title: Incidence and descriptive epidemiology of mesothelioma in the United States, 1999-2002.
abstract: To estimate the recent incidence of mesothelioma in the United States and characterize its descriptive epidemiology, incidence data were obtained from the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program. Age-adjusted incidence rates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. The U.S. incidence was 1.11 cases per 100,000 persons. Most cases occurred among older, white males. However, 173 cases (< 2%) occurred in persons younger than 40. The proportion of women with peritoneal mesothelioma was triple that of men (14.8% vs 5.4%). Of 40 reporting states, 11 had incidence rates significantly higher than the national rate.
authors: Division of Health Studies, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. thl3@cdc.gov
authors: Theodore
authors: T
authors: Larson
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: Melnikova
authors: Stephanie I
authors: SI
authors: Davis
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Jamison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018426:SEER Program; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology