Cancer Among Men

Note: The numbers in parentheses are the rates per 100,000 persons.

Three most common cancers among men:

• Prostate cancer (150.0)
• Lung cancer:
  Second among white (85.8), black (106.1), Asian/Pacific Islander (50.9), and American Indian/Alaska Native (54.0) men.
  Third among Hispanic men (48.6).
• Colorectal cancer:
  Second among Hispanic men (49.3).
  Third among white (59.2), black (69.4), Asian/Pacific Islander (45.0), and American Indian/Alaska Native (41.9) men.

Three leading causes of cancer death among men:

• Lung cancer (71.9):
  First among men of all racial and Hispanic origin populations.
• Prostate cancer:
  Second among white (24.5), black (58.0), American Indian/Alaska Native (18.2) and Hispanic (20.4) men.
• Colorectal cancer:
  Third among white (22.4), black (32.1), Asian/Pacific Islander (14.0), American Indian/Alaska Native (15.4), and Hispanic (16.9) men.
• Liver cancer:
  Second among Asian/Pacific Islander men (15.6).

*All races combined rate is presented when ranking of cancer sites did not differ across race and ethnicity; race- or ethnic-specific rates are presented when ranking differed depending on race and ethnicity.

Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2003 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.