{"id":667,"date":"2022-01-31T19:53:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/?page_id=667"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:13:39","slug":"top-cancers-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/virginia-cancer-dashboards\/top-cancers-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Cancers in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-667\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-667-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-667-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-667-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-667-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"cd-navigation-menu panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-667-0-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Dashboard Navigation Menu<\/h3><div class=\"menu-cancer-dashboards-3-container\"><ul id=\"menu-cancer-dashboards-3\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-2181\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-2181\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/virginia-cancer-dashboards\/cancer-incidence-and-mortality-in-virginia\/\">Cancer Incidence and Mortality Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2183\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2183\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/virginia-cancer-dashboards\/top-cancers-in-virginia\/\">Top 10 Cancers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2180\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2180\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/virginia-cancer-dashboards\/cancer-incidence-and-mortality-in-virginia-over-10-years\/\">10-year Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2182\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page last-menu-item menu-item-2182\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/virginia-cancer-dashboards\/cancer-staging\/\">Cancer Staging<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-667-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-667-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-667-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>This dashboard displays the top ten age-adjusted rates for cancer incidence and mortality by locality\/health district for rolling five-year periods since 2016. Use the \u201c<strong>Indicator<\/strong>\u201d filter to select either \"<strong>Incidence<\/strong>\" or \"<strong>Mortality<\/strong>\" to display the top cancers by site. Select options under\u00a0 \u201c<strong>Geography<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>Health District<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>Sex<\/strong>\u201d, and \u201c<strong>Race<\/strong>\u201d to filter data further. You can also hover over a bar to view the rates. \u00a0Sex-specific cancers, such as Breast, Cervix Uteri, Corpus and Uterus NOS, Ovary, and Prostate are displayed in the overall view. Please refer to the\u00a0<strong>'About the Data<\/strong>' section below the dashboard for more information and definitions used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-667-1-0-1\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class='tableauPlaceholder' id='viz1699892302494' style='position: relative'><noscript><a href='#'><img alt='HD Top Cancer Dashboards ' src='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;HD&#47;HDTop10CancersDashboard&#47;HDTopCancerDashboards&#47;1_rss.png' style='border: none' \/><\/a><\/noscript><object class='tableauViz'  style='display:none;'><param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F' \/> <param name='embed_code_version' value='3' \/> <param name='site_root' value='' \/><param name='name' value='HDTop10CancersDashboard&#47;HDTopCancerDashboards' \/><param name='tabs' value='no' \/><param name='toolbar' value='yes' \/><param name='static_image' value='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;HD&#47;HDTop10CancersDashboard&#47;HDTopCancerDashboards&#47;1.png' \/> <param name='animate_transition' value='yes' \/><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' \/><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' \/><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' \/><param name='display_count' value='yes' \/><param name='language' value='en-US' \/><\/object><\/div>                <script type='text\/javascript'>                    var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1699892302494');                    var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0];                    if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 800 ) { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height='1027px';} else if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 500 ) { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height='1027px';} else { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height='727px';}                     var scriptElement = document.createElement('script');                    scriptElement.src = 'https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/javascripts\/api\/viz_v1.js';                    vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement);                <\/script><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-667-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-39511dc05c9c-667\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; 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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) procures and maintains U.S. population data for the denominators of cancer incidence rates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age-adjusted Rates:<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">Age-adjusted rates are presented as hospitalizations per 100,000 population. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">Incidence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\"> rates are adjusted (weighted) to the proportion of persons in each age group. The standard age-distribution of the U.S. population in 2000 is used to calculate age-adjusted rates. The benefit of age-adjusted rates compared with unadjusted (crude) rates is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">they <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">allow for comparisons across groups (geography, ethnicity, race, and sex) of different age <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW131375341 BCX0\">compositions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">tar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">ing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">2024<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">S<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" 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BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">rate change<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\"> in small<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">er<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\"> localit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131375341 BCX0\">es. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW131375341 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Race\/Ethnicity:<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">Data are shown for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">ll races, Black<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\"> (non-Hispani<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">c)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\"> only, White<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\"> (non-Hispanic)<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">only, and Hispanic (all races). <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">Hispanic incidence data <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">are<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">not shown<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\"> prior to 2016 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">as it was not<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\"> reliably reported to the Virginia Cancer Registry.