Publications That Use U.S. Cancer Statistics Data

U.S. Cancer Statistics data are used by CDC researchers, cancer registry program staff, academic and medical researchers, and others to advance scientific knowledge and reduce the burden of cancer. Data briefs and a selection of peer-reviewed journal articles using U.S. Cancer Statistics data are highlighted below.

U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Briefs

Cancers Associated with Human Papillomavirus in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population, United States—1999–2015
Number 6, December 2018
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, United States—2006–2015
Number 5, November 2018
Cancers Associated with Human Papillomavirus, United States, 2011–2015
Number 4, August 2018
United States Cancer Statistics: Highlights from 2015 Incidence
Number 3, June 2018
Cancers Associated with Human Papillomavirus by State, 2010–2014
Number 2, March 2018
Cancers Associated with Human Papillomavirus, United States—2010–2014
Number 1, December 2017

Selected Journal Articles

2018

Wang Z, Graham DY, Khan A, Balakrishnan M, Abrams HR, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. Incidence of gastric cancer in the USA during 1999 to 2013: a 50-state analysis.External International Journal of Epidemiology 2018;47(3):966–975. 10.1093/ije/dyy055External
Siegel DA, Li J, Henley SJ, Wilson RJ, Lunsford NB, Tai E, Van Dyne EA. Geographic variation in pediatric cancer incidence—United States, 2003–2014. MMWR 2018;67(25):707–713. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6725a2External
Shoemaker ML, White MC, Wu M, Weir HK, Romieu I. Differences in breast cancer incidence among young women aged 20–49 years by stage and tumor characteristics, age, race, and ethnicity, 2004–2013.External Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2018;169(3):595–606. 10.1007/s10549-018-4699-9External
Liao CI, Chow S, Chen LM, Kapp DS, Mann A, Chan JK. Trends in the incidence of serous fallopian tube, ovarian, and peritoneal cancer in the U.S.External Gynecologic Oncology 2018;149(2):318–323. 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.01.030External
Li J, Siegel DA, King JB. Stage-specific incidence rates and trends of prostate cancer by age, race, and ethnicity, United States, 2004–2014.External Annals of Epidemiology 2018;28(5):328–330. 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.03.001External
Holman DM, Freeman MB, Shoemaker ML. Trends in melanoma incidence among non-Hispanic whites in the United States, 2005 to 2014.External JAMA Dermatology 2018;154(3):361–362. 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5541External
Islami F, Goding Sauer A, Miller KD, Siegel RL, Fedewa SA, Jacobs EJ, McCullough ML, Patel AV, Ma J, Soerjomataram I, Flanders WD, Brawley OW, Gapstur SM, Jemal A. Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States.External CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2018;68(1):31–54. 10.3322/caac.21440External
Houston KA, Mitchell KA, King J, White A, Ryan BM. Histologic lung cancer incidence rates and trends vary by race/ethnicity and residential county.External Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2018;13(4):497–509. 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.12.010External
Guo F, Cofie LE, Berenson AB. Cervical cancer incidence in young U.S. females after human papillomavirus vaccine introduction.External American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2018;55(2):197–204. 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.03.013External

2017

Steele CB, Thomas CC, Henley SJ, Massetti GM, Galuska DA, Agurs-Collins T, Puckett M, Richardson LC. Vital Signs: Trends in incidence of cancers associated with overweight and obesity—United States, 2005–2014. MMWR 2017;66(39):1052–1058. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6639e1External
Singh SD, Henley SJ, Ryerson AB. Surveillance for cancer incidence and mortality—United States, 2013. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2017;66(4):1–36. 10.15585/mmwr.ss6604a1External
Siegel DA, Henley SJ, Li J, Pollack LA, Van Dyne EA, White A. Rates and trends of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia—United States, 2001–2014. MMWR 2017;66(36):950–954. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6636a3External
Houston KA, King J, Li J, Jemal A. Trends in prostate cancer incidence rates and prevalence of prostate specific antigen screening by socioeconomic status and regions in the United States, 2004 to 2013.External The Journal of Urology 2017;199(3):676–682. 10.1016/j.juro.2017.09.103External
Henley SJ, Singh SD, King J, Wilson RJ, O’Neil ME, Ryerson AB. Invasive cancer incidence and survival—United States, 2013. MMWR 2017;66(3):69–75. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6603a1External
Henley SJ, Anderson RN, Thomas CC, Massetti GM, Peaker B, Richardson LC. Invasive cancer incidence, 2004–2013, and deaths, 2006–2015, in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties—United States. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2017;66(14):1–13. 10.15585/mmwr.ss6614a1External

