The Lifetime Probability of Developing Cancer for Men, 2005-2007*
Site
Risk
All sites\dagger
1 in 2
Prostate
1 in 6
Lung and bronchus
1 in 13
Colon and rectum
1 in 19
Urinary bladder\ddagger
1 in 26
Melanoma\S
1 in 37
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
1 in 43
Kidney
1 in 53
Leukemia
1 in 66
Oral Cavity
1 in 71
Stomach
1 in 91
* For those free of cancer at beginning of age interval.
† All Sites exclude basal and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ cancers except urinary bladder.
\ddagger Includes invasive and in situ cancer cases
§ Statistic for white men.
Source: DevCan: Probability of Developing or Dying of Cancer Software, Version 6.5.0 Statistical Research and
Applications Branch, NCI, 2010. http://srab.cancer.gov/devcan