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Mortality rates for major cancers stratified by sex and age group, expressed in micromorts per year and daily microlives.

Usage

cancer_risks()

Value

A tibble with columns: cancer_type, sex, age_group, deaths_per_100k, micromorts_per_year, microlives_per_day, family_history_rr, rank_by_sex, source_url.

Details

Data from SEER Cancer Statistics (NCI) and American Cancer Society 2024-2026.

References

SEER Cancer Statistics Factsheets. National Cancer Institute. https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/

Siegel RL, et al. Cancer statistics, 2024. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024;74:12-49.

Examples

cancer_risks()
#> # A tibble: 43 × 10
#>    cancer_type          sex   age_group deaths_per_100k micromorts_per_year
#>    <chr>                <chr> <chr>               <dbl>               <dbl>
#>  1 Lung & Bronchus      Male  All ages             37.2                 372
#>  2 Prostate             Male  All ages             19.2                 192
#>  3 Colon & Rectum       Male  All ages             15.3                 153
#>  4 Pancreas             Male  All ages             12.9                 129
#>  5 Liver                Male  All ages             10.2                 102
#>  6 Leukemia             Male  All ages              7.8                  78
#>  7 Esophagus            Male  All ages              7.1                  71
#>  8 Bladder              Male  All ages              6.5                  65
#>  9 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Male  All ages              5.6                  56
#> 10 Multiple Myeloma     Male  All ages              3.3                  33
#> # ℹ 33 more rows
#> # ℹ 5 more variables: microlives_per_day <dbl>, family_history_rr <dbl>,
#> #   micromorts_with_family_history <dbl>, rank_by_sex <int>, source_url <chr>
cancer_risks() |> dplyr::filter(sex == "Female")
#> # A tibble: 18 × 10
#>    cancer_type          sex    age_group deaths_per_100k micromorts_per_year
#>    <chr>                <chr>  <chr>               <dbl>               <dbl>
#>  1 Lung & Bronchus      Female All ages             27.1                 271
#>  2 Breast               Female All ages             19.2                 192
#>  3 Colon & Rectum       Female All ages             10.8                 108
#>  4 Pancreas             Female All ages              9.9                  99
#>  5 Ovary                Female All ages              6.1                  61
#>  6 Uterus               Female All ages              5.3                  53
#>  7 Leukemia             Female All ages              4.8                  48
#>  8 Liver                Female All ages              4.2                  42
#>  9 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Female All ages              3.6                  36
#> 10 Multiple Myeloma     Female All ages              2.1                  21
#> 11 Hodgkin Lymphoma     Female All ages              0.3                   3
#> 12 All cancers          Female All ages            128.                 1281
#> 13 Lung & Bronchus      Female 50-64                35                   350
#> 14 Breast               Female 50-64                25                   250
#> 15 Colon & Rectum       Female 50-64                12                   120
#> 16 Lung & Bronchus      Female 65-74                95                   950
#> 17 Breast               Female 65-74                45                   450
#> 18 Colon & Rectum       Female 65-74                28                   280
#> # ℹ 5 more variables: microlives_per_day <dbl>, family_history_rr <dbl>,
#> #   micromorts_with_family_history <dbl>, rank_by_sex <int>, source_url <chr>
cancer_risks() |> dplyr::filter(age_group == "50-64")
#> # A tibble: 7 × 10
#>   cancer_type     sex    age_group deaths_per_100k micromorts_per_year
#>   <chr>           <chr>  <chr>               <dbl>               <dbl>
#> 1 All cancers     Both   50-64                 125                1250
#> 2 Lung & Bronchus Male   50-64                  45                 450
#> 3 Prostate        Male   50-64                   8                  80
#> 4 Colon & Rectum  Male   50-64                  18                 180
#> 5 Lung & Bronchus Female 50-64                  35                 350
#> 6 Breast          Female 50-64                  25                 250
#> 7 Colon & Rectum  Female 50-64                  12                 120
#> # ℹ 5 more variables: microlives_per_day <dbl>, family_history_rr <dbl>,
#> #   micromorts_with_family_history <dbl>, rank_by_sex <int>, source_url <chr>