8–13.1)
17,920
16.8 (16.5–17.0)
9,977
9.2 (9.0–9.4)
50–59
61,403
28.2 (28.0–28.4)
40,198
37.9 (37.5–38.2)
21,205
19.0 (18.7–19.3)
60–69
81,318
52.2 (51.9–52.6)
53,099
71.8 (71.1–72.4)
28,219
34.6 (34.2–35.0)
70–79
61,763
70.5 (70.0–71.1)
38,439
97.5 (96.5–98.5)
23,324
48.5 (47.9–49.1)
≥80
34,604
60.5 (59.9–61.1)
18,802
87.8 (86.5–89.1)
15,802
44.1 (43.4–44.8)
Race
White
236,281
16.3 (16.2–16.3)
148,897
21.9 (21.8–22.0)
87,384
11.4 (11.3–11.5)
Black
33,396
17.6 (17.4–17.8)
20,108
24.2 (23.8–24.5)
13,288
12.6 (12.4–12.8)
American Indian/Alaska Native
2,526
15.7 (15.1–16.4)
1,510
20.1 (19.0–21.3)
1,016
11.9 (11.2–12.7)
Asian/Pacific Islander
6,057
7.5 (7.3–7.7)
3,926
10.9 (10.5–11.2)
2,131
4.8 (4.6–5.1)
Ethnicity
Hispanic
27,057
16.0 (15.8–16.2)
16,067
20.8 (20.4–21.1)
10,990
12.1 (11.8–12.3)
Non-Hispanic
253,801
16.2 (16.1–16.3)
160,031
22.0 (21.9–22.1)
93,770
11.2 (11.2–11.3)
County classification
Metropolitan
226,032
15.9 (15.9–16.0)
141,835
21.7 (21.6–21.8)
84,197
11.1 (11.0–11.2)
Nonmetropolitan
41,830
17.1 (16.9–17.2)
25,957
22.2 (21.9–22.5)
15,873
12.5 (12.3–12.7)
Census region
Northeast
52,819
16.1 (16.0–16.3)
33,417
22.3 (22.1–22.6)
19,402
10.9 (10.8–11.1)
Midwest
65,551
17.1 (16.9–17.2)
40,907
22.9 (22.7–23.1)
24,644
12.1 (11.9–12.2)
South
108,341
16.6 (16.5–16.7)
67,177
22.2 (22.1–22.4)
41,164
11.8 (11.7–11.9)
West
54,172
14.5 (14.3–14.6)
34,607
19.7 (19.5–19.9)
19,565
9.9 (9.8–10.1)
Tumor characteristic**
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Total
251,844
100.0
158,949
100.0
92,895
100.0
Histology
Renal cell carcinoma
221,417
87.9
140,989
88.7
80,428
86.6
Other adenocarcinomas
6,286
2.5
4,060
2.6
2,226
2.4
Transitional cell carcinoma
16,767
6.7
9,805
6.2
6,962
7.5
Epithelial carcinoma, NOS
1,942
0.8
1,217
0.8
725
0.8
All other histologies
5,432
2.2
2,878
1.8
2,554
2.7
Stage††
Localized
169,202
67.2
104,164
65.5
65,038
70.0
Regional
42,681
16.9
28,202
17.7
14,479
15.6
Distant
34,681
13.8
23,306
14.7
11,375
12.2
Unknown 5,280 2.1 3,277 2.1 2,003 2.2

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; NOS = not otherwise specified.

* New cases diagnosed per 100,000 persons, age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

New cases diagnosed.

§ Cancer incidence data were compiled from cancer registries that met the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined, representing approximately 99% of the U.S. population. (Data from Nevada did not meet U.S. Cancer Statistics publication criteria for 2010–2014.)

Ethnicity is not mutually exclusive from race.

** Only includes microscopically confirmed cases; excludes cases identified only through death certificate or autopsy report.

†† Localized: cancer that is confined to the primary site; regional: cancer that has spread directly beyond the primary site or to regional lymph nodes; distant: cancer that has spread to other organs.