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Table 3 Total cancer prevalence by sex and age of the adult French population

From: Total and partial cancer prevalence in the adult French population in 2008

Sex and site

[15;44]

[45;54]

[55;64]

[65;74]

[75;84]

85 +

15-85+

Men

       

Lip, oral cavity, pharynx

2286 (18.7)*

15788 (381.7)

44194 (1181.4)

48011 (2088.5)

44120 (2780.4)

11063 (2370.4)

165462 (676.6)

Esophagus

76 (0.6)

1380 (33.4)

4772 (127.6)

6022 (262.0)

6058 (381.8)

943 (202.1)

19244 (78.7)

Stomach

336 (2.7)

1517 (36.7)

3898 (104.2)

6325 (275.1)

7783 (490.5)

2827 (605.7)

22686 (92.8)

Colon-rectum

2293 (18.8)

8330 (201.4)

27561 (736.8)

45913 (1997.3)

58893 (3711.3)

20558 (4404.9)

163548 (668.7)

Larynx

392 (3.2)

3510 (84.9)

10252 (274.1)

11889 (517.2)

10271 (647.3)

2298 (492.4)

38612 (157.9)

Lung

1180 (9.7)

6343 (153.4)

17011 (454.7)

21498 (935.2)

14615 (921.0)

0 (0.0)

60647 (243.5)

Skin melanoma

5825 (47.6)

6688 (161.7)

9640 (257.7)

8761 (381.1)

7569 (477.0)

2493 (534.2)

40976 (167.5)

Prostate

167 (1.4)

8586 (207.6)

86683 (2317.2)

180306 (7843.5)

185032 (11660.4)

47925 (10268.7)

508699 (2080.0)

Testis

18144 (148.4)

12246 (296.1)

7257 (194.0)

2458 (106.9)

881 (55.5)

95 (20.4)

41081 (168.0)

Bladder

409 (3.3)

2913 (70.4)

12234 (327.0)

21443 (932.8)

30118 (1898.0)

11324 (2426.3)

78441 (320.7)

Kidney

1633 (13.4)

5093 (123.1)

12081 (322.9)

14930 (649.5)

14082 (887.4)

3085 (661.0)

50904 (208.1)

Brain and other CNS

2644 (21.6)

2554 (61.8)

3179 (85.0)

2753 (119.8)

1646 (103.7)

39 (8.4)

12815 (52.4)

Thyroid

4034 (33.0)

4222 (102.1)

5632 (150.6)

3414 (148.5)

1706 (107.5)

228 (48.9)

19236 (78.7)

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

5906 (48.3)

7687 (185.9)

11912 (318.4)

12496 (543.6)

11225 (707.4)

3069 (657.6)

52295 (213.8)

Hodgkin disease

6418 (52.5)

4742 (114.7)

3739 (100.0)

1640 (71.3)

1060 (66.8)

251 (53.8)

17850 (73.0)

Multiple myeloma

281 (2.3)

1141 (27.6)

3285 (87.8)

4565 (198.6)

5078 (320.0)

1217 (260.8)

15567 (63.7)

CLL

115 (0.9)

842 (20.4)

3379 (90.3)

5546 (241.3)

6599 (415.9)

2137 (457.9)

18618 (76.1)

All cancers

59874 (489.7)

99003 (2393.7)

279135 (7461.8)

450169 (19582.9)

533911 (33646.2)

148788 (31880.2)

1570880 (6423.3)

Women

       

Lip, oral cavity, pharynx

1219 (10.1)

4150 (96.2)

8128 (208.4)

7170 (272.5)

7252 (303.0)

3912 (354.2)

31831 (120.4)

Esophagus

79 (0.7)

290 (6.7)

764 (19.6)

973 (37.0)

926 (38.7)

259 (23.5)

3291 (12.4)

Stomach

325 (2.7)

734 (17.0)

1566 (40.1)

2320 (88.2)

4163 (173.9)

2331 (211.1)

11439 (43.3)

Colon-rectum

2710 (22.4)

8494 (197.0)

22545 (578.0)

34293 (1303.5)

54171 (2263.0)

32922 (2980.9)

155135 (586.8)

Larynx

162 (1.3)

523 (12.1)

1092 (28.0)

1229 (46.7)

1200 (50.1)

406 (36.8)

4612 (17.4)

Lung

1199 (9.9)

3631 (84.2)

5928 (152.0)

5185 (197.1)

2880 (120.3)

0 (0.0)

18823 (62.7)

Skin melanoma

10791 (89.2)

11171 (259.1)

14507 (371.9)

11986 (455.6)

11008 (459.9)

5144 (465.8)

64607 (244.4)

Breast

28156 (232.8)

90633 (2101.9)

168594 (4322.0)

168779 (6415.5)

137517 (5744.8)

51739 (4684.6)

645418 (2441.5)

Cervix uteri

9051 (74.8)

13615 (315.8)

15171 (388.9)

13428 (510.4)

13129 (548.5)

4887 (442.5)

69281 (262.1)

Corpus uteri

698 (5.8)

3510 (81.4)

14047 (360.1)

24405 (927.7)

28826 (1204.2)

11698 (1059.2)

83184 (314.7)

Ovary

2874 (23.8)

5138 (119.2)

9305 (238.5)

8790 (334.1)

6443 (269.2)

0 (0.0)

32550 (122.0)

Bladder

152 (1.3)

536 (12.4)

1492 (38.2)

2837 (107.8)

5482 (229.0)

3232 (292.6)

13731 (51.9)

Kidney

1184 (9.8)

2501 (58.0)

5157 (132.2)

7030 (267.2)

9620 (401.9)

2822 (255.5)

28314 (107.1)

Brain and other CNS

2512 (20.8)

2251 (52.2)

2574 (66.0)

2334 (88.7)

1719 (71.8)

82 (7.4)

11472 (43.4)

Thyroid

14566 (120.4)

15207 (352.7)

19568 (501.6)

11608 (441.2)

7239 (302.4)

1371 (124.1)

69559 (263.1)

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

3676 (30.4)

5076 (117.7)

8692 (222.8)

10427 (396.3)

12323 (514.8)

4573 (414.1)

44767 (169.3)

Hodgkin disease

6501 (53.8)

3555 (82.4)

2466 (63.2)

1363 (51.8)

874 (36.5)

318 (28.8)

15077 (57.0)

Multiple myeloma

220 (1.8)

868 (20.1)

2503 (64.2)

3732 (141.9)

4902 (204.8)

1444 (130.7)

13669 (51.7)

CLL

82 (0.7)

578 (13.4)

2160 (55.4)

3884 (147.6)

5980 (249.8)

2667 (241.5)

15351 (58.1)

All cancers

93760 (775.3)

181142 (4201.0)

323253 (8286.8)

347359 (13203.5)

348636 (14564.4)

118133 (10696.1)

1412283 (5342.3)

  1. *Number of cases (proportion per 100 000 persons) - CNS: Central nervous system - CLL: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia.