Figure 2. Proportion (percent) U.S. cancer mortality in the 65 years or older age group, numbers are approximate

• 92% of deaths due to prostate cancer occurs in persons 65 years or older;
   
• 86% due to bladder cancer;
   
• 78% due to colon cancer;
   
• 77% due to corpus uteri;
   
• 75% due to pancreas cancer;
   
• 73% due to stomach cancer;
   
• 72% due to rectum cancer;
   
• 71% due to lung cancer;
   
• 70% due to leukemia;
   
• 70% due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;
   
• 70% due to all cancers;
   
• 68% due to liver cancer;
   
• 67% due to kidney cancer;
   
• 67% due to ovarian cancer;
   
• 60% due to head and neck cancers;
   
• 59% due to breast cancer; and
   
• 49% due to brain cancer.

Source: NCI SEER Program Data, 1994-1998

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