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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Guam Med Assoc J. 2019 Mar;1(1):9–16.

Table 3.

Guam Top S Cancers in Adult Females, 2007–2015

Cancer Site Cases Crude* US Std** World Std^ Five-year Survival Proportion % Dx’d Stage 1 %Dx’d Stage 3 or higher
All Sites - Female 1348 300.6 252.4 193.1 73% 24% 72%
Breast 435 96.9 79.1 61.4 90% 34% 64%
Lung & Bronchus 170 37.9 35 25 32% 11% 88%.
Uterus 125 27.9 21.8 17.6 88% 37% 56%
Colon & Rectum 121 27.0 23.2 17.3 78% 18% 74%
Thyroid 102 22.7 16.2 14.3 97% 41% 56%

Source: Pacific Regional Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR), 2007–2015 adult, invasive incident cases, as of July 2018

Crude*= Crude average annual incidence rate age-adjusted using Guam 2010 census data

US Std **= Average annual incidence rate age-adjusted to US Standard Population (2000), using Guam 2010 census data

World Std^= Average annual incidence rate age-adjusted to the World Standard population (2000); using Guam 2010 census data