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Table 1 Selected characteristics of persons diagnosed with an index cancer (cancer of the lung, colon, rectum, breast, prostate, or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)) in Denmark 1982-2003, by history of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

From: Mortality in cancer patients with a history of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma - a nationwide population-based cohort study

Characteristics

Lung cancer

Colon cancer

Rectal cancer

 

+ SCC (%)

- SCC (%)

+ SCC (%)

- SCC (%)

+ SCC (%)

- SCC (%)

Total

175

18,662

138

14,647

77

7,089

Gender

      

Men

140 (80)

11,673 (63)

87 (63)

6,592 (45)

60 (78)

4,086 (58)

Women

35 (20)

6,989 (37)

51 (37)

8,055 (55)

17 (22)

3,003 (42)

Age group (years) a

      

50-69

49 (28)

11,471 (61)

23 (17)

5,968 (41)

15 (19)

3,383 (48)

70-79

82 (47)

5,895 (32)

48 (35)

5,479 (37)

34 (44)

2,487 (35)

80-89

41 (23)

1,241 (6.7)

59 (43)

2,958 (20)

22 (29)

1,107 (16)

90-99

3 (1.7)

55 (0.3)

8 (5.8)

242 (1.7)

6 (7.8)

112 (1.6)

Calendar period b

      

1982-1986

19 (11)

3,798 (20)

12 (8.7)

3,023 (21)

11 (14)

1,565 (22)

1987-1991

25 (14)

3,866 (21)

26 (19)

3,219 (22)

15 (19)

1,557 (22)

1992-1996

47 (27)

4,101 (22)

35 (25)

3,324 (23)

22 (29)

1,578 (22)

1997-2001

66 (38)

4,832 (26)

49 (36)

3,549 (24)

17 (22)

1,683 (24)

2002-2003

18 (10)

2,065 (11)

16 (12)

1,532 (10)

12 (16)

706 (10)

Comorbidity level c

      

Low

81 (46)

12,081 (65)

81 (59)

10,806 (74)

54 (70)

5,477 (77)

Moderate

69 (39)

5,306 (28)

47 (34)

3,221 (22)

18 (23)

1,365 (19)

High

25 (14)

1,275 (6.8)

10 (7.3)

620 (4.2)

5 (6.5)

247 (3.5)

 

Breast cancer

Prostate cancer

NHL d

 

+ SCC (%)

- SCC (%)

+ SCC (%)

- SCC (%)

+ SCC (%)

- SCC (%)

Total

113

10,418

186

21,364

56

6,963

Gender

      

Men

-

-

186 (100)

21,364 (100)

46 (82)

3,896 (56)

Women

113 (100)

10,418 (100)

-

-

10 (18)

3,067 (44)

Age group (years) a

      

50-69

25 (22)

6,298 (60)

18 (9.7)

7,014 (33)

11 (20)

3,253 (47)

70-79

38 (34)

2,569 (25)

83 (45)

9,423 (44)

21 (38)

2,492 (36)

80-89

40 (35)

1,369 (13)

77 (41)

4,61 (22)

20 (36)

1,130 (16)

90-99

10 (8.9)

182 (1.8)

8 (4.3)

308 (1.4)

4 (7.1)

88 (1.3)

Calendar period b

      

1982-1986

6 (5.3)

1,866 (18)

20 (11)

3,825 (18)

8 (14)

1,261 (18)

1987-1991

18 (16)

2,029 (19)

30 (16)

4,562 (21)

10 (18)

1,392 (20)

1992-1996

28 (25)

2,469 (24)

39 (21)

4,333 (20)

13 (23)

1,659 (24)

1997-2001

44 (39)

2,806 (27)

69 (37)

5,700 (27)

15 (27)

1,876 (27)

2002-2003

17 (15)

1,248 (12)

28 (15)

2,944 (14)

10 (18)

775 (11)

Comorbidity level c

      

Low

77 (68)

8,406 (81)

106 (57)

14,554 (68)

28 (50)

5,183 (74)

Moderate

29 (26)

1,667 (16)

58 (31)

5,558 (26)

20 (36)

1,517 (22)

High

7 (6.2)

345 (3.3)

22 (12)

1,252 (5.9)

8 (14)

263 (3.8)

  1. aAge at index cancer diagnosis
  2. bCalendar period of index cancer diagnosis
  3. cThree levels of comorbidity were defined based on Charlson index scores of 0 (low), 1-2 (medium), and > 2 (high)
  4. dIncludes the phenotypic variant chronic lymphocytic leukemia