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 (95.5)

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

Lung cancer (68.1)

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

Colorectal cancer (44.0)

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

Leading Causes of Cancer Death Among Men

Lung cancer (52.0)

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

Prostate cancer (19.1)

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

Colorectal cancer (16.9)

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

Liver cancer (9.5)

• Second among Asian/Pacific Islander men.