1998 Report Index

PANCREAS
Incidence and Mortality Summary
Male Female Total
Age-adjusted incidence
rate per 100,000

# of new invasive cases
# of new in-situ cases
# of deaths
8.2

52
0
47
5.8

45
0
46


7.0

97
0
93

Total Cases by County
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
 20
0
8
3
0
0
2
0
3
4
1
0
0
9
1
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
 1
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
9
3
1
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Unknown
 1
0
0
1
4
0
1
2
2
1
0
8
1
2

Risk and Associated Factors
Age Rates increase with age. It is rare in people younger than 40 years old.
Gender Incidence is slightly higher in males.
Race In the United States, the incidence is higher in African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics, than in the population at large.
Diet High dietary fat intake has been implicated as a potential risk factor.
Occupation Persons in certain occupations are believed to be at higher risk, such as chemists, metal workers, and persons employed in the manufacture of benzidine and betanaphthylene.
Other This cancer is more common among smokers than non-smokers. Familial clustering has been observed in some studies. Pancreatic cancer usually progresses to an advanced stage before symptoms develop. It is rapidly fatal in over 90% of cases.
Special Notes
Mean age-adjusted incidence rate across health districts:
95% confidence interval on the mean age-adjusted incidence rate:
Median age-adjusted incidence rate of health districts:
Range of age-adjusted incidence rate for health districts:
SEER rate (1991-1995): 		6.9
6.4-7.5
6.7
6.1-8.1
8.5

There were no cases of pancreatic cancer among persons aged less than 35 years. The age-specific incidence rates of pancreatic cancer increased sharply from age groups 55-59 to 75-79. No health districts had significantly more cases than expected based upon rates for the remainder of Idaho.

Stage at Diagnosis