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Vol. 1 - Pages 2.1-2.18 (Printed Version) - Tabl* 2.13

Cancer

ENVIRONMENTAL CANCER

Variation between populations covered by cancer registration in the incidence of common cancers1

Cancer (ICD9 code)

High-incidence area

CR2

Low-incidence area

CR2

Range of variation

Mouth (143-5)

France, Bas Rhin

2

Singapore (Malay)

0.02

80

Nasopharynx (147)

Hong Kong

3

Poland, Warsaw (rural)

0.01

300

Oesophagus (150)

France, Calvados

3

