The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) subdivision of the Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ), has issued a report, Cancer Hospitalizations for Adults 2009, containing data on hospital stays for cancer care for adults 18 and older, for 2009.

The report contains interesting information such as data indicating that hospitalizations for cancer decreased over the decade 2000 – 2009, while those for other reasons increased over the same time period. The top 10 most frequent cancer hospitalizations for men and for women are graphically displayed comparing data for the years 2000 and 2009. Figures are broken down by cancer diagnosis, lengths of stay and costs.