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Table 3 Age-standardised incidence rates for breast and gynaecological cancers by ethnic group in England compared to rates in country of origin using estimates from Globocan

From: Incidence of breast and gynaecological cancers by ethnic group in England, 2001–2007: a descriptive study

Cancer site

Ethnicity

Females

  

England

Globocan*

  

Cases

ASR

ASR

Breast

White

182478

73.5

 

Indian

2194

50.7

22.9

Pakistani

1005

51.8

31.5

Bangladeshi

194

28.1

27.2

Black African

936

62.8

26.3

Black Caribbean

1674

59.0

39.1

Chinese

540

51.6

21.6

Ovary

White

30579

11.6

 

Indian

288

6.8

5.7

Pakistani

185

9.5

5.8

Bangladeshi

42

6.3

4.0

Black African

117

8.9

4.0

Black Caribbean

181

6.4

4.3

Chinese

101

9.8

3.8

Cervix

White

12113

7.0

 

Indian

129

3.0

27.0

Pakistani

66

3.3

19.5

Bangladeshi

22

4.0

29.8

Black African

150

10.1

31.7

Black Caribbean

137

5.2

20.8

Chinese

54

4.8

9.6

Endometrium

White

28449

5.3

 
 

Indian

398

4.9

1.9

 

Pakistani

161

4.5

2.8

 

Bangladeshi

27

2.0

0.3

 

Black African

131

6.2

2.6

 

Black Caribbean

338

6.0

9.0

 

Chinese

111

6.3

11.1

  1. *Globocan [2] figures used are for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean, and China.