Tables 9: Epidemiology of Oral Cancer

The following lists and tables of data have been compiled by Research Advisors of The Maxillofacial Center in the hopes that it will be useful to health professionals seeking information pertaining to diseases of the oral and maxillofacial region. References to the source of the data can be found by clicking on the "References" button associated with the table.  

Table 9a: Site-specific incidence rates for primary invasive carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) among Rochester residents, 1935-1988, ranked by total incidence. Modified from: Bouquot JE, Weiland LE, Kurland LT. Multiple primary carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract; the complete experience of one U.S. community, 1935-1988. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1990; 116:358. (abstract)

Mucosal Sites	Number Cases	Incidence (# cases/100,000/year) *
		Male	Female	Total
Oral mucosa	61	5.4	2.1	3.6
Pharyngeal mucosa	60	5.2	2.0	3.4
Laryngeal mucosa	52	7.0	0.3	3.3
Nasal/paranasal sinuses	12	0.7	0.6	0.7
Total Mucosal Sites:	185	18.3	5.0	11.0
Nonmucosal Sites:
Lip Vermilion	83	10.5	0.9	5.0
Major Salivary Glands	24	1.1	1.3	1.3
All UAT Sites:	292	30.0	7.2	17.3

   * age-adjusted and sex-adjusted to 1970 U.S. white population (95% confidence intervals for total mucosal UAT sites:
      15.1-21.4 for males, 3.7-6.4 for females)
 ** includes soft palate, base of tongue and hypopharynx
*** includes tip of epiglottis, excludes hypopharynx

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