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Table 2 Lips, Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer incidence rates for Australia according to sub-sites from 1982–2008 by sex

From: Trends of lip, oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers in Australia 1982–2008: overall good news but with rising rates in the oropharynx

Site Sex ASI Joinpoint analysis (1982-2008)
   Year 1982 Year 2008 Trend 1 Trend 2 AAPC
     Period APC Period APC 1999-2008 2004-2008
Upper lip ICD10; C00.0 and C00.3 Male 0.26 0.19 1982-2008 −0.1    −0.1 −0.1
Female 0.19 0.26 1982-1990 13.1* 1990-2008 −1.3 −1.3 −1.3
Lower lip ICD10; C00.1 and C00.4 Male 4.93 3.34 1982-1996 1.5* 1996-2008 −4.2* −4.2* −4.2*
Female 0.68 0.9 1982-1996 6.1* 1996-2008 −4.3* −4.3* −4.3*
Lip unspecified** ICD10;C00.2, C00.5,C00.6,C00.8 and C00.9 Male 1.58 0.25 1982-1996 −2.2 1996-2008 −10.5* −10.5* −10.5*
Female 0.13 0.09 1982-1989 12.9* 1989-2008 −6.2* −6.2* −6.2*
Base of tongue ICD10;C01 Male 0.62 1.03 1982-2008 3.2*    3.2* 3.2*
Female 0.12 0.22 1982-2003 4.2* 2003-2008 −8.9 −3.3 −8.9
Other and unspecified parts of tongue ICD10;C02 Male 1.81 1.61 1982-2008 −1.0*    −1.0* −1.0*
Female 0.94 0.79 1982-2008 −0.1*    −0.1* −0.1*
Gum ICD10;C03.0,C03.1 and C03.9 Male 0.22 0.22 1982-2008 0.4    0.4 0.4
Female 0.21 0.25 1982-2008 1.0*    1.0* 1.0*
Floor of Mouth ICD10;C04.0,C04.1,C04.8, C04.9 Male 1.42 0.72 1982-2008 −2.6*    −2.6* −2.6*
Female 0.4 0.25 1982-2008 −2.1*    −2.1* −2.1*
Palate ICD10;C05.0,C05.1,C05.2, C05.8, C05.9 Male 0.5 0.4 1982-2008 −1.9*    −1.9* −1.9*
Female 0.25 0.29 1982-2008 −0.4    −0.4 −0.4
Other unspecified parts of mouth ICD10;C06.0,C06.1,C06.2, C06.8, C06.9 Male 0.39 0.53 1982-2008 0.01    0.0 0.0
Female 0.34 0.33 1982-2008 0.01    0.0 0.0
Tonsil ICD10; C09.0,C09.1,C09.8 and C09.9 Male 1.1 1.9 1982-1995 −0.3 1995-2008 4.3* 4.3* 4.3*
Female 0.36 0.49 1982-2008 1.1*    1.1* 1.1*
Oropharynx ICD10; C10 Male 0.6 0.47 1982-2008 −2.2*    −2.2* −2.2*
Female 0.15 0.11 1982-2008 −1.7*    −1.7* −1.7*
Ill defined sites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx ICD10;C14 Male 0.29 0.35 1982-2008 1.5*    −1.5* −1.5*
  Female 0.09 0.05 1982-2008 −1.0    −1.0 −1.0
  1. Abbreviations
  2. APC, Annual Percent Change AAPC, Average Annual Percent Change.
  3. *The Annual Percent Change (APC) is significantly different from zero at alpha = 0.05.
  4. *The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is significantly different from zero at alpha = 0.05.
  5. **Include commissure.
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