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Table 3 Proportion of different cancer types in relatives

From: Familial cancer among consecutive uterine cancer patients in Sweden

 

Cancer site

Observed number

Proportion [%]

LL 95%

UL 95%

Proportion [%] in Sweden 1970

Proportion [%] in Sweden 2010

Reference outside CI

1

Breast

207

15.73

13.75

17.71

14.57

19.84

No

2

Unspecified

140

10.64

8.97

12.31

3.29

2.26

CI above reference

3

Stomach/unspecified abdomen

127

9.65

8.05

11.25

7.04

1.38

CI above reference

4

Prostate

115

8.74

7.22

10.26

7.89

13.21

No

5

Colon

109

8.28

6.84

9.8

7.75

6.81

No

6

Lung and airways

81

6.16

4.86

7.45

5.89

6.26

No

7

Uterus

73

5.55

4.33

6.84

3.73

3.05

CI above reference

8

Biliary passages and liver

49

3.72

2.74

4.79

3.27

1.54

No

9

Cervix

45

3.42

2.51

4.41

3.73

1.26

No

10

Brain and nervous system

45

3.42

2.51

4.41

3.47

3.01

No

11

Rectum

34

2.58

1.75

3.5

3.96

3.64

CI below reference

12

Pancreas

32

2.43

1.67

3.27

3.14

1.66

No

13

Ovary/fallopian tube

30

2.28

1.52

3.12

4.11

1.79

No

14

Kidney

28

2.13

1.37

2.96

3.71

1.86

No

15

Malignant melanoma

28

2.13

1.37

2.96

2.18

5.83

No

16

Other skin cancer

24

1.82

1.14

2.58

2.32

7.45

No

17

Leukemia

23

1.75

1.06

2.51

2.56

2.31

No

18

Urinary tract

20

1.52

0.91

2.2

3.64

3.77

CI below reference

19

Larynx

15

1.14

0.61

1.75

0.51

0.29

CI above reference

20

Hodgkin’s disease

12

0.91

0.46

1.44

0.94

0.41

No

21

Multiple myeloma

12

0.91

0.46

1.44

1.25

1.09

No

22

Bone

11

0.84

0.38

1.37

0.25

0.14

CI above reference

23

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

11

0.84

0.38

1.37

2.27

2.99

CI below reference

24

Thyroid

10

0.76

0.3

1.29

1.02

1.11

No

25

Esophagus

9

0.68

0.3

1.14

0.79

0.6

No

26

Connective tissue

9

0.68

0.3

1.14

0.7

0.53

No

27

Lip/tongue/mouth

6

0.46

0.15

0.84

1.18

0.98

CI below reference

28

Vulva/vagina

3

0.23

0

0.53

0.56

0.43

No

29

Testis

3

0.23

0

0.53

0.4

0.75

No

30

Endocrine glands (excl thyroid)

2

0.15

0

0.38

1.45

1.32

CI below reference

31

Polycytemia vera

2

0.15

0

0.38

0.39

0.24

No

32

Penis/scrotum

1

0.08

0

0.23

0.18

0.11

No

33

Salivary gland

0

0

0

0

0.28

0.21

CI below reference

34

Pharynx

0

0

0

0

0.44

0.6

CI below reference

35

Small intestine, including duodenum

0

0

0

0

0.42

0.48

CI below reference

36

Peritoneum

0

0

0

0

0.02

0.14

CI below reference

37

Nose, nasal cavities, middle ear and accessory sinuses

0

0

0

0

0.28

0.12

CI below reference

38

Mediastinum

0

0

0

0

0.02

0.01

CI below reference

39

Eye

0

0

0

0

0.32

0.25

CI below reference

40

Myelofibrosis

0

0

0

0

0.03

0.27

CI below reference

  1. The proportion of observed cancer cases among first degree relatives, second degree relatives and first cousins to the index cases. The proportion is compared to the expected distribution of cases in Sweden according to statistics from the National Board of Health and Welfare. The expected distribution is adjusted for the age and sex in observed cases. CI: Confidence Interval.