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Preventing and Controlling Cancer
The Nation's Second Leading Cause of Death
2008
Cancer Incidence and Death Rates* for All Cancer Sites Combined, by
Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2004
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Incidence |
Death |
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Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
| All Races |
537.6 |
403.1 |
228.3 |
157.0 |
| White |
527.2 |
405.9 |
224.8 |
156.4 |
| Black |
607.3 |
379.7 |
303.5 |
182.8 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
288.6 |
242.2 |
151.2 |
110.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
325.8 |
267.4 |
137.0 |
92.3 |
| Hispanic† |
415.5 |
318.6 |
152.8 |
101.9 |
* Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Incidence
rates are for 98% of the U.S. population; death rates are for 100% of the
population.
† Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality.
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Page last modified: February 13, 2008
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