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Table 1 Counts, percentages, and age-standardized incidence (A) and mortality (B) rates per 100,000 for adult and pediatric cancers, Trinidad and Tobago, 1995–2009

From: Cancer incidence and mortality rates and trends in Trinidad and Tobago

(A) Incidence

Cancer site

 

Both sexes

Men

Women

ICD-10 codes

Count (%)

ASR(W) Rate

Count (%)

ASR(W) Rate

Count (%)

ASR(W) Rate

Bones & joints

C40, C41

156 (0.8%)

0.8

95 (0.6%)

0.9

61 (0.4%)

0.6

Brain & other nervous system

C70 – C72

370 (1.9%)

2.0

222 (1.5%)

2.5

148 (1.0%)

1.6

Breast

C50

4685 (24.6%)

46.6 #

72 (0.5%)

0.8

4613 (31.6%)

46.6

Digestive system

C15 – C26

5967 (31.3%)

30.5

3340 (22.4%)

36.0

2627 (18.0%)

25.3

 Colon

C18

2023 (10.6%)

10.3

1084 (7.3%)

11.6

939 (6.4%)

9.0

 Liver

C22

432 (2.3%)

2.2

242 (1.6%)

2.6

190 (1.3%)

1.8

 Pancreas

C25

902 (4.7%)

4.6

489 (3.3%)

5.3

413 (2.8%)

3.9

 Rectum

C20

620 (3.3%)

3.2

358 (2.4%)

3.9

262 (1.8%)

2.6

 Stomach

C16

999 (5.2%)

5.0

607 (4.1%)

6.5

392 (2.7%)

3.7

 Othera

C15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26

991 (5.2%)

4.2

560 (3.7%)

5.0

431 (3.0%)

3.5

Endocrine system

C73 – C75

241 (1.3%)

1.2

73 (0.5%)

0.8

168 (1.2%)

1.6

Eye & orbit

C69

38 (0.2%)

0.3

25 (0.2%)

0.3

13 (0.1%)

0.2

Hematologic b

C42, C77

1949 (10.2%)

10.3

1062 (7.1%)

11.4

887 (6.1%)

9.1

Oral cavity & pharynx

C00 – C14

744 (3.9%)

3.9

532 (3.6%)

5.8

212 (1.5%)

2.1

Reproductive system

C51 – C63

–

–

6233 (41.7%)

65.7

4221 (29.0%)

42.9

 Penis

C60

–

–

87 (0.6%)

0.8

–

–

 Prostate

C61

–

–

6064 (40.6%)

64.0

–

–

 Testis

C62

–

–

79 (0.5%)

0.7

–

–

 Other male genitals

C63

–

–

3 (0.0%)

0.0

–

–

 Cervix uteri

C53

–

–

–

–

1812 (12.4%)

18.1

 Corpus uteri

C54

–

–

–

–

1275 (8.7%)

13.4

 Ovary

C56

–

–

–

–

885 (6.1%)

8.9

 Vagina

C52

–

–

–

–

81 (0.6%)

0.6

 Vulva

C51

–

–

–

–

59 (0.4%)

0.6

 Other female genitals

C55, C58, C63

–

–

–

–

109 (0.7%)

0.8

Respiratory system

C30 – C34, C37– C39

2408 (12.6%)

12.5

1907 (12.8%)

20.7

501 (3.4%)

4.9

 Larynx

C32

343 (1.8%)

1.8

321 (2.1%)

3.5

22 (0.2%)

0.2

 Lung bronchus

C34

1857 (9.7%)

9.7

1460 (9.8%)

15.9

397 (2.7%)

3.9

 Otherc

C30, 31, 33, 37, 38

208 (1.1%)

0.9

126 (0.8%)

1.2

82 (0.6%)

0.7

Skin (excluding basal & squamous)

C44

398 (2.1%)

2.0

234 (1.6%)

2.5

164 (1.1%)

1.6

Soft tissue (including heart)

C47 – C49

274 (1.4%)

1.4

151 (1.0%)

1.6

123 (0.8%)

1.3

Urinary system

C64 – C68

682 (3.6%)

3.6

443 (3.0%)

4.9

239 (1.6%)

2.5

Ill-defined & unknown

C76, C80

1146 (6.0%)

5.9

547 (3.7%)

5.9

599 (4.1%)

5.9

TOTAL d

 

19,058

98.5

14,936

159.7

14,576

146.3

(B) Mortality

Cancer site

 

Overall

Men

Women

ICD-10 codes

Count (%)

ASR(W) Rate

Count (%)

ASR(W) Rate

Count (%)

ASR(W) Rate

Bones & joints

C40, C41

92 (0.8%)

0.5

56 (0.6%)

0.5

36 (0.4%)

0.4

Brain & other nervous system

C70 – C72

206 (1.1%)

1.1

117 (1.2%)

1.3

89 (1.1%)

0.9

Breast

C50

1990 (16.5%)

19.2 #

35 (0.4%)

0.4

1955 (23.5%)

19.2

Digestive system

C15 – C26

4459 (36.9%)

22.4

2502 (25.3%)

26.7

1957 (23.5%)

18.4

 Colon

C18

1331 (11.0%)

6.6

719 (7.3%)

7.6

612 (7.4%)

5.7

 Liver

C22

400 (3.3%)

2.0

223 (2.3%)

2.4

177 (2.1%)

1.6

 Pancreas

C25

796 (6.6%)

4.0

436 (4.4%)

4.7

360 (4.3%)

3.4

 Rectum

C20

338 (2.8%)

1.7

199 (2.0%)

2.1

139 (1.7%)

1.3

 Stomach

C16

841 (7.0%)

4.2

503 (5.1%)

5.3

338 (4.1%)

3.2

 Othera

C15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26

753 (6.2%)

3.8

422 (4.3%)

4.5

331 (4.0%)

3.2

Endocrine system

C73 – C75

125 (1.0%)

0.6

42 (0.4%)

0.5

83 (1.0%)

0.8

Eye & orbit

C69

11 (0.1%)

0.1

6 (0.1%)

0.1

5 (0.1%)

0.1

Hematologic b

C42, C77

1407 (11.6%)

7.3

769 (7.8%)

8.2

638 (7.7%)

6.5

Oral cavity & pharynx

C00 – C14

446 (3.7%)

2.3

330 (3.3%)

3.6

116 (1.4%)

1.2

Reproductive system

C51 – C63

–

–

3772 (38.1%)

38.2

2356 (28.3%)

23.5

 Penis

C60

–

–

37 (0.4%)

0.4

–

–

 Prostate

C61

–

–

3704 (37.4%)

37.5

–

–

 Testis

C62

–

–

29 (0.3%)

0.3

–

–

 Other male genitals

C63

–

–

2 (0.0%)

0.0

–

–

 Cervix uteri

C53

–

–

–

–

974 (11.7%)

9.7

 Corpus uteri

C54

–

–

–

–

632 (7.6%)

6.4

 Ovary

C56

–

–

–

–

582 (7.0%)

5.8

 Vagina

C52

–

–

–

–

42 (0.5%)

0.4

 Vulva

C51

–

–

–

–

38 (0.5%)

0.4

 Other female genitals

C55, C58, C63

–

–

–

–

87 (1.0%)

0.8

Respiratory system

C30 – C34, C37– C39

1777 (14.7%)

9.2

1409 (14.2%)

15.2

368 (4.4%)

3.6

 Larynx

C32

184 (1.5%)

0.9

174 (1.8%)

1.8

10 (0.1%)

0.1

 Lung bronchus

C34

1477 (12.2%)

7.7

1162 (11.7%)

12.7

315 (3.8%)

3.1

 Otherc

C30, 31, 33, 37, 38

116 (1.0%)

0.6

73 (0.7%)

0.7

43 (0.5%)

0.4

Skin (excluding basal & squamous)

C44

141 (1.2%)

0.7

83 (0.8%)

0.9

58 (0.7%)

0.5

Soft tissue (including heart)

C47 – C49

140 (1.2%)

0.8

83 (0.8%)

0.9

57 (0.7%)

0.6

Urinary system

C64 – C68

419 (3.5%)

2.1

276 (2.8%)

3.0

143 (1.7%)

1.4

Ill defined & unknown

C76, C80

875 (7.2%)

4.4

416 (4.2%)

4.4

459 (5.5%)

4.4

TOTAL d

 

12,088

61.5

9896

103.8

8320

81.5

  1. NOTE: Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Information refering to major organ systems are bolded
  2. aAnus, anal canal, bile tract, esophagus, gall bladder, gastrointestinal, rectosigmoid junction, small intestine
  3. bMyeloma, lymphoma, leukemia
  4. cAccessory sinus, ear/nose, heart, pleura, respiratory tract, thymus, trachea
  5. dExcludes genital cancer
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