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Table 1 Nine common cancers in Estonia, 1995–2006

From: Sex differences in cancer survival in Estonia: a population-based study

 

Men

     

Women

     

Cancer site

No. of cases

%MV

%DCO

%Autopsy

%Unknown extent*

Age, median (IQR)*

No. of cases

%MV

%DCO

%Autopsy

%Unknown extent*

Age, median (IQR)*

Mouth, pharynx

1410

94.5

0.8

0.2

1.6

61 (54–68)

457

94.8

0.7

0.2

1.6

68 (57–76)

Stomach

3003

90.0

1.7

1.8

3.6

67 (58–73)

2505

88.5

2.4

1.3

5.3

71 (61–77)

Colon

2029

91.4

1.4

1.3

2.7

69 (62–75)

2789

88.5

1.2

1.6

3.9

72 (64–78)

Rectum

1627

93.6

1.0

0.5

2.6

68 (61–74)

1622

90.2

1.5

0.9

3.7

71 (63–78)

Pancreas

1235

53.7

3.1

4.5

6.1

66 (58–73)

1099

47.3

3.6

2.2

7.5

72 (64–79)

Lung

7442

73.6

3.5

3.2

4.3

66 (60–72)

1771

66.9

3.4

3.6

5.8

70 (62–76)

Skin melanoma

539

98.5

0.7

0.2

2.8

62 (51–71)

980

99.1

0.2

0.3

3.0

64 (49–73)

Kidney

1742

81.2

1.8

4.7

2.5

64 (56–71)

1255

80.1

1.0

3.2

4.0

68 (60–75)

Bladder

1801

94.0

1.2

1.0

4.0

69 (63–76)

688

90.0

2.8

1.5

5.5

74 (67–80)

  1. Abbreviations: %MV percentage microscopically verified, %DCO percentage death certificate only, IQR interquartile range.
  2. *Among cases diagnosed alive and eligible for survival analysis.