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Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2006) and Survival Rates in the U.S.

Site	Estimated new cases, 2006			Five-year relative survival rates¹ (percent), 1995–2001
Site	Total	Male	Female	White	Black
All sites²	1,399,790	720,280	679,510
Prostate	234,460	234,460	n.a.	100%	97%
Breast³	214,640	1,720	212,920	89	76
Lung	174,470	92,700	81,770	16	13
Colon	106,680	49,220	57,460	65	55
Bladder	61,420	44,690	16,730	83	64
Melanoma—skin	62,190	34,260	27,930	92	77
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma⁴	58,870	30,680	28,190	61	52
Uterine corpus	41,200	n.a.	41,200	86	62
Rectum	41,930	23,580	18,350	65	56
Kidney and renal pelvis	38,890	24,650	14,240	65	64
Leukemia⁴	35,070	20,000	15,070	49	38
Pancreas	33,730	17,150	16,580	4	4
Oral cavity and pharynx	30,990	20,180	10,810	62	39
Ovary	20,180	n.a.	20,180	44	38
Stomach	22,280	13,400	8,880	21	23
Uterine cervix	9,710	n.a.	9,710	75	66

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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