Cancer Incidence - Esophagus Cancer

Why Is This Important?

Esophageal cancer occurs in the esophagus, which is the tube connecting your throat to your stomach. Esophageal cancer usually begins in the cells lining the inside of the esophagus and grows outward. Each year, esophageal cancer accounts for around 1% of all new cancer cases and 2.7% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. This equates to approximately 20,640 cases and 16,410 deaths. The five-year survival rate is 20.6%.

Definition

Esophageal cancer incidence refers to the number of persons newly diagnosed with esophageal cancer during a specified time period. Measures include 1) Number of newly diagnosed esophageal cancer cases; and 2) Age-adjusted esophageal cancer incidence rates per 100,000 population.

Data Sources

• New Mexico Population Estimates: University of New Mexico, Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program.
  (http://gps.unm.edu/)
• New Mexico Tumor Registry
  (https://nmtrweb.unm.edu/)
• Cancer Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
  (http://www.seer.cancer.gov)

How the Measure is Calculated

How Are We Doing?

New Mexico has averaged about 99 new cases of esophageal cancer per year from 2016 to 2020. Rates of esophageal cancer diagnosis in New Mexico have remained relatively steady over recent decades.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

Nationally, the incidence of esophageal cancer is 4.0 cases per 100,000. New Mexico is lower, with an incidence of 3.5 cases per 100,000.

Evidence-based Practices

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancer/evidence-based-resources

Other Objectives

CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking, Nationally Consistent Data and Measures (EPHT NCDM)

More Resources

SEER Cancer Stat Facts: Esophageal Cancer. National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/esoph.html

Health Program Information

https://nmtracking.doh.nm.gov/health/cancer/CancerConcernsWorkgroup.html