2016

Wilson RJ, Ryerson AB, Singh SD, King JB. Cancer incidence in Appalachia, 2004–2011.External Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2016;25(2):250–258. 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0946External
Watson M, Geller AC, Tucker MA, Guy GP Jr, Weinstock MA. Melanoma burden and recent trends among non-Hispanic whites aged 15–49 years, United States.External Preventive Medicine 2016;91:294–298. 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.08.032External
Singh SD, Henley SJ, Ryerson AB. Surveillance for cancer incidence and mortality—United States, 2012. MMWR 2016;63(55):17–58. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6355a4External
Richardson LC, Henley SJ, Miller JW, Massetti G, Thomas CC. Patterns and trends in age-specific black-white differences in breast cancer incidence and mortality—United States, 1999–2014. MMWR 2016;65(40):1093–1098. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6540a1External
Henley SJ, Thomas CC, Sharapova SR, Momin B, Massetti GM, Winn DM, Armour BS, Richardson LC. Vital Signs: Disparities in tobacco-related cancer incidence and mortality—United States, 2004–2013. MMWR 2016;65(44):1212–1218. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6544a3External
Garnett E, Townsend J, Steele B, Watson M. Characteristics, rates, and trends of melanoma incidence among Hispanics in the USA.External Cancer Causes and Control 2016;27(5):647–659. 10.1007/s10552-016-0738-1External

2015

Singh SD, Henley SJ, Ryerson AB. Summary of notifiable noninfectious conditions and disease outbreaks: surveillance for cancer incidence and mortality—United States, 2011. MMWR 2015;62(54):11–51. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6254a3External
O’Neil ME, Henley SJ, Singh SD, Wilson RJ, Ortiz-Ortiz KJ, Rios NP, Torres Cintron CR, Luna GT, Zavala Zegarra DE, Ryerson AB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Invasive cancer incidence—Puerto Rico, 2007–2011. MMWR 2015;64(14):389–393.
Henley SJ, Weir HK, Jim MA, Watson M, Richardson LC. Gallbladder cancer incidence and mortality, United States, 1999–2011.External Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2015. 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0199External
Henley SJ, Singh SD, King J, Wilson RJ, O’Neil ME, Ryerson AB. Invasive cancer incidence and survival—United States, 2012. MMWR 2015;64(49):1353–8. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6449a1External
Henley SJ, Singh SD, King J, Wilson R, O’Neil ME, Ryerson AB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Invasive cancer incidence and survival—United States, 2011. MMWR 2015;64(9):237–242.

2014

Watson M, Benard V, Thomas C, Brayboy A, Paisano R, Becker T. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native women, 1999–2009.External American Journal of Public Health 2014;104(S3):S415–S422. 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301681External
Singh SD, Ryerson AB, Wu M, Kaur JS. Ovarian and uterine cancer incidence and mortality in American Indian and Alaska Native women, United States, 1999–2009.External American Journal of Public Health 2014;104(S3):S423–S431. 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301781External
Siegel DA, King J, Tai E, Buchanan N, Ajani UA, Li J. Cancer incidence rates and trends among children and adolescents in the United States, 2001–2009.External Pediatrics 2014;134(4):e945–e955. 10.1542/peds.2013-3926External
King SC, Pollack LA, Li J, King JB, Master VA. Continued increase in incidence of renal cell carcinoma, especially in young patients and high grade disease: United States 2001 to 2010.External Journal of Urology 2014. 10.1016/j.juro.2013.12.046External
Houston KA, Henley SJ, Li J, White MC, Richards TB. Patterns in lung cancer incidence rates and trends by histologic type in the United States, 2004–2009.External Lung Cancer 2014;86(1):22–28. 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.08.001External
Henley SJ, Singh S, King J, Wilson R, Ryerson B, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Invasive cancer incidence—United States, 2010. MMWR 2014;63(12):253–259.
Henley SJ, Richards TB, Underwood JM, Eheman CR, Plescia M, McAfee TA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lung cancer incidence trends among men and women—United States, 2005–2009. MMWR 2014;63(1):1–5.
Austin H, Henley SJ, King J, Richardson LC, Eheman C. Changes in colorectal cancer incidence rates in young and older adults in the United States: what does it tell us about screening?External Cancer Causes and Control 2014;25(2):191–201. 10.1007/s10552-013-0321-yExternal

