Cancer in Minnesota, 2009: 24-Month Report
Suggested citation:
Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System. Cancer in Minnesota, 2009: 24-Month Report. Minnesota
Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, April 2012. Available online at: http://www.health.state.mn.us/
divs/hpcd/cdee/mcss.
Cancer in Minnesota, 2009: 24-Month Report
This brief report presents cancer incidence and mortality counts and rates in Minnesota for 2009, the
most recent year for which case-reporting to the Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System (MCSS) is
considered complete.
Incidence data are based on cases reported to MCSS as of December 2011, approximately 24 months
after the end of the diagnosis year. Compared to the preliminary report for 2009 based on cases
reported by approximately 12 months after the end of the diagnosis year, 2,331 more cases have been
identified, a 9.7% increase. The exact number of new cancers diagnosed in 2009 will continue to
fluctuate over time, but we do not anticipate marked changes. For cancers diagnosed in 2008, only 107
new cases (0.4%) were added between 24 months and 36 months after the end of the diagnosis year.
The number of cancer deaths for 2009 are considered final, and are the same as those reported in the
preliminary report for 2009.
The incidence and mortality rates reported here may vary somewhat from those presented in future
reports if population estimates for 2009 are revised.
Table 1 shows the number of new cancers diagnosed among Minnesota residents during 2009 by gender
and anatomic site of the cancer and the corresponding age-adjusted rate per 100,000 persons per year.
Table 2 shows the number of cancer deaths among Minnesota residents during 2009 by gender and
anatomic site of the cancer and the corresponding age-adjusted rate per 100,000 persons per year.
The statistical methods and definitions used and limitations of the data presented in this report are the
same as those detailed in “Cancer in Minnesota, 1988-2008,” available on the MCSS Web site
(http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/cdee/mcss/).
For more information, please visit the MCSS Web site, telephone the MCSS office at (651) 201-5900, or
write to MCSS, P.O. Box 64882, St. Paul, MN 55164-0882.
April 2012
Table 1: Cancer Incidence by Site and Gender, Minnesota, 2009: 24-month report
Number of New Cases
Male
Female Total
All Cancer Sites Combined
13,668
12,613
26,281
Incidence Rate§ / 100,000
Male
Female Total
529.4
423.7
467.0
Brain and Other Nervous System
221
148
369
8.3
5.2
6.7
Breast
29
3,925
3,954
1.1
131.5
69.5
Cervix Uteri
~
170
~
~
6.5
~
Colon and Rectum
1,162
1,176
2,338
45.8
38.0
41.5
Corpus and Uterus, NOS
~
828
~
~
27.0
~
Esophagus
230
72
302
9.0
2.3
5.3
Hodgkin Lymphoma
93
82
175
3.6
3.1
3.3
Kidney and Renal Pelvis
530
313
843
19.9
10.6
15.0
Larynx
159
24
183
5.9
0.8
3.2
Leukemia
485
308
793
19.9
10.1
14.4
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct
215
86
301
7.8
2.8
5.2
Lung and Bronchus
1,636
1,491
3,127
65.9
50.2
56.4
Melanoma of the Skin
775
685
1,460
29.6
24.6
26.2
Mesothelioma
36
12
48
1.6
0.4
0.9
Myeloma
183
150
333
7.3
4.9
6.0
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
697
578
1,275
27.6
18.9
22.9
Oral Cavity and Pharynx
472
231
703
17.6
7.7
12.3
Ovary
~
361
~
~
11.8
~
Pancreas
312
256
568
12.0
8.1
9.9
Prostate
4,182
~
~
156.3
~
~
Stomach
185
112
297
7.4
3.7
5.3
Testis
199
~
~
7.7
~
~
Thyroid
156
488
644
5.8
18.4
12.1
Urinary Bladder
943
316
1,259
39.0
10.2
22.7
Source: Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System (MCSS). All cases were microscopically confirmed or
identified solely through death certificates, and were reported to MCSS as of December 2011. In situ
cancers except those of the urinary bladder were excluded. Ovary excludes borderline cases and
histologies 8442, 8451, 8472 and 8473. Population estimates were obtained from the SEER Program
(http://seer.cancer.gov/popdata).
§Rates are age-adjusted to the US 2000 standard population (19 age groups).
~ Not applicable; sex-specific site.
Table 2: Cancer Mortality by Site and Gender, Minnesota, 2009
All Cancer Sites Combined
Number of Deaths
Male Female Total
Mortality Rate§ / 100,000
Male Female Total
4,978
206.6
4,597
9,575
144.4
169.1
Brain and Other Nervous System
141
107
248
5.4
3.6
4.4
Breast
9
679
688
0.4
21.2
11.8
Cervix Uteri
~
40
~
~
1.4
~
Colon and Rectum
409
407
816
16.9
12.1
14.2
Corpus and Uterus, NOS
~
128
~
~
4.1
~
Esophagus
207
53
260
8.3
1.6
4.6
Hodgkin Lymphoma
13
9
22
0.5
0.3
0.4
Kidney and Renal Pelvis
166
93
259
6.8
2.9
4.6
Larynx
34
8
42
1.4
0.2
0.8
Leukemia
251
182
433
10.7
5.7
7.8
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct
179
86
265
6.8
2.7
4.6
Lung and Bronchus
1,240
1,158 2,398
50.8
37.9
43.1
Melanoma of the Skin
94
53
147
3.8
1.7
2.6
Mesothelioma
51
19
70
2.2
0.6
1.3
Myeloma
127
84
211
5.3
2.6
3.8
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
240
172
412
10.4
5.1
7.4
Oral Cavity and Pharynx
84
31
115
3.3
0.9
2.0
Ovary
~
253
~
~
7.9
~
Pancreas
319
285
604
12.9
8.8
10.6
Prostate
534
~
~
24.1
~
~
Stomach
98
71
169
4.0
2.2
3.0
Testis
4
~
4
0.1
~
~
Thyroid
17
17
34
0.6
0.6
0.6
Urinary Bladder
176
74
250
7.5
2.1
4.3
Source: Death certificate information was obtained from the Minnesota Center for Health Statistics and
includes all deaths with the specified cancer as the underlying cause of death during the year, regardless
of year of diagnosis. Data were analyzed by MCSS. Population estimates were obtained from the SEER
Program (http://seer.cancer.gov/popdata).
§Rates are age-adjusted to the US 2000 standard population (19 age groups).
~ Not applicable; sex-specific site.