California's Cancer Burden
Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Table 1. California Cancer Burden
Table 1 shows the 10 leading causes of cancer incidence and mortality for males, females, and both sexes combined. Prostate, colorectal, and lung cancers are the most diagnosed cancers among males, and, though not in the same order, are also the top leading causes of cancer-related death among males. Similarly, breast, lung, and colorectal cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers and the top three leading causes of cancer-related death among females, again not in the same order. For both sexes combined, melanoma of the skin is the fifth most diagnosed cancer, and pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death.
(See Table 1: Top 10 Incidence and Mortality)
Cancer Incidence, Both Sexes
| Cancer Mortality, Both Sexes
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| | Rate | Count | Percent of all Cancers | | Rate | Count | Percent of all Cancers |
| Female Breast | * | * | 15.7% | Lung and Bronchus | 21.7 | 10,052 | 16.7% |
| Prostate | * | * | 13.6% | Colon and Rectum | 11.9 | 5,439 | 9.1% |
| Lung and Bronchus | 34.9 | 16,434 | 8.6% | Pancreas | 10.5 | 4,905 | 8.2% |
| Colon and Rectum | 35.2 | 15,825 | 8.3% | Female Breast | * | * | 7.7% |
| Melanoma of the Skin | 24.9 | 11,382 | 6.0% | Prostate | * | * | 6.5% |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 18 | 8,226 | 4.3% | Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 7.5 | 3,567 | 5.9% |
| Urinary Bladder | 15.2 | 7,051 | 3.7% | Leukemia | 5.3 | 2,378 | 4.0% |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS | 14.9 | 6,942 | 3.7% | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 4.5 | 2,054 | 3.4% |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 14.8 | 6,779 | 3.6% | Brain and Other Nervous System | 4.3 | 1,944 | 3.2% |
| Pancreas | 13 | 6,082 | 3.2% | Urinary Bladder | 3.8 | 1,686 | 2.8% |
| All Sites | 413.0 | 190,073 | 70.7% | All Malignant Cancers | 130.6 | 60,064 | 67.5% |
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Cancer Incidence, Males
| Cancer Mortality, Males
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| | Rate | Count | Percent of all Cancers | | Rate | Count | Percent of all Cancers |
| Prostate | 111.2 | 25,819 | 27.1% | Lung and Bronchus | 25.2 | 5,219 | 16.7% |
| Colon and Rectum | 39.5 | 8,415 | 8.8% | Prostate | 20.2 | 3,882 | 12.5% |
| Lung and Bronchus | 37.3 | 7,940 | 8.3% | Colon and Rectum | 13.8 | 2,882 | 9.2% |
| Melanoma of the Skin | 32 | 6,778 | 7.1% | Pancreas | 12.1 | 2,541 | 8.2% |
| Urinary Bladder | 26.5 | 5,471 | 5.7% | Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 10.2 | 2,274 | 7.3% |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 21.3 | 4,509 | 4.7% | Leukemia | 6.9 | 1,369 | 4.4% |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 19.3 | 4,191 | 4.4% | Urinary Bladder | 6.4 | 1,219 | 3.9% |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 15.3 | 3,415 | 3.6% | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 5.8 | 1,162 | 3.7% |
| Leukemia | 15.5 | 3,171 | 3.3% | Brain and Other Nervous System | 5.2 | 1,114 | 3.6% |
| Pancreas | 14.7 | 3,152 | 3.3% | Esophagus | 5.1 | 1,101 | 3.5% |
| All Sites | 437.7 | 95,180 | 76.6% | All Malignant Cancers | 151.9 | 31,174 | 73.0% |
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Cancer Incidence, Females
| Cancer Mortality, Females
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| | Rate | Count | Percent of all Cancers | | Rate | Count | Percent of all Cancers |
| Breast | 128.1 | 29,884 | 31.5% | Lung and Bronchus | 18.9 | 4,833 | 16.7% |
| Lung and Bronchus | 33.3 | 8,494 | 9.0% | Female Breast | 18.8 | 4,631 | 16.0% |
| Colon and Rectum | 31.3 | 7,410 | 7.8% | Colon and Rectum | 10.3 | 2,557 | 8.9% |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS | 28.6 | 6,942 | 7.3% | Pancreas | 9.2 | 2,364 | 8.2% |
| Melanoma of the Skin | 19.5 | 4,604 | 4.9% | Ovary | 6 | 1,509 | 5.2% |
| Thyroid | 18.3 | 3,803 | 4.0% | Corpus and Uterus, NOS | 5.4 | 1,373 | 4.8% |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 15.3 | 3,717 | 3.9% | Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 5.1 | 1,293 | 4.5% |
| Pancreas | 11.7 | 2,930 | 3.1% | Leukemia | 4.1 | 1,009 | 3.5% |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 10.9 | 2,588 | 2.7% | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 3.5 | 892 | 3.1% |
| Ovary | 10.6 | 2,439 | 2.6% | Brain and Other Nervous System | 3.4 | 830 | 2.9% |
| All Sites | 399.9 | 94,893 | 76.7% | All Malignant Cancers | 115.2 | 28,890 | 73.7% |
*Sex-specific cancers can be found in their respective tables.
Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census
P25-1130) standard.
Source: California Cancer Registry, California Department of Public Health