HCUP Highlight Issue 2: Figure 1. Number of Women-specific Cancer Hospitalizations by Cancer Diagnosis, 2003

Figure 1. Number of Women-specific Cancer Hospitalizations by Cancer Diagnosis, 2003

Bar chart shows number of hospital discharges by type of cancer: Breast Cancer, 94,500; Uterine Cancer, 35,200; Cervical Cancer, 24,000; Ovarian Cancer, 23,800; Other Gynecologic Cancers*, 6,200. Total=183,700.

*"Other Gynecologic Cancers" includes cancer of the vulva, vagina, fallopian tubes, and other female genital organs.

Source: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2003.

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