World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Review

Volume 13, Number 6, December 2022, pages 329-336

Bimodal Age Distribution in Cancer Incidence

Tables

Table 1. List of Median Age of Diagnosis of Most Common Cancers [1]
 
Site of cancerMedian age of diagnosis
Breast62 years
Bladder73 years
Colon and rectum67 years
Kidney and renal pelvis64 years
Leukemia67 years
Lung cancer71 years
Skin melanoma65 years
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma67 years
Pancreas70 years
Prostate66 years
Thyroid51 years
Uterine63 years
Anal62 years
Bone and joint45 years
Brain and nervous system59 years
Cervix50 years
Esophagus68 years
Larynx66 years
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct68 years
Myeloma69 years
Oral cavity and pharynx63 years
Ovarian63 years
Small intestine66 years
Soft tissue61 years
Stomach68 years
Testicular33 years
Vulva69 years

 

Table 2. Bimodal Cancers With Early and Late Median Age of Diagnosis
 
CancerEarly median age of diagnosisLate median age of diagnosisReferences
1Acute lymphoblastic leukemia0 - 4 years> 60 years[30]
2Hodgkin’s lymphoma20 years> 70 years[31]
3Kaposi sarcoma30 - 36 years> 70 years[33]
4Osteosarcoma10 - 14 years> 65 years[29]
5Nasopharyngeal carcinoma15 - 24 years65 - 79 years[36]
6Olfactory neuroblastoma10 - 20 years50 - 60 years[37]
7Breast cancer45 years65 years[34]
8Cervical cancer30 - 34 years65 - 69 years[35]
9Craniopharyngioma5 - 14 years50 - 75 years[32]
10Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma15 - 19 years70 - 74 years[38]
11Germ cell tumors0 - 4 years9 years (girls); 11 years (boys)[39]