Top 5 Leading Cancers, 2003–2008
TOP 5 CANCERS OVERALL
Prostate cancer was the top cancer by percentage of total (n=2,688, 20.6%), followed by breast (n =2,220, 17.0%), colon and rectum (n=1,432, 11.0%), bronchus and lung (n=806, 6.2%), and cervix uteri (n=736, 5.6%).
TOP 5 CANCERS BY AGE GROUP
There were 152 persons diagnosed with cancer within the age group 0 to 14 years; 138 persons in the age group 15 to 24 years; 4,914 persons in the age group 25 to 59 years; 4,571 persons in the age group 60 to 74 years; and 3,228 persons aged 75 years and over. Leukemia had the highest incidence among individuals under 15 years of age. In the 15 to 24 age group, lymphoma had the highest rate. For those aged 25 to 59 years, breast cancer had the highest incidence, while prostate cancer was highest among individuals 60 years and older.
