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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

Overview

Males are more commonly affected with small intestine cancer than females. Male to female ratio is approximately 1.4 to 1. Small intestine cancer usually affects individuals of the African Americans race. Caucasian individuals are less likely to develop small intestine cancer.

Epidemiology and Demographics

• Estimated new cases and deaths from small intestine cancer in the United States in 2015:
  • New cases: 9,410
  • Deaths: 1,260

• Race- Small intestine cancer is more common in African Americans than in whites in the United States

• Sex- Small intestine cancer is more common in males, with male-to-female ratio of 1.4:1