Cancer Among Men

Note: The numbers in parentheses are the rates per 100,000 men of all races and Hispanic* origins combined in the United States.

Three Most Common Cancers Among Men

Prostate cancer (128.3)

• First among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Lung cancer (73.0)

• Second among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Colorectal cancer (46.1)

• Third among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Leading Causes of Cancer Death Among Men

Lung cancer (57.9)

• First among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Prostate cancer (20.8)

• Second among white, black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic* men.
• Fourth among Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Colorectal cancer (18.1)

• Third among men of all races and Hispanic* origin populations.

Liver cancer

• Second among Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2011 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2014.

*Hispanic origin is not mutually exclusive from race categories (white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native).