Women's Health USA 2007 Data

HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Leading Causes of Cancer Deaths Among Females, by Site, 2007 Estimates

(Number of Deaths)

Lung and Bronchus 70,880; Breast 40,460; Colon and Rectum 26,180; Pancreas 16,530; Ovary 15,280; Leukemia 9,470; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 9,060; Uterus 7,400; Brain and Other Nervous System 5,590; Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct 5,500

Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2007. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2007. http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/stt/stt_0.asp.

HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: New Cancer Cases Among Females, by Site, 2007 Estimates

(Number of Females)

Breast 178,480; Lung and Bronchus 98,620; Colon and Rectum 74,630; Uterus 39,080 ; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 28,990; Melanoma 26,030; Thyroid 25,480; Ovary 22,430; Kidney and Renal Pelvis 19,600; Leukemia 19,440

Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2007. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2007. http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/stt/stt_0.asp.

HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Distribution of Deaths Due to Non-Sex Specific Cancers, by Sex, 2007 Estimates

(Percent of Cancer Deaths)

Lung and Bronchus: Female 26, Male 31
Colon and Rectum: Female 10, Male 9
Pancreas: Female 6, Male 6
Leukemia: Female 4, Male 4
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Female 3, Male 3
Brain and Other Nervous System*: Female 2
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct: Female 2, Male 4
Esophagus**: Male 4
Bladder**: Male 3
Kidney and Renal Pelvis**: Male 3

*Not one of the top causes of cancer death among males. **Not one of the top causes of cancer death among females.

Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2007. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2007. http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/stt/stt_0.asp.

VERTICAL BAR CHART: Five-year Period Survival Rates for Sex-Specific Cancers Among Females, by Race/Ethnicity,* 1996-2003

(Percent of Females with Cancer)

Breast Cancer
Total 89.1; White** 90.2; Black** 78.3
Uterine Cancer
Total 83.0; White** 84.9; Black** 60.7
Cervical Cancer
Total 71.3; White** 72.9; Black** 60.4
Ovarian Cancer 45.0
Total 44.9; White** 44.5; Black** 37.9

*Data not available for American Indian/Pacific Islanders, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and persons of more than one race. **May include Hispanics.

Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/
1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, 2006.

Health Status > Health Indicators > Cancer

horizontal bar graph

vertical bar graph

Women's Health USA 2007 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained on this page. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Women's Health USA 2007. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006.