| Cancer | 1983-87 | 1988-92 | ||
| Black | White | Black | White | |
| Bronchus | 61.9 | 50.1 | 64.1 | 51.7 |
| Colon | 29.9 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 25.1 |
| Rectum | 9.9 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
| Stomach | 9.7 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 4.5 |
| Pancreas | 11.8 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| Kidney | 5.9 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
| Esophagus | 8.3 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 2.8 |
| Larynx | 6.9 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4.7 |
| Melanoma | 0.6 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| Liver | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Mouth | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Small Int. | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Breast | 32.8 | 39.6 | 36.9 | 43.9 |
| 1983-87, United States = Alameda, San Francisco, Connecticut, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Detroit | ||||
| 1988-92, United States = Connecticut, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Detroit | ||||