State Cancer Facts

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New Cancer Case (Incidence) Rates  |  Death Rates     Death Rates — Tennessee vs. United States,* 2004, Male and Female Age-adjusted Rates per 100,000†   Site  Tennessee  U.S. *† 1 Lung & Bronchus Data by Race & Ethnicity 68.2  53.3  2 Prostate Data by Race & Ethnicity 27.9  25.4  3 Female Breast Data by Race & Ethnicity 25.7  24.4  4 Colon & Rectum Data by Race & Ethnicity 19.5  17.9  5 Pancreas Data by Race & Ethnicity 11.2  10.6  6 Ovary Data by Race & Ethnicity 8.9  8.8  7 Leukemias Data by Race & Ethnicity 8.2  7.2  8 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Data by Race & Ethnicity 7.2  7.0  9 Brain & ONS Data by Race & Ethnicity 5.8  4.3  10 Liver & IBD Data by Race & Ethnicity 5.0  5.1  Example: For every 100,000 men and women in Tennessee, on average, approximately 5.8 died from brain and ons cancer. For every 100,000 men and women in the United States, on average, approximately 4.3 died from brain and ons cancer.

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* Data are from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).

† Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups — Census P25–1130). See Table 2.1.1.2MF-2.27.1.2MF for 95% confidence intervals for rates. Rates are suppressed and not ranked if case counts are fewer than 16 or if the population of the specific category (area, sex) is less than 50,000.

Notes: ONS — Other Nervous System; NOS — Not Otherwise Specified; IBD — Intrahepatic Bile Duct.