Fig. 3.1 Formation of tissues and germ layer derivatives 3.3.1 Ectoderm Ectoderm produces the epidermis of the skin and its appendages (i.e., hair follicles and sebaceous glands), the cornea and lens…

Fig. 18.1 Renal anatomy and histology. a Anatomically, the kidney is separated into an outer cortex and inner medulla. The glomeruli and convoluted tubules are located in the cortex. b The…

Tumor Number Female (%) White (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Asian (%) Other (%) Meningioma 25,946 73 69 12 11 7 0 Pituitary 11,921 55 57 17 18 7 0…

Fig. 11.1 Age incidence and mortality curves for breast cancer in the U.S. for African American women and non-Hispanic white women (SEER Research Data 1973–2012; Fast Stats: an interactive tool for…

Fig. 9.1 Comparison of prostate cancer incidence rates globally. Rates are age-adjusted for comparisons across countries and are presented per 100,000 in the population. Globocan 2012 Age-adjusted incidence rates have increased…

Fig. 25.1 Age-specific incidence rates of pancreatic cancer among men in the U.S., 2008–2012, by race/ethnicity. Data are taken from the U.S. SEER Registry Fig. 25.2 Age-specific incidence rates of pancreatic cancer…

Fig. 19.1 Lung cancer incidence and mortality worldwide from Ref. [59] In the U.S., lung cancer ranks second in estimated new cancer cases in men and women, after prostate and breast…

Fig. 21.1 Age-standardized incidence rates per 100,000 person-years. Rates were standardized to the World Standard Population. Data based on [4] CRC is rare under the age of 40, but incidence rates…