MicroRNA Profiling and Head and Neck Cancer

Table 1

The changes of head and neck cancer incidence and death for the past 5 years. (Based on ACS: Cancer Statistics 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 [2–6])

Year	New Cases			Deaths
	All cancers	Head and neck cancer	Pharynx cancer	All cancers	Head and neck cancer	Pharynx cancer
2004	1,368,030	28,260	8,250	563,700	7,230	2,070
2005	1,372,910	29,370	8,590	570,280	7,320	2,130
2006	1,399,790	30,990	8,950	564,830	7,430	2,110
2007	1,444,920	34,360	11,800	559,650	7,550	2,180
2008	1,437,180	35,310	12,410	565,650	7,590	2,200
5-yr total	7,022,830	158,290	50,000	2,824,110	37,120	10,690
5-year increase	69,150	7,050	4,160	1,950	360	130
Percent increase	5.1%	24.9%	50.4%	0.3%	5.0%	6.3%