Rate of overweight and obesity-related cancer cases U.S. 2014, by cancer type

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John Elflein,
Oct 26, 2017
The statistic shows the total age-adjusted rate of overweight and obesity-related invasive cancer cases in the United States in 2014, by cancer type. In that year, the rate of overweight and obesity related invasive breast cancer cases was 90.5 per 100,000 population.

Rate of overweight and obesity-related invasive cancer cases in the United States in 2014, by cancer type (per 100,000 population)

CharacteristicRate per 100,000 population
Breast (in postmenopausal women) 92.6
Colon and Rectum 38.4
Endometrium (corpus uterus) (female only) 26.5
Kidney (renal cell) 15.4
Thyroid 14.4
Pancreas 12.6
Ovary (female only) 11
Liver 7
Multiple myeloma 6
Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus 2.9
Gastric cardia 2.1
Gallbladder 1.1
Meingioma 0.1
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Rate per 100,000 population92.692.638.438.426.526.515.415.414.414.412.612.6111177662.92.92.12.11.11.10.10.1Breast (inpostmenopausalwomen)Colon andRectumEndometrium(corpusuterus)(female only)Kidney (renalcell)ThyroidPancreasOvary (femaleonly)LiverMultiplemyelomaAdenocarcinomaof theesophagusGastric cardiaGallbladderMeingioma
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2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

2005 and 2014

Supplementary notes

Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Overweight- and obesity-related cancers include adenocarcinoma of the esophagus; cancers of the breast [in postmenopausal women], colon and rectum, endometrium, gallbladder, gastric cardia, kidney, liver, ovary, pancreas, and thyroid; meningioma; and multiple myeloma.
Cancer incidence compiled from cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined (covering 100% of the U.S. population).

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