Cancer in Minnesota, 2010: Preliminary Report
Suggested citation:
Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System. Cancer in Minnesota, 2010: Preliminary 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, 2010: Preliminary Report
This brief report presents preliminary cancer incidence statistics for Minnesota in 2010, based on cases
reported to the Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System as of December 2011, approximately 12 months
after the end of the diagnosis year. Comparing the preliminary and 24-month reports for 2009 cases, we
expect approximately ten percent more cases diagnosed in 2010 to be reported over the next 12
months. It is likely that this increase will vary by cancer site.
The incidence rates reported here may vary somewhat from those presented in future reports if
population estimates for 2010 are revised.
The attached table shows the number of new cancers diagnosed among Minnesota residents during
2010 and reported to MCSS by the end of 2011. Cases are presented by gender and anatomic site of the
cancer. The corresponding rate is age-adjusted to the 2000 US population and given 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
Cancer Incidence by Site and Gender, Minnesota, 2010: Preliminary report
Number of New Cases
Male
Female Total
All Cancer Sites Combined
12,062
11,309
23,371
Incidence Rate§ / 100,000
Male
Female Total
456.5
375.7
409.6
Brain and Other Nervous System
190
133
323
7.1
4.8
5.9
Breast
47
3,458
3,505
1.8
115.5
61.3
Cervix Uteri
0
164
164
0.0
6.0
3.0
Colon and Rectum
1,111
1,082
2,193
42.9
34.5
38.4
Corpus and Uterus, NOS
0
840
840
0.0
27.3
14.2
Esophagus
181
55
236
7.1
1.7
4.1
Hodgkin Lymphoma
85
66
151
3.3
2.5
2.9
Kaposi Sarcoma
5
0
5
0.2
0.0
0.1
Kidney and Renal Pelvis
518
276
794
18.8
9.2
13.8
Larynx
116
25
141
4.4
0.8
2.5
Leukemia
430
319
749
16.8
10.4
13.3
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct
150
69
219
5.4
2.3
3.8
Lung and Bronchus
1,303
1,293
2,596
51.0
42.5
46.1
Melanoma of the Skin
745
623
1,368
28.1
22.1
24.4
Mesothelioma
54
16
70
2.2
0.5
1.3
Myeloma
153
93
246
6.0
3.0
4.3
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
635
486
1,121
24.6
15.8
19.8
Oral Cavity and Pharynx
441
206
647
15.7
6.5
10.9
Ovary
0
293
293
0.0
9.8
5.1
Pancreas
273
218
491
10.5
7.0
8.6
Prostate
3,569
0
3,569
129.3
0.0
60.6
Stomach
200
100
300
7.8
3.4
5.4
Testis
145
0
145
5.8
0.0
2.9
Thyroid
142
399
541
5.4
14.7
10.0
Urinary Bladder
848
282
1,130
34.1
8.8
19.8
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 National Center
for Health Statistics.
§Rates are age-adjusted to the US 2000 standard population (19 age groups).
~ Not applicable; sex-specific site.