2013

Henley SJ, Larson TC, Wu M, Antao VC, Lewis M, Pinheiro GA, Eheman C. Mesothelioma incidence in 50 states and the District of Columbia, United States, 2003–2008.External International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2013;19(1):1–10. 10.1179/2049396712Y.0000000016External
Duong LM, Richardson LC. Descriptive epidemiology of malignant primary osteosarcoma using population-based registries, United States, 1999–2008.External Journal of Registry Management 2013;40(2):59–64.
Drahos J, Wu M, Anderson WF, Trivers KF, King J, Rosenberg PS, Eheman C, Cook MB. Regional variations in esophageal cancer rates by census region in the United States, 1999–2008.External PLoS One 2013;8(7):e67913. 10.1371/journal.pone.0067913External

2012

Myles ZM, Buchanan N, King JB, Singh S, White A, Wu M, Ajani U. Anatomic distribution of malignant melanoma on the non-Hispanic black patient, 1998–2007.External Archives of Dermatology 2012;148(7):797–801. 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.3227External
Li J, German R, King J, Joseph D, Thompson T, Wu XC, Ajani U, Tai E. Recent trends in prostate cancer testing and incidence among men under age of 50.External Cancer Epidemiology 2012;36(2):122–127. 10.1016/j.canep.2011.10.014External
Duong LM, McCarthy BJ, McLendon RE, Dolecek TA, Kruchko C, Douglas LL, Ajani UA. Descriptive epidemiology of malignant and nonmalignant primary spinal cord, spinal meninges, and cauda equina tumors, United States, 2004–2007.External Cancer 2012;118(17):4220–4227. 10.1002/cncr.27390External

2011

Wu XC, Eide MJ, King J, Saraiya M, Huang Y, Wiggins C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Martin N, Cokkinides V, Miller J, Patel P, Ekwueme DU, Kim J. Racial and ethnic variations in incidence and survival of cutaneous melanoma in the United States, 1999–2006.External Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2011;65(5S1):S26–37. 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.034External
Wong CA, Jim MA, King J, Tom-Orme L, Henderson JA, Saraiya M, Richardson LC, Layne L, Suryaprasad A, Espey DK. Impact of hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy prevalence on rates of cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer among American Indian and Alaska Native women, 1999–2004.External Cancer Causes and Control 2011;22(12):1681–1689. 10.1007/s10552-011-9844-2External
Watson M, Johnson CJ, Chen VW, Thomas CC, Weir HK, Sherman R, Cockburn M, Jackson-Thompson J, Saraiya M. Melanoma surveillance in the United States: overview of methods.External Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2011;65(5S1):S6–S16. 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.037External
Holman DM, Soman A, Watson M, Weir HK, Trivers KF, White MC. Examination of the Increase in Thyroid Cancer Incidence Among Younger Women in the United States by Age, Race, Geography, and Tumor Size, 1999–2007.External Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology 2011;1(2):95–102. 10.1089/jayao.2011.0014External
Duong LM, Wilson RJ, Ajani UA, Singh SD, Eheman CR. Trends in endometrial cancer incidence rates in the United States, 1999–2006.External Journal of Women’s Health 2011;20(8):1157–1163. 10.1089/jwh.2010.2529External
Henley SJ, Eheman CR, Richardson LC, Plescia M, Asman KJ, Dube SR, Caraballo RS, McAfee TA. State-specific trends in lung cancer incidence and smoking—United States, 1999–2008. MMWR 2011;60(36):1243–1247.

