Table 2

Cause-specific number of incident cancer and age–sex–calendar-year-standardised incidence ratio of study cohort

Cancer site and diagnostic code (ICD-9-CM code)No of incidencesStandardised incidence ratio
nPercentageEstimate95% CI
All cancers279100.08071 to 90
Tongue (141)20.7303 to 107
Gum (143)10.47513 to 419
Other and unspecified parts of mouth (145)20.7247 to 87
Nasopharynx (147)103.69445 to 174
Other and ill-defined sites within the lip, oral cavity and pharynx (149)20.781291 to 2932
Oesophagus (150)41.46016 to 153
Stomach (151)227.99660 to 146
Small intestine, including duodenum (152)10.47113 to 396
Colon (153)3010.813390 to 190
Rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anus (154)82.94519 to 88
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (155)6422.9151116 to 192
Gall bladder and extrahepatic bile ducts (156)10.4295 to 163
Pancreas (157)72.513654 to 279
Nasal cavities, middle ear and accessory sinuses (160)20.716719 to 604
Larynx (161)41.416645 to 426
Trachea, bronchus and lung (162)3512.59768 to 135
Thymus, heart, and mediastinum (164)10.49818 to 544
Connective and other soft tissue (171)20.79125 to 328
Skin (172-173)51.84515 to 106
Female breast (174)*31.1309 to 87
Uterus, part unspecified (179)*10.428437 to 2179
Cervix uteri (180)*10.4102 to 54
Ovary and other uterine adnexa (183)*10.47513 to 417
Prostate (185)†124.36333 to 111
Testis (186)†10.411721 to 649
Bladder (188)259.0259167 to 382
Kidney and other and unspecified urinary organs (189)113.915778 to 281
Brain (191)41.412935 to 329
Thyroid gland (193)51.86220 to 144
Other and ill-defined sites (195)10.433059 to 1836
Without specification of site (199)62.29234 to 201
Lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue (200-208)51.87022 to 163
  • * Only data for female subjects were analysed.

  • Only data for male subjects were analysed.