2003 Activity Report

2001
2002
2003
Analytic cancer cases *
423
470
435
Non-analytic cancer cases **
27
37
53
Cases presented at Tumor Board
167
150
148
Total cases in Registry (1986 - 2002)
8,621
9,153
--
Change of Reference Date (1996 - 2003)
--
--
3,912
Total Hospital discharges (excluding newborns)
4,743
4,916
4,865
Radiation Therapy Patient Treatments
6,606
9,297
9,378
Accepted Hospice Program Referrals
344
414
370

* Those people who were diagnosed and/or received their first course of therapy at Rice Memorial Hospital.

** Those people who are first seen at Rice Memorial Hospital after a full course of therapy has been completed or were first diagnosed at autopsy with unsuspected malignancy.

2003 Site Incidence of Top Ten Most Prevalent Cancers
(compared to total number of cases diagnosed)

Primary Site
Rice Memorial Hospital
USA
Cases
Percent
Cases
Percent
Breast
89
20.46%
211,300
15.8%
Lung
58
13.33%
171,900
12.9%
Prostate
65
14.94%
220,900
16.6%
Colorectal
51
11.72%
147,500
11.1%
Bladder
21
4.83%
57,400
4.3%
NH Lymphoma
13
2.99%
53,400
4.3%
Corpus Uteri
20
4.60%
40,100
3.0%
Melanoma
13
2.99%
54,200
4.1%
Leukemia
6
1.38%
30,600
2.3%
Cervix
4
0.92%
12,200
0.9%
All Others
95
21.84%
334,600
25.1%
Total Cases
435
100%
1,334,100
100%

* Taken from ACS Facts/Figures 2002
(ACS = American Cancer Society)

2003 Cancer Site Incidence Report

Analytic Cases 2001 - 2003
(Those people who were diagnosed and/or received their first course of therapy at Rice Memorial Hospital)

2001
2002
2003
Oral Cavity
8
12
3
Lip
0
1
1
Other
8
13
2
Digestive
82
82
75
Esophagus
7
4
7
Stomach
6
7
5
Colon
36
32
39
Rectum
19
20
12
Anus/Anal Canal
2
3
1
Liver
0
3
0
Pancreas
8
7
7
Other
4
6
4
Respiratory System
50
70
60
Larynx
5
2
1
Lung/Bronchus
44
67
58
Other
1
1
1
Bone & Bone Marrow
16
12
17
Leukemia
7
7
6
Multiple Myeloma
4
4
6
Other
5
1
5
Bone
2
0
1
Connect/Soft Tissue
0
3
3
Skin
8
8
14
Melanoma
6
8
13
Other
2
0
1
Breast
93
96
89
Female Genital
14
29
27
Cervix Uteri
2
4
4
Corpus Uteri
11
16
20
Ovary
1
8
2
Other
0
1
1
Male Genital
66
77
70
Prostate
61
71
65
Testis
5
6
5
Urinary System
44
38
31
Bladder
32
19
21
Kidney
11
18
8
Other
1
1
2
Brain & CNS
1
6
3
Brain (Malignant)
1
6
3
Endocrine
12
7
8
Thyroid
11
7
7
Other
1
0
1
Lymphatic System
13
17
15
Hodgkin's Disease
2
1
2
Non Hodgkin's
11
16
13
Unknown Primary
12
8
19
Other/Ill-Defined
4
3
0
Total
423
470
435

 

2004 Cancer Committee · Willmar Cancer Center · About the Cancer Registry

2003 Oncology Program Annual Report

Published May 25, 2005

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