Table 3 Estimates of cancer incidence in Aboriginal females, NSW, 1999-2007, and risk comparison with non-Aboriginal females
From: Estimates of cancer incidence, mortality and survival in aboriginal people from NSW, Australia
Cancer site | Registered cases | Missing (%) | Imputed cases | Imputedincidence3 per 100,000 (95% CI) | SIR1(95% CI) | Risk2 to age 75, 1 in: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal |
Head and neck | 36 | 8.0 | 39 | 13.1 (8.5-17.6) | 2.01 (1.37-2.65) | 81 | 193 |
Oesophagus | 14 | 1.6 | 14 | 5.8 (2.4-9.1) | 2.16 (1.03-3.29) | 207 | 521 |
Stomach | 18 | 3.6 | 19 | 8.2 (4.0-12.5) | 1.35 (0.73-1.98) | 173 | 253 |
Large bowel | 110 | 7.7 | 120 | 56.0 (44.4-67.6) | 0.95 (0.77-1.13) | 29 | 26 |
Liver | 15 | 1.7 | 15 | 6.4 (2.8-10.1) | 2.21 (1.09-3.33) | 213 | 533 |
Pancreas | 28 | 1.5 | 29 | 14.4 (8.5-20.2) | 1.49 (0.94-2.04) | 119 | 166 |
Lung | 162 | 3.1 | 167 | 68.7 (57.0-80.3) | 2.43 (2.06-2.81) | 19 | 44 |
Melanoma of skin | 30 | 46.7 | 62 | 20.2 (12.9-27.4) | 0.47 (0.31-0.62) | 74 | 34 |
Breast | 304 | 12.2 | 346 | 115.7 (101.2-130.3) | 0.94 (0.84-1.05) | 12 | 11 |
Cervix | 65 | 12.4 | 71 | 19.0 (13.7-24.4) | 2.43 (1.83-3.03) | 69 | 186 |
Uterus | 43 | 8.7 | 50 | 21.0 (14.2-27.8)) | 1.16 (0.82-1.51) | 65 | 77 |
Ovary | 36 | 4.5 | 38 | 12.0 (7.5-16.4) | 1.11 (0.74-1.47) | 109 | 112 |
Kidney | 31 | 10.0 | 34 | 12.9 (7.8-17.9) | 1.33 (0.87-1.80) | 105 | 140 |
Brain | 22 | 2.5 | 23 | 6.8 (3.4-10.2) | 1.08 (0.63-1.53) | 174 | 235 |
Thyroid | 24 | 12.2 | 28 | 6.5 (3.7-9.3) | 0.54 (0.33-0.75) | 173 | 107 |
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 26 | 11.4 | 33 | 11.2 (6.4-16.1) | 0.76 (0.48-1.04) | 96 | 87 |
All leukaemias | 30 | 8.3 | 33 | 10.3 (5.5-15.0) | 0.89 (0.58-1.20) | 203 | 142 |
Unknown primary | 44 | 4.1 | 47 | 18.1 (12.1-24.2) | 1.29 (0.90-1.68) | 73 | 101 |
Myelodysplasia | 14 | 8.2 | 16 | 6.9 (2.9-11.0) | 1.00 (0.47-1.53) | 272 | 249 |
All cancers | 1,117 | 12.1 | 1,257 | 462.2 (431.9-492.6) | 1.06 (1.00-1.13) | 3.5 | 3.8 |