Cancer Among Women

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

Three most common cancers among women:

• Breast cancer (119.0):
  First among women of all racial and Hispanic origin populations.
• Lung cancer:
  Second among white (55.7) and American Indian/Alaska Native (36.8) women.
  Third among black (50.4), Asian/Pacific Islander (26.2), and Hispanic (26.2) women.
• Colorectal cancer:
  Second among black (52.5), Asian/Pacific Islander (31.2), and Hispanic (34.7) women.
  Third among white (43.0) and American Indian/Alaska Native (33.4) women.

Three leading causes of cancer death among women:

• Lung cancer:
  First among white (42.2), black (40.3), Asian/Pacific Islander (18.9), and American Indian/Alaska Native (26.6) women.
  Second among Hispanic women (14.9).
• Breast cancer:
  First among Hispanic women (16.1).
  Second among white (24.6), black (34.1), Asian/Pacific Islander (12.6), and American Indian/Alaska Native (14.3) women.
• Colorectal cancer (16.1):
  Third among women of all racial and Hispanic origin populations.

*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.