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Five Most Common Cancer Cases
Los Angeles County, 1996
Five Most Common Cancer Cases Among Men
| Cancer |
Cases
Per 100,000 Men |
| Prostate |
123.4 |
| Lung |
58.4 |
| Colorectal |
46.8 |
| Bladder |
25.1 |
| Non-Hodgkin's
Lymphoma |
20.1 |
Cases of prostate cancer occurred among
males in different ethnic groups as follows:
African Americans (198.5)
White (131.2)
Latino (87.5)
Asian/Pacific Islanders (57.8)
Five Most Common Cancer Cases Among Women
| Cancer |
Cases
Per 100,000 Women |
| Breast |
99.7 |
| Lung |
37.1 |
| Colorectal |
32.6 |
| Uterus |
18.7 |
| Ovary |
13.3 |
Cases of breast cancer occurred among
females of different ethnic groups as follows:
White (123.3)
African Americans (99.6)
Asian/Pacific Islanders (73.6)
Latino (63.6)
Source: 1996 data obtained from Cancer in Los
Angeles County: Incidence and
Morality by Race/Ethnicity 1988–1996, Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance
Program, University of Southern California, 1999, and from Cancer in California:
1988–1996, California Department of Health Services, Cancer Surveillance
Section,
March 1999. All incidence rates were age-adjusted and standardized to the 1970
Census population.
Source: Los
Angeles County Dept. of Health Services
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