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Table 2 PAF and number of cancer cases and cancer deaths a attributable to alcohol consumption, Korea, 2009

From: Attributable fraction of alcohol consumption on cancer using population-based nationwide cancer incidence and mortality data in the Republic of Korea

Cancer site (ICD-10 code)

Men

Women

PAF

No. of cases

Alcohol -related cases

PAF

No. of deaths

Alcohol -related deaths

PAF

No. of cases

Alcohol -related cases

PAF

No. of deaths

Alcohol -related deaths

Oral cavity (C00-C09)

29.3

1,128

330

24.0

397

95

2.3

512

12

1.8

153

3

Pharynx (C10-C14)b

43.3

703

304

24.0

368

88

3.7

114

4

1.8

55

1

Esophagus (C15)

8.6

1,947

167

20.4

1,297

264

0.6

175

1

1.5

109

2

Colon (C18)

8.6

7,886

676

4.4

2,206

96

4.2

4,643

236

0.3

1,978

6

Rectum (C20)c

8.6

7,063

605

4.4

1,722

75

4.2

3,458

178

0.3

1,142

3

Liver (C22)

4.4

11,663

508

6.5

8,422

545

0.3

3,539

12

0.5

2,814

13

Larynx (C32)

25.8

1,071

276

18.5

382

71

2.0

56

1

1.4

1,878

1

Female breast (C50)

-

-

-

 

-

-

0.2

11,536

20

0.2

395

3

Total

 

96,826

2,866

 

43,658

1,234

 

91,068

464

 

25,773

32

% of all cancers

 

3.0

  

2.8

  

0.5

  

0.1

  1. Notes: aCases and deaths are from adults (aged 20 years and older). bUsing relative risk of oral cavity. cUsing relative risk of colon.
  2. Abbreviations: ICD International Classification of Diseases, PAF population attributable fraction.
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