Key Points Incidence and Mortality Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in both the developed and the developing world, with approximately 1.7 million new cases diagnosed in 2016. It accounts for 25% of all cancers in women…
Key Points Incidence and Etiology Ovarian cancer constitutes 3% of all cancer diagnosed in women and 5% of all cancer-related deaths. In 2018, the estimated incidence of ovarian cancer in the United States was 22,240 cases with an estimated 14,070…
Incidence and Mortality Vulvar carcinoma accounted for an estimated 6190 cancer cases and 1200 deaths in the United States in 2018, comprising 0.70% of all cancers in women, 5.6% of gynecological malignancies, 0.42% of cancer deaths in women, and 3.6%…
Key Points Incidence Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy, and the fourth most common cancer in women in the United States, with an estimated 61,880 new cases in 2019. The age-adjusted mortality rate is 4.7 deaths per 100,000…
Key Points Incidence Worldwide, cervical cancer is the most prevalent human papillomavirus (HPV)–related cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women, and the second most common cancer among women ages 15 to 44 years. In 2018, there were over 570,000…
This overview provides an introduction to the chapters on cancers of the cervix, uterine corpus, vulva, vagina, and ovary. It highlights important clinical issues and novel developments as well as areas of controversy. Specific details of each of the disease…
Key Points Incidence Penile cancer occurs in 1 in 100,000 North American and European men (accounting for 0.4%-0.6% of all male cancers). It is 10% of male malignancies in parts of Asia, Africa, and South America. Biological Characteristics Human papillomavirus…
Key Points Incidence In 2018, an estimated 65,340 new cases of cancers arising from the renal pelvis and kidney proper are expected in the United States, with approximately 14,970 deaths. It represents the sixth most common cancer in men and…
Key Points Incidence In men 15 to 35 years of age, testicular cancer represents the most frequently diagnosed malignancy, but overall only 1% of all malignant tumors. In 2012, 55,000 new cases and 10,000 deaths were estimated worldwide from this…
Key Points Incidence Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States, with over 80,000 new cases and 17,000 deaths estimated in 2019. Bladder cancer more commonly affects men, people of European heritage, and adults over age…