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Table 1 Number of cases, sex ratio, and International Classification of Diseases for Oncology topography and histology codes

From: Cancer incidence and mortality trends in Australian adolescents and young adults, 1982–2007

Diagnostic Group

n(%)

M:F

Leukaemia

444 (3.6)

1.4

   ALL

120 (1.0)

1.7

   AML & CML

276 (2.3)

1.2

   Other

48 (0.4)

2.5

Lymphoma

907 (7.4)

1.3

   NHL

472 (3.9)

1.6

   HL

435 (3.5)

1.0

CNS Tumour

406 (3.3)

1.3

Bone

183 (1.5)

1.4

Soft Tissue

323 (2.6)

1.4

Germ Cell

960 (7.8)

10.5

   Gonadal

875 (7.1)

24.0

   Non−gonadal

85 (0.7)

1.4

Melanoma

3551 (29.0)

0.9

Carcinoma

5012 (40.9)

0.4

   Thyroid

640 (5.2)

0.3

   Lip & oral cavity

515 (4.2)

3.6

   Gonads

107 (0.9)

0.01

   Lung

129 (1.1)

1.1

   Breast

1440 (11.8)

na

   Cervix

782 (6.4)

na

   Colorectum

500 (4.1)

1.0

   Other

899 (7.3)

2.2

Other

452 (3.7)

0.6

Total

12238

0.7

  1. CNS central nervous system; ALL acute lymphocytic leukaemia; AML and CML acute and chronic myeloid leukaemia;
  2. HD Hodgkin’s disease; NHL Non−Hodgkin’s lymphoma; M:F: Sex ratio, na not applicable.