Table 2
Invasive Cancer Incidence by Primary Site and Age at Diagnosis
Michigan Residents, 2020

Primary Site
  (ICD-O-3 Cancer Incidence
Site Groupings)
 
Total Less than 50 Years 50 - 74 Years 75 Years & Over
Number Age-
Adjusted
Rate
Number Age-
Specific
Rate
Number Age-
Specific
Rate
Number Age-
Specific
Rate
Gastrointestinal Tract
& Digestive System
10,244 78.5 ±1.5 931 15.0 ±1.0 6,278 199.7 ±4.8 3,035 433.8 ±14.6
Lip, Oral Cavity & Pharynx 1,441 10.8 ±0.6 139 2.2 ±0.4 1,042 33.1 ±2.0 260 37.2 ±4.5
Stomach 676 5.2 ±0.4 61 1.0 ±0.2 376 12.0 ±1.2 239 34.2 ±4.3
Colon 2,729 21.7 ±0.8 302 4.9 ±0.5 1,466 46.6 ±2.4 961 137.3 ±8.5
Rectum 1,308 10.4 ±0.6 199 3.2 ±0.4 842 26.8 ±1.8 267 38.2 ±4.6
Pancreas 1,801 13.5 ±0.6 77 1.2 ±0.3 1,089 34.6 ±2.0 635 90.8 ±7.0
Other Gastrointestinal
Tract & Digestive System
2,289 17.0 ±0.7 153 2.5 ±0.4 1,463 46.5 ±2.4 673 96.2 ±7.2
Respiratory System &
Pleura
7,762 56.1 ±1.2 213 3.4 ±0.5 5,104 162.3 ±4.4 2,445 349.4 ±13.3
Larynx 432 3.1 ±0.3 20 0.3 ±0.1 333 10.6 ±1.1 79 11.3 ±2.5
Lung & Bronchus 7,243 52.4 ±1.2 179 2.9 ±0.4 4,717 150.0 ±4.2 2,347 335.4 ±13.0
Other Respiratory 87 0.7 ±0.1 14 0.2 ±0.1 54 1.7 ±0.5 19 2.7 ±1.2
Bones & Soft Tissue 431 3.7 ±0.4 137 2.2 ±0.4 200 6.4 ±0.9 94 13.4 ±2.7
Melanoma of Skin 2,176 17.7 ±0.8 379 6.1 ±0.6 1,251 39.8 ±2.2 546 78.0 ±6.5
Breast 7,514 60.5 ±1.4 1,265 20.3 ±1.1 4,715 150.0 ±4.2 1,534 219.2 ±10.7
Genitourinary Organs 15,551 114.2 ±1.8 1,144 18.4 ±1.1 10,702 340.4 ±6.2 3,705 529.5 ±16.0
Cervix Uteri 318 3.1 ±0.4 157 2.5 ±0.4 141 4.5 ±0.7 20 2.9 ±1.3
Corpus Uteri 1,844 13.5 ±0.6 169 2.7 ±0.4 1,378 43.8 ±2.3 297 42.4 ±4.8
Ovary 570 4.5 ±0.4 96 1.5 ±0.3 348 11.1 ±1.2 126 18.0 ±3.1
Prostate Gland 7,438 51.2 ±1.2 88 1.4 ±0.3 5,772 183.6 ±4.6 1,578 225.5 ±10.8
Other Genital 804 7.0 ±0.5 291 4.7 ±0.5 350 11.1 ±1.2 163 23.3 ±3.6
Urinary Bladder 2,541 19.0 ±0.7 75 1.2 ±0.3 1,406 44.7 ±2.3 1,060 151.5 ±8.9
Kidney and Renal Pelvis 1,907 14.9 ±0.7 264 4.2 ±0.5 1,240 39.4 ±2.2 403 57.6 ±5.6
Other Urinary 129 1.0 ±0.2 4 *   67 2.1 ±0.5 58 8.3 ±2.1
Brain & Other Central
Nervous System
684 5.8 ±0.4 208 3.3 ±0.5 372 11.8 ±1.2 104 14.9 ±2.9
Lymphomas 2,305 18.6 ±0.8 414 6.7 ±0.6 1,231 39.2 ±2.2 660 94.3 ±7.1
Hodgkin Lymphoma 259 2.6 ±0.3 170 2.7 ±0.4 71 2.3 ±0.5 18 2.6 ±1.2
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 2,046 16.0 ±0.7 244 3.9 ±0.5 1,160 36.9 ±2.1 642 91.8 ±7.0
Multiple Myeloma 753 5.5 ±0.4 33 0.5 ±0.2 492 15.6 ±1.4 228 32.6 ±4.2
Leukemias 1,484 12.0 ±0.6 226 3.6 ±0.5 724 23.0 ±1.7 534 76.3 ±6.4
All Other 3,092 25.7 ±0.9 663 10.7 ±0.8 1,535 48.8 ±2.4 894 127.8 ±8.2
Total 51,996 398.4 ±3.3 5,613 90.2 ±2.3 32,604 1,037.0 ±9.9 13,779 1,969.3 ±25.6
               

Notes: Case : A case is defined as a person with any newly diagnosed cancer with a behavior code of 3 (malignant primary site). Both in-situ and invasive urinary bladder cancer cases are included, in order to be consistent with SEER tabulations from the National Cancer Institute.

Age-Specific Rates are per 100,000 population in a specific age group. Age-Adjusted Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates are computed by the direct method, using as the standard population the age distribution of the total population of the United States for the year 2000. Adding and subtracting the number shown after the ± symbol from the rate creates a confidence interval indicating that the true rate lies between the lower and upper bounds of this interval with 95 % statistical confidence.

* : A rate is not calculated when there are fewer than 20 total events, or fewer than 6 events in an age category, because the width of the confidence interval would negate any usefulness for comparative purposes.

COVID-19 Pandemic: In 2020, the highly publicized impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health services and the consequential delays and reductions in cancer screening and diagnosis led to a decline in the 2020 incidence rates for most cancer sites. Because 2020 was a temporary, anomalous year, it can bias estimates such as cancer incidence trends.
Source: Michigan Resident Cancer Incidence File. Updated with cases processed through November 30, 2022. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.
Last Updated: April 13, 2023