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Premature Years of Life Lost Due to Cancer in the United States in 2017

Minkyo Song, Allan Hildesheim and Meredith S. Shiels
Minkyo Song
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Meredith S. Shiels
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DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0782 Published December 2020
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    Top 10 PYLL cancers in each population group, overall (A), in men (B), and in women (C; year 2017). NOS, not otherwise specified.

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    Top 10 PYLL cancers by race/ethnicity (year 2017). %PYLL calculated within each race/ethnic group. Top 10 PYLL cancers of each race/ethnicity were combined for a total list of 16 cancer types (sorted by largest to smallest counts in total death counts in men and women). NOS, not otherwise specified.

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    Top 10 PYLL cancers in year 2017 versus 1990. %PYLL calculated within each year. Top 10 PYLL cancers of each year were combined for a total list of 12 cancer types (sorted by largest to smallest counts in total death counts in men and women).

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    Top 10 PYLL per death cancers overall (A), in men (B), and in women (C; year 2017).

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    Cancer-related deaths, rate, and PYLL in both men and women (year 2017).

    Cancer sitesDeath countsMortality ratePYLLPYLL per death
    Count%countRankASRaASR%RankYears%RankYearsRank
    Lung and bronchus145,84924.3136.724.01891,31320.819.939
    Colon and rectum52,5478.8213.58.82409,5389.6213.317
    Pancreas44,0117.3311.17.33282,8866.6410.637
    Breast42,5107.14117.24400,6439.4314.511
    Prostate30,4865.157.85.1585,9792.0147.645
    Liver and intrahepatic bile duct27,1044.566.64.36229,7775.4511.926
    Leukemia23,5273.976.24.17173,6294.1714.79
    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma20,4593.485.33.58113,7922.7911.527
    Brain and other nervous system16,8042.894.42.99221,0265.2617.37
    Urinary bladder16,6572.8104.32.81059,5661.4209.142
    Esophagus15,3212.6113.82.511120,8952.8811.429
    Ovary14,1932.4123.62.412113,6952.71012.421
    Kidney and renal pelvis13,9592.3133.62.413101,9282.41112.025
    Myeloma12,3222.1143.22.11460,8731.4199.640
    Stomach11,1581.9152.91.91595,9502.21214.015
    Corpus and uterus, NOS10,9941.8162.71.81683,9302.01511.331
    Oral cavity and pharynx10,1261.7172.51.61790,3442.11312.818
    Melanoma of the skin8,0561.3182.11.41869,1831.61714.113
    Soft tissue including heart4,9700.8191.30.91968,5551.61819.45
    Cervix uteri4,2070.7201.20.82073,0141.71620.74
    Nonmelanoma skin4,0420.72110.72121,4570.52311.528
    Larynx3,7080.6220.90.62229,7420.72211.430
    Gallbladder2,1950.4230.60.42314,2120.32511.133
    Thyroid1,8920.3240.50.32412,8180.32712.123
    Other biliary1,8430.3250.50.32510,8630.33110.736
    Bones and joints1,7250.3260.50.32631,1930.72126.42
    Small intestine1,6820.3270.40.32712,2380.32812.520
    Other digestive organs1,4710.2280.40.32810,2570.23212.222
    Vulva1,2620.2290.30.2296,7380.23411.332
    Anus, anal canal, and anorectum1,1690.2300.30.23011,6710.32913.916
    Other endocrine including thymus1,0760.2310.30.23120,9710.52425.23
    Hodgkin lymphoma1,0090.2320.30.23211,5800.33018.16
    Peritoneum, omentum, and mesentery1,0080.2330.30.2336,2680.13511.034
    Other female genital organs8970.1340.20.1347,0310.23312.124
    Nose, nasal cavity, and middle ear5790.1350.20.1355,4280.13614.610
    Other urinary organs4930.1360.10.1362,0200.0429.541
    Ureter4350.1370.10.1371,2150.0438.044
    Testis4250.1380.10.13813,4480.32634.01
    Vagina4110.1390.10.1392,1570.14110.935
    Penis3520.1400.10.1402,8280.13814.114
    Eye and orbit3310.1410.10.1413,0960.13714.212
    Pleura3190.1420.10.1421,1020.0448.043
    Trachea, mediastinum, and other respiratory organs2910.0430.10.1432,7600.13915.28
    Retroperitoneum2890.0440.10.1442,4640.14012.819
    Other male genital organs680.0450.00.0454160.04510.138
    • Note: Cancer sites sorted by largest to smallest counts in total death counts in men and women.

    • Abbreviations: ASR, age-standardized rate; NOS, not otherwise specified.

    • ↵aMortality rate: per 100,000.

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    • Supplementary Table S1-11, Figure 1-3 - Supplementary Table S1. Cause of death definition based on SEER recode Supplementary Table S2. Cancer deaths, rate, PYLL and PYLL per death in both men and women for all 82 cancer deaths (year 2017) Supplementary Table S3A. Cancer deaths, rate, PYLL and PYLL per death in men (year 2017) Supplementary Table S3B. Cancer deaths, rate, PYLL and PYLL per death in women (year 2017) Supplementary Table S4. PYLL in both men and women by race/ethnicity (year 2017) Supplementary Table S5. Cancer deaths, rate, PYLL and PYLL per death in both men and women (year 1990) Supplementary Table S6A. Cancer deaths, rate, PYLL and PYLL per death in men (year 1990) Supplementary Table S6B. Cancer deaths, rate, PYLL and PYLL per death in women (year 1990) Supplementary Table S7. PYLL in both men and women by race/ethnicity (year 1990) Supplementary Table S8. PYLL due to all-cause and cancer deaths in years 2017 and 1990 Supplementary Table S9. PYLL per death in both men and women by race/ethnicity (year 2017) Supplementary Table S10. PYLL per death in both men and women by race/ethnicity (year 1990) Supplementary Table S11. Comparison of PYLL and PYLL per death using difference age cutoffs (75 vs. 78.6) in year 2017. Supplementary Figure S1. Rank comparison between different metrics by sex (year 2017) cancer sites sorted by largest to smallest counts in total death counts in men and women Supplementary Figure S2. Rank comparison between different metrics by race/ethnicity (year 2017) cancer sites sorted by largest to smallest counts in total death counts in men and women Supplementary Figure S3. Rank comparison between different metrics by calendar year (2017 vs. 1990) cancer sites sorted by largest to smallest counts in total death counts in men and women
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Minkyo Song, Allan Hildesheim and Meredith S. Shiels
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev December 1 2020 (29) (12) 2591-2598; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0782

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Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev December 1 2020 (29) (12) 2591-2598; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0782
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