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Table 1 Proportion of different cancer types in non-BRCA families

From: Tumour spectrum in non-BRCA hereditary breast cancer families in Sweden

Cancer site

Observed number

Proportion [%]

LL 95 %

UL 95 %

Proportion [%] in Sweden 1970

Proportion [%] in Sweden 2010

Reference outside CI

Prostate

103

14.57

12.02

17.26

6.98

11.95

CI above reference

Ovary/Fallopian tube

73

10.33

8.2

12.59

4.51

1.93

CI above reference

Colon

47

6.65

4.81

8.49

7.75

7.21

No

Lung

45

6.36

4.67

8.2

5.5

5.53

No

Uterus

45

6.36

4.67

8.2

3.07

2.64

CI above reference

Malignant melanoma

35

4.95

3.39

6.65

4.28

9.04

No

Brain and nervous system

34

4.81

3.25

6.51

7.66

6.12

No

Pancreas

33

4.67

3.11

6.22

2.79

1.54

CI above reference

Uterine cervix

33

4.67

3.11

6.22

4.85

2.98

No

Stomach

28

3.96

2.55

5.52

6.51

1.49

No

Abdomen UNS

25

3.54

2.26

4.95

0

0

CI above reference

Urinary tract

24

3.39

2.12

4.81

3.59

3.72

No

Kidney

23

3.25

1.98

4.67

4.13

2.28

No

Leukemia

23

3.25

1.98

4.67

4.55

5.25

No

Rectum and anus

21

2.97

1.84

4.24

3.73

3.72

No

Lymphoma

21

2.97

1.84

4.24

5.75

6.28

CI below reference

Liver

15

2.12

1.13

3.25

0.28

0.13

CI above reference

Biliary tract

13

1.84

0.99

2.83

2.85

1.47

No

Skin

13

1.84

0.99

2.83

2.4

7.92

No

Oesophagus

9

1.27

0.57

2.12

0.76

0.59

No

Connective tissue

8

1.13

0.42

1.98

1.43

1.15

No

Multiple myeloma

8

1.13

0.42

1.98

1.13

1.05

No

Testis

6

0.85

0.28

1.56

1.52

3.27

No

Thyroid

5

0.71

0.14

1.41

1.97

2.72

CI below reference

Mouth

4

0.57

0.14

1.13

0.91

1.2

No

Endocrine

4

0.57

0.14

1.13

2.31

2.01

CI below reference

Lip

2

0.28

0

0.71

0.65

0.18

No

Salivary gland

2

0.28

0

0.71

0.54

0.47

No

Larynx

2

0.28

0

0.71

0.56

0.29

No

Unspecified

2

0.28

0

0.71

3.29

2.36

CI below reference

Small intestine

1

0.14

0

0.42

0.43

0.47

CI below reference

Tongue

0

0

0

0

0.22

0.45

CI below reference

Peritoneum

0

0

0

0

0.03

0.16

CI below reference

Middle ear

0

0

0

0

0.38

0.17

CI below reference

Mediastinum

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.07

CI below reference

Placenta

0

0

0

0

0.11

0.05

CI below reference

Female genital

0

0

0

0

0.53

0.42

CI below reference

Male genital

0

0

0

0

0.24

0.14

CI below reference

Eye

0

0

0

0

0.55

0.45

CI below reference

Skeleton

0

0

0

0

0.82

0.57

CI below reference

Polycytemia vera

0

0

0

0

0.37

0.26

CI below reference

Myelofibrosis

0

0

0

0

0.03

0.32

CI below reference