2010

Townsend JS, Richardson LC, German RR. Incidence of testicular cancer in the United States, 1999–2004.External American Journal of Men’s Health 2010;4(4):353–360. 10.1177/1557988309356101External
Henley SJ, King JB, German RR, Richardson LC, Plescia M, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Surveillance of screening-detected cancers (colon and rectum, breast, and cervix)—United States, 2004–2006. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2010;59(SS09):1-25.
Centers for Disease Cancer and Prevention. Racial/ethnic disparities and geographic differences in lung cancer incidence—38 states and the District of Columbia, 1998–2006. MMWR 2010;59(44):1434–1438.

2009

Sabatino SA, Stewart SL, Wilson RJ. Racial and ethnic variations in the incidence of cancers of the uterine corpus, United States, 2001–2003.External Journal of Women’s Health) 2009;18(3):285–294. 10.1089/jwh.2008.1171External
Rim SH, Seeff L, Ahmed F, King JB, Coughlin SS. Colorectal cancer incidence in the United States, 1999–2004: an updated analysis of data from the National Program of Cancer Registries and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program.External Cancer 2009;115(9):1967–1976. 10.1002/cncr.24216External
Eheman CR, Shaw KM, Ryerson AB, Miller JW, Ajani UA,White MC. The changing incidence of in situ and invasive ductal and lobular breast carcinomas: United States, 1999–2004.External Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2009;18(6):1763–1769. 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-1082External
Duong LM, Ajani UA, Wilson RJ. Comparative evaluation of uterine cancer staging data using two different staging systems, 2001–2005.External Journal of Registry Management 2009;36(4):125–129.

2008

Wingo PA, Tucker TC, Jamison PM, Martin H, McLaughlin C, Bayakly R, Bolick-Aldrich S, Colsher P, Indian R, Knight K, Neloms S, Wilson R, Richards TB. Cancer in Appalachia, 2001–2003.External Cancer 2008;112(1):181–192. 10.1002/cncr.23132External
Wingo PA, King J, Swan J, Coughlin SS, Kaur JS, Erb-Alvarez JA, Jackson-Thompson J, Arambula Solomon TG. Breast cancer incidence among American Indian and Alaska Native women: U.S., 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1191–1202. 10.1002/cncr.23725External
Wilson RT, Richardson LC, Kelly JJ, Kaur J, Jim MA, Lanier AP. Cancers of the urinary tract among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1213–1224. 10.1002/cncr.23733External
Wiggins CL, Perdue DG, Henderson JA, Bruce MG, Lanier AP, Kelley JJ, Seals BF, Espey DK. Gastric cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1225–1233. 10.1002/cncr.23732External
Wiggins CL, Espey DK, Wingo PA, Kaur JS, Wilson RT, Swan J, Miller BA, Jim MA, Kelly JJ, Lanier AP. Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1142–1152. 10.1002/cncr.23734External
Weir HK, Jim MA, Marrett LD, Fairley T. Cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native young adults (ages 20–44 years): U.S., 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1153–1167. 10.1002/cncr.23731External
Watson M, Saraiya M, Ahmed F, Cardinez CJ, Reichman ME, Weir HK, Richards TB. Using population-based cancer registry data to assess the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United States: overview of methods.External Cancer 2008;113(10S):2841–2854. 10.1002/cncr.23758External
Trivers KF, Sabatino SA , Stewart SL. Trends in esophageal cancer incidence by histology, United States, 1998–2003.External International Journal of Cancer 2008;123(6):1422–1428. 10.1002/ijc.23691External
Stewart SL, Cardinez CJ, Richardson LC, Norman L, Kaufmann R, Pechacek TF, Thompson TD, Weir HK, Sabatino SA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Surveillance for cancers associated with tobacco use—United States, 1999–2004. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2008;57(SS08):1-33.
Reichman ME, Kelly JJ, Kosary CL, Coughlin SS, Jim MA, Lanier AP. Incidence of cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1256–1265. 10.1002/cncr.23735External
Perdue DG, Perkins C, Jackson-Thompson J, Coughlin SS, Ahmed F, Haverkamp DS, Jim MA. Regional differences in colorectal cancer incidence, stage, and subsite among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1179–1190. 10.1002/cncr.23726External
Li J, Thompson TD, Miller JW, Pollack LA, Stewart SL. Cancer incidence among children and adolescents in the United States, 2001–2003.External Pediatrics 2008;121(6):e1470–e1477. 10.1542/peds.2007-2964External
Lemrow SM, Perdue DG, Stewart SL, Richardson LC, Jim MA, French HT, Swan J, Edwards BK, Wiggins C, Dickie L, Espey DK. Gallbladder cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, U.S., 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1266–1273. 10.1002/cncr.23737External
Jim MA, Perdue DG, Richardson LC, Espey DK, Redd JT, Martin HJ, Kwong SL, Kelly JJ, Henderson JA, Ahmed F. Primary liver cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, U.S., 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1244–1255. 10.1002/cncr.23728External
Henderson JA, Espey DK, Jim MA, German RR, Shaw KM, Hoffman RM. Prostate cancer incidence among American Indian and Alaska Native men, U.S., 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1203–1212. 10.1002/cncr.23739External
Bliss A, Cobb N, Solomon T, Cravatt K, Jim MA, Marshall L, Campbell J. Lung cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1168–1178. 10.1002/cncr.23738External
Becker TM, Espey DK, Lawson HW, Saraiya M, Jim MA, Waxman AG. Regional differences in cervical cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004.External Cancer 2008;113(5S):1234–1243. 10.1002/cncr.23736External

