Table 1
Sex, mean age at diagnosis and percentage distribution of cases by age group,Note † selected cancers, Canada excluding Quebec, 2000 to 2007
Cancer | % male | Mean age | Percentage distribution by age group | |||
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15 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 to 74 | 75 to 99 | |||
All cancers | 53 | 66 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 30 |
Oral cavity and pharynx | 67 | 63 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Esophagus | 73 | 69 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 35 |
Stomach | 65 | 69 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 39 |
Colon excluding rectum | 51 | 70 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 41 |
Rectum and rectosigmoid | 62 | 67 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 32 |
Liver | 76 | 65 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 26 |
Pancreas | 50 | 70 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 41 |
Larynx | 83 | 66 | 15 | 28 | 33 | 25 |
Lung and bronchus | 55 | 69 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 34 |
Skin melanoma | 53 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Female breast | 0 | 61 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 21 |
Cervix uteri | 0 | 49 | 67 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
Corpus uteri | 0 | 63 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 20 |
Ovary | 0 | 62 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 25 |
Prostate | 100 | 68 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 27 |
Bladder (including in situ) | 74 | 71 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 42 |
Kidney and renal pelvis | 61 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Brain | 57 | 59 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Thyroid | 22 | 48 | 68 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 55 | 42 | 73 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 54 | 64 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 29 |
Multiple myeloma | 55 | 69 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 39 |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | 60 | 69 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 38 |
Source: Canadian Cancer Registry database at Statistics Canada. |
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