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Table 3 Proportion of different cancer types for first- and second-degree relatives; both sexes

From: Increased risk for uterine cancer among first-degree relatives to Swedish gastric cancer patients

 

Observed number

Proportion [%]

LL 95%

UL 95%

Proportion [%] in Sweden 1970

Proportion [%] in Sweden 2010

Reference outside CI

Colon/rectum

30

16.67

11.67

22.22

12.54

11.16

No

Prostate

26

14.44

9.44

20

9.95

18.07

No

Stomach

25

13.89

8.89

18.89

7.49

1.43

CI above reference

Lung and airways

16

8.89

5

13.33

7.16

6.81

No

Unspecified location

16

8.89

5

13.33

3.3

2.17

CI above reference

Breast

14

7.78

3.89

11.67

11.69

15.83

CI below reference

Uterus

9

5

2.22

8.33

2.93

2.61

No

Liver and biliary system

7

3.89

1.11

6.67

3.14

1.62

No

Kidney and urinary tract excl prostate

6

3.33

1.11

6.11

7.98

6.22

CI below reference

Malignant melanoma

5

2.78

0.56

5.56

1.99

5.46

No

Ovary and Fallopian tube

4

2.22

0.56

4.44

3.44

1.47

No

Thyroid

4

2.22

0.56

4.44

1.04

1.01

No

Blood and lymphatic tissue

4

2.22

0.56

4.44

7.92

7.61

CI below reference

Pancreas

3

1.67

0

3.89

3.43

1.79

No

Cervix

3

1.67

0

3.89

2.78

0.99

No

Brain and nervous system

3

1.67

0

3.89

3.18

2.8

No

Bone and soft tissue

3

1.67

0

3.89

0.96

0.62

No

Head and neck

1

0.56

0

1.67

3.05

2.37

CI below reference

Testicle

1

0.56

0

1.67

0.37

0.55

No

  1. Observed cancer cases for first- and second-degree relatives of index patients and expected distribution of cases in Sweden from National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen). Expected distribution is adjusted for age and sex in observed cases