Table 1
Sex, mean age at diagnosis and percentage distribution of cases by age group,Note † selected cancers, Canada excluding Quebec, 2000 to 2007

Table 1
Sex, mean age at diagnosis and percentage distribution of cases by age group, selected cancers, Canada excluding Quebec, 2000 to 2007
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sex. The information is grouped by Cancer (appearing as row headers), % male, Mean age and Percentage distribution by age group (appearing as column headers).
Cancer % male Mean age Percentage distribution by age group
15 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 99
All cancers 53 66 21 22 27 30
Oral cavity and pharynx 67 63 29 25 24 23
Esophagus 73 69 13 22 29 35
Stomach 65 69 15 18 27 39
Colon excluding rectum 51 70 12 18 29 41
Rectum and rectosigmoid 62 67 17 23 29 32
Liver 76 65 22 23 29 26
Pancreas 50 70 12 19 28 41
Larynx 83 66 15 28 33 25
Lung and bronchus 55 69 11 22 34 34
Skin melanoma 53 59 41 20 19 21
Female breast 0 61 35 24 20 21
Cervix uteri 0 49 67 14 9 10
Corpus uteri 0 63 24 32 25 20
Ovary 0 62 32 22 21 25
Prostate 100 68 7 27 39 27
Bladder (including in situ) 74 71 10 18 30 42
Kidney and renal pelvis 61 64 24 24 26 25
Brain 57 59 38 21 21 20
Thyroid 22 48 68 17 10 6
Hodgkin lymphoma 55 42 73 10 9 8
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 54 64 26 21 25 29
Multiple myeloma 55 69 13 20 28 39
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 60 69 13 21 28 38
Note †

cases diagnosed from 2000 to 2007 that were eligible for survival analysis

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Note: Because of rounding, age-group-specific percentages may not sum to 100.
Source: Canadian Cancer Registry database at Statistics Canada.
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