Cancer Among Men

Note: The numbers in parentheses are the rates per 100,000 men of all races and Hispanic* origins combined in the United States.

Three Most Common Cancers Among Men

Prostate cancer (137.7)

• First among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Lung cancer (78.2)

• Second among white, black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander men.
• Third among Hispanic* men.

Colorectal cancer (49.2)

• Second among Hispanic* men.
• Third among white, black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Leading Causes of Cancer Death Among Men

Lung cancer (62.0)

• First among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Prostate cancer (22.0)

• Second among white, black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic* men.
• Fourth among Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Colorectal cancer (19.1)

• Third among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Liver cancer

• Second among Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2009 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2013. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs. (full site)

*Hispanic origin is not mutually exclusive from race categories (white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native).