2007

Stewart SL, Wike JM, Foster SL, Michaud F. The incidence of primary fallopian tube cancer in the United States.External Gynecologic Oncology 2007;107(3):392–397. 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.09.018External
Saraiya M, Ahmed F, Krishnan S, Richards TB, Unger ER, Lawson HW. Cervical cancer incidence in a prevaccine era in the United States, 1998–2002.External Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007;109(2):362–370. 10.1097/01.AOG.0000254165.92653.e8External
Larson T, Melnikova N, Davis SI, Jamison P. Incidence and descriptive epidemiology of mesothelioma in the United States, 1999–2002.External International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2007;13(4):3982–403. 10.1179/oeh.2007.13.4.398External
Stewart SL, Sabatino SA, Foster SL, Richardson LC. Decline in breast cancer incidence—United States, 1999–2003. MMWR 2007;56(22):549–553.
Benard VB, Coughlin SS, Thompson T, Richardson LC. Cervical cancer incidence in the United States by area of residence, 1998–2001.External Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007;110(3):681–686. 10.1097/01.AOG.0000279449.74780.81External

2006

Wu X, Cokkinides V, Chen VW, Nadel M, Ren Y, Martin J, Ellison GL. Associations of subsite-specific colorectal cancer incidence rates and stage of disease at diagnosis with county-level poverty, by race and sex.External Cancer 2006;107(5S):1121–1127. 10.1002/cncr.22009External
Stewart SL, Wike JM, Kato I, Lewis DR, Michaud F. A population-based study of colorectal cancer histology in the United States, 1998–2001.External Cancer 2006;107(5S):1128–1141. 10.1002/cncr.22010External
Matanoski G, Tao X, Almon L, Adade AA, Davies-Cole JO. Demographics and tumor characteristics of colorectal cancers in the United States, 1998–2001.External Cancer 2006;107(5S):1112–1120. 10.1002/cncr.22008External
Lai SM, Zhang KB, Uhler RJ, Harrison JN, Clutter GG, Williams MA. Geographic variation in the incidence of colorectal cancer in the United States, 1998–2001.External Cancer 2006;107(5S):1172–1180. 10.1002/cncr.22014External
Jackson-Thompson J, Ahmed F, German RR, Lai SM, Friedman C. Descriptive epidemiology of colorectal cancer in the United States, 1998–2001.External Cancer 2006;107(5S):1103–1111. 10.1002/cncr.22007External
Fairley TL, Cardinez CJ, Martin J, Alley L, Friedman C, Edwards B, Jamison P. Colorectal cancer in U.S. adults younger than 50 years of age, 1998–2001.External Cancer 2006;107(5S):1153–1161. 10.1002/cncr.22012External
Coughlin SS, Richards TB, Thompson T, Miller BA, VanEenwyk J, Goodman MT, Sherman RL. Rural/nonrural differences in colorectal cancer incidence in the United States, 1998–2001.External Cancer 2006;107(5S):1181–1188. 10.1002/cncr.22015External

Page last reviewed: December 21, 2018

Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention