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Table 1 Causes of deaths

From: Predictors of competing mortality to invasive breast cancer incidence in the Canadian National Breast Screening study

Death Cause

# Of Cases (n = 922)

Other cancers (excluding breast)

(n = 536)

- Lung cancer

126

- Colon cancer

64

- Ovarian cancer

59

- Pancreatic cancer

48

- Other sites

239

Non cancer deaths

(n = 386)

- Infections and Parasitic Diseases

5

- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders

18

- Diseases of blood and blood forming organs

1

- Diseases of nervous system and sense organs

17

- Diseases of the circulatory system

183

- Diseases of the respiratory system

18

- Diseases of the digestive system

27

- Diseases of the genitourinary system

3

- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

3

- Congenital anomalies

3

- Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions

7

- Injury and poisoning

25

- Factors influencing health status

1 (allergy)

- External causes

74

- Unknown

1