Cancer — Types on the Rise

It takes a long time to compile statistics so the Centers for Disease Control’s latest stats on the disease are from 2020. The biggest surprise is the number of people under 50 being impacted by the disease and its many types.

In the U.S. in 2020 there were 1.6 million new cancer cases. The report also notes that one in five deaths in the U.S. is cancer caused. It is the second leading cause of death behind heart disease.

The news organization, Stacker took a look at the statistics and made a list of the 10 types of cancer that have increased the most in the 2022 data. It took the number of cases per 100,000 people for 2000, 2010 and 2020 to come up with the trends.

1. Oropharyngeal cancer — middle part of the throat

New cases in 2000: 0.4 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 0.6 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 1.1 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 158.4%

2. Liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer

New cases in 2000: 5.1 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 8.4 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 10.3 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 103.4%

3. Tonsil cancer

New cases in 2000: 1.4 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 2.3 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 2.8  per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 98.1%

4. Tongue cancer

New cases in 2000: 2.6 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 3.7 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 4.7 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 80.2%

5. Anus, anal canal and anorectal cancer

New cases in 2000: 1.4 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 2.0 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 2.4 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 78.9%

6. Small intestine cancer

New cases in 2000: 1.7 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 2.6 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 2.9 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 76.8%

7. Thyroid cancer

New cases in 2000: 7.4 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 14.2 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 12.2 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 63.9%

8. Endoctrine cancer

New cases in 2000: 8.1 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 15.1 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 13.1 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 61.8%

9. Kidney and renal pelvis cancer

New cases in 2000: 12.6 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 17.5 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 19.5 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 54.8%

10. Pancreatic cancer

New cases in 2000: 10.9 per 100,000

New cases in 2010: 13.4 per 100,000

New cases in 2020: 16.5 per 100,000

Increase in new cases from 2000 to 2020: 51.4%

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