Radiation Oncology/Epidemiology/Most commons


 * See also: Epidemiology in USA and Worldwide epidemiology

By demographic

 * Men age 15-35: most common is testicular

Gynecologic

 * Most common gynecologic malignancy: 1) endometrial (46%), 2) ovarian, 3) cervical (16%)
 * Endometrial makes up only 6.3% of malignancies in women.


 * Deaths: Endometrial, 6500/yr (24%)
 * In 1930s, cervical was the most common cause of cancer death in women.

Gastrointestinal

 * 6% - Esophagus - 14,550 cases, 13,770 deaths (in 2006)
 * ?% - Gastric - 21,700 cases, 12,800 deaths (in 2001).
 * 1 - 4% - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
 * 0.1 - 3% - GIST

Pediatric cancers
12,000 cases/yr
 * 6th most common (under age 15) - osteosarcoma - 400/yr


 * Bone tumors: 1st - osteosarcoma, 2nd - Ewing's
 * Most common extracranial solid malignancy - Neuroblastoma
 * Most common malignancy of infants - Neuroblastoma


 * 4% (of pediatric malignancies) - Rhabdomyosarcoma