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HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Leading Causes of Cancer
Deaths Among Females, by Site, 2007 Estimates
(Number of Deaths)
Lung and Bronchus 70,880; Breast 40,460; Colon and Rectum
26,180; Pancreas 16,530; Ovary 15,280; Leukemia 9,470; Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma 9,060; Uterus 7,400; Brain and Other Nervous System
5,590; Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct 5,500
Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures
2007. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2007. http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/stt/stt_0.asp.
HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: New Cancer Cases Among Females,
by Site, 2007 Estimates
(Number of Females)
Breast 178,480; Lung and Bronchus 98,620; Colon and Rectum
74,630; Uterus 39,080 ; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 28,990; Melanoma
26,030; Thyroid 25,480; Ovary 22,430; Kidney and Renal Pelvis
19,600; Leukemia 19,440
Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures
2007. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2007. http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/stt/stt_0.asp.
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HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Distribution of Deaths Due
to Non-Sex Specific Cancers, by Sex, 2007 Estimates
(Percent of Cancer Deaths)
Lung and Bronchus: Female 26, Male 31
Colon and Rectum: Female 10, Male 9
Pancreas: Female 6, Male 6
Leukemia: Female 4, Male 4
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Female 3, Male 3
Brain and Other Nervous System*: Female 2
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct: Female 2, Male 4
Esophagus**: Male 4
Bladder**: Male 3
Kidney and Renal Pelvis**: Male 3
*Not one of the top causes of cancer death among males.
**Not one of the top causes of cancer death among females.
Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures
2007. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2007. http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/stt/stt_0.asp.
VERTICAL BAR CHART: Five-year Period Survival Rates
for Sex-Specific Cancers Among Females, by Race/Ethnicity,*
1996-2003
(Percent of Females with Cancer)
Breast Cancer
Total 89.1; White** 90.2; Black** 78.3
Uterine Cancer
Total 83.0; White** 84.9; Black** 60.7
Cervical Cancer
Total 71.3; White** 72.9; Black** 60.4
Ovarian Cancer 45.0
Total 44.9; White** 44.5; Black** 37.9
*Data not available for American Indian/Pacific Islanders,
Asian/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and persons of more
than one race. **May include Hispanics.
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller
BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N,
Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics
Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda,
MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/
1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission,
posted to the SEER web site, 2006.
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