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> A<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">merican Indian<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">\/Alaskan Native<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\"> and Asian<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">\/Pacific Islander are currently included in All Races.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">The Virginia Cancer Registry is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">continuing to work <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164483243 BCX0\">n improving race\/ethnicity <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW164483243 BCX0\">classifications.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sex: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sex is presented as Male, Female, or both Male and Female.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sex-Specific Cancers: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data displayed for Breast, Cervix Uteri, Corpus and Uterus NOS, Ovary, and Prostate are sex-specific.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Definitions<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All Sites:<\/strong> includes all malignant cancers and urinary bladder cancer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brain and Other Nervous System:<\/strong> tumors in the brain and spinal cord<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cervix Uteri:<\/strong> cancer that develops in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colorectal:<\/strong> a type of cancer that develops in the colon or rectum. It includes cecum, appendix, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, large intestine (not otherwise specified), rectosigmoid junction, and rectum<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corpus and Uterus, not otherwise specified (NOS)<\/strong>: cancer of the body of the uterus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Esophagus<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the esophagus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Female Breast<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the breast tissue<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hodgkin Lymphoma<\/strong>: a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system and it includes Hodgkin-nodal and Hodgkin-extra nodal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kidney and Renal Pelvis<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the kidney or renal pelvis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leukemia<\/strong>: cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues and it includes acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia, other lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute monocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, other myeloid\/monocytic leukemia, other acute leukemia, aleukemic, subleukemic and not otherwise specified<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct<\/strong>: cancer that forms in the bile ducts within the liver.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lung &amp; Bronchus<\/strong>: cancer that starts in the lungs or the airways (bronchi) that lead to the lungs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melanoma of the Skin<\/strong>: skin cancer that develops in melanocytes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Myeloma<\/strong>: type of blood cancer that develops from plasma cells in the bone marrow<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma<\/strong> <strong>(NHL)<\/strong>: cancer that originates in the lymphatic system. Includes NHL-Nodal and NHL-Extra Nodal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oral Cavity &amp; Pharynx<\/strong>: type of head and neck cancer that affects the mouth and throat. It includes lip, tongue, salivary gland, floor of mouth, gum and other mouth, nasopharynx, tonsil, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and other oral cavity &amp; pharynx<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ovary<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pancreas<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the pancreas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prostate<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the prostate gland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stomach<\/strong>: cancer that arises in the stomach lining<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thyroid<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the thyroid gland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urinary Bladder<\/strong>: cancer that develops in the cells lining the bladder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other:<\/strong> Data are produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable and accurate at that point of time. Additionally, The Virginia Cancer Registry (VCR) improved their quality assurance process on cancer incidence data. We reviewed and and ensured patient residence information reported by healthcare providers, including hospitals, clinics, physician's offices, and laboratories were accurate, using a mapping tool recommended by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). The Virginia Cancer Registry continues to assess variations using a 95% confidence interval. Unknown\/Unreported variables were removed from the tables. Counts and rates based on cases fewer than 16 are not shown in accordance with suppression rules by the US Cancer Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Death Data<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Data Source:<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">Cancer d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">eath (mortality) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">data are<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">obtained<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> from the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">SEER*Stat Database<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">Death<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> data<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> are<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> collected and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">maintained<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW234463933 BCX0\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW234463933 BCX0\">, and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> are<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> analyzed with the SEER*Stat software. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW234463933 BCX0\">D<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">eaths are reported by the Virginia city or county where the decedent normally <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">resided<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> at the time of death, regardless of where the death occurred.<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW234463933 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">I<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> should be noted that death data are available a year ahead<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\"> of incidence data<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234463933 BCX0\">. 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