Statistics Related to Cancer
The following page contain statistics related to cancer such as incidence, mortality rates, and cost. The sources for the statistics can be found on each individual page.
Sources:
- 2007 Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2004
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2004 provides information related to incidence,
death rates, and trends in the United States. Contains a special feature on cancer among American Indians
and Alaska natives.
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ReportNation2007Release
- Fast Stats
Interactive tool providing tables, charts, and graphs with information related to incidence, mortality, survival
and stage, prevalence, and lifetime risk (probability of developing or dying from cancer).
http://seer.cancer.gov/faststats/
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2004
Annually updated tables and graphs displaying cancer statistics by cancer site, year of diagnosis, age, race,
sex, and geography, diagnosed between 1975 and 2004. Searchable cancer statistics related to incidence,
mortality, survival, prevalence, and lifetime risk.
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/
- Cancer Stat Fact Sheets
Collection of statistical summaries for a number of common cancer types, with information related to
incidence, mortality, survival, stage, prevalence, and lifetime risk.
http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/
Reports:
- Costs of Cancer Care, 1963-2004
http://progressreport.cancer.gov/doc_detail.asp?pid=1&did=2005&chid=25&coid=226&mid=
- Relationship of Cancer to the Leading Causes of Death in the United States, 1975 and 2004
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_merged/topic_lead_cod.pdf
- Estimated New Cancer Cases and Deaths for 2007
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_single/sect_01_table.01.pdf
- Person-Years of Life Lost Due to Cancer and Average Years of Life Lost Per Person Dying of
Cancer, All Races, Both Sexes, 2004
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_merged/topic_year_lost.pdf
- Incidence, Mortality, and Five-Year Relative Survival Rates by Cancer Site
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_merged/topic_graph_surv_rates.pdf
- Annual Percent Change in Incidence and Mortality Rates, 1995-2004
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_merged/topic_graph_trends.pdf
- SEER Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate and Annual Percent Change by Race and Sex, 1995-2004
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_merged/topic_inc_trends.pdf
- SEER Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate and Annual Percent Change by Race and Sex, 1995-2004
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_merged/topic_mor_trends.pdf
- Prevalence of Cancer: Estimated Number of Persons Diagnosed with Cancer, 5- and 29-Year Limited
Duration
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2004/results_merged/topic_prevcounts.pdf
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