Biology Now, 2e

When the cell cycle spirals out of control, cancer emerges:

abnormal cells divide in a frenzy and can invade other

tissues. There are more than 100 types of cancer, but some

are more prevalent than others. And some are more deadly

than others, because of their location in the body or how

quickly the cells divide. New treatments, screening

procedures, and vaccines can reduce these rates.

Cancer’s Big 10

Assessment available in

Male

Lung and bronchus 53.9

Prostate 19.2

Liver and interhepatic

bile duct 9.5

Colon and rectum 17.3

Leukemias 9.1

Pancreas 12.4

Urinary bladder 7.7

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 7.4

Esophagus 7.1

Kidney and renal pelvis 5.6

Male

Female

Lung and bronchus 69.8

Melanomas of

the skin 26.6

Colon and rectum 44.2

Urinary bladder 34.9

Prostate 101.6

Non-Hodgkin

lymphoma 22.4

Kidney and renal pelvis 21.7

Oral cavity and pharynx 17.4

Leukemias 16.9

Pancreas 14.1

Female

Thyroid 21.6

Colon and rectum 33.6

Corpus and uterus 25.9

Female breast 123.7

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 15.4

Kidney and renal pelvis 11.2

Ovary 11.2

Pancreas 10.9

Lung and bronchus 35.4

Female breast 20.7

Ovary 7.2

Colon and rectum 12.1

Leukemias 5.0

Pancreas 9.4

Corpus and uterus 4.6

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 4.4

Liver and interhepatic

bile duct 3.8

Brain and other

nervous system 3.6

Lung and bronchus 51.5

Melanomas of

the skin 16.3

Top 10 cancer sites

by rate of incidence

Incidence rates per 100,000

Top 10 cancer deaths

by rate of incidence

Incidence rates per 100,000