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Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2007) and Survival Rates in the U.S.

Site	Estimated new cases, 2007			Five-year relative survival rates¹ (percent), 1995–2003
Site	Total	Male	Female	White	Black
All sites²	1,444,920	766,860	678,060
Prostate	218,890	218,890	n.a.	99%	95%
Breast³	180,510	2,030	178,480	90	77
Lung	213,380	114,760	98,620	15	12
Colon	112,340	55,290	57,050	65	54
Bladder	67,160	50,040	17,120	80	64
Melanoma—skin	59,940	33,910	26,030	91	74
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma⁴	63,190	34,200	28,990	64	54
Uterine corpus	39,080	n.a.	39,080	85	61
Rectum	41,420	23,840	17,580	66	57
Kidney and renal pelvis	51,190	31,590	19,600	66	64
Leukemia⁴	44,240	24,800	19,440	50	41
Pancreas	37,170	18,830	18,340	5	4
Oral cavity and pharynx	34,360	24,180	10,180	61	40
Ovary	22,430	n.a.	22,430	45	38
Stomach	21,260	13,000	8,260	22	24
Uterine cervix	11,150	n.a.	11,150	73	62

NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.

1. The 5-year relative survival rate indicates that a person will not die from causes directly related to their cancer within 5 years.

2. Includes other sites not shown separately.

3. Survival rates for females only.

4. All types combined.

Sources: American Cancer Society, U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute.

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