Prevalence and Incidence of Larynx Cancer
Key points
- Larynx Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- 12,000 per year, 1,000 per month, 230 per week, 32 per day, 1 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.
- Each year, more than 12,000 people in the United States learn that they have cancer of the larynx.
- The term 'prevalence' of Larynx Cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Larynx Cancer at any given time.
Incidence of Larynx Cancer
12,000 annual cases in the United States (NCI); 8,900 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)
Larynx Cancer:
Larynx Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Larynx Cancer, or a subtype of Larynx Cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 22,666 or 0.00% or 12,000 people in USA
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Larynx Cancer:
12,000 per year, 1,000 per month, 230 per week, 32 per day, 1 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.
Incidence of Larynx Cancer:
Each year, more than 12,000 people in the United States learn that they have cancer of the larynx.
Incidence statistics for Larynx Cancer:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Larynx Cancer:
* 10,270 new cases for larynx cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
* 8,060 new male cases for larynx cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
* 2,210 new female cases for larynx cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
* 270 new cases of larynx cancer in men in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
* 6 per 100,000 new cases of larynx cancer in men in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Larynx Cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Larynx Cancer at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Larynx Cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Larynx Cancer diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
Written and revised by
David Cohen, M.D.
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