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Table 2 Calculation and comparison of age standardised rates (ASRs) for cancers in the control arm, compared to reported general population data

From: Specific cancer rates may differ in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia compared to controls

 

Control survey population

Globocan ASR ^

Ratio

 

Cases

Cases per 100,000

ASR per 100,000^

ASR (men)

ASR (women)

ASR if 52% female

Survey ASR/Globocan ASR

Bladder

9

319

4.1

16.3

3.6

9.7

0.43

Brain

21

745

9.7

5.8

4.4

5.1

1.91

Breast

91

3230

42.0

0.0

66.4

34.5

1.22

Cervical

14

497

6.5

0.0

9.1

4.7

1.36

Colorectal

56

1988

25.8

37.7

24.3

30.7

0.84

Kidney

11

390

5.1

11.9

5.9

8.8

0.58

Leukemia

17

603

7.8

9.1

5.9

7.4

1.05

Liver

27

958

12.4

8.2

2.7

5.3

2.33

Lung

106

3763

48.9

47.1

18.8

32.4

1.51

Lymphoma

19

674

8.8

12.5

9.0

10.7

0.82

Mouth

5

177

2.3

6.8

2.3

4.5

0.52

Myeloma

8

284

3.7

3.3

2.2

2.7

1.35

Oesophagus

9

319

4.1

6.5

1.3

3.8

1.09

Ovary

13

461

6.0

0.0

9.3

4.8

1.24

Pancreas

21

745

9.7

8.3

5.5

6.8

1.41

Prostate

56

1988

25.8

61.7

0.0

29.6

0.87

Stomach

39

1384

18.0

16.7

7.3

11.8

1.52

Uterus

20

710

9.2

0.0

13.0

6.8

1.36

  1. General population ASRs were Globocan ASRs for “More Developed Regions”, 2008 [27]. The study data represent cancer cases in 2817 control participants or relatives, with an average age of 77 ys, and 52% female. ^ Calculated assuming median age of 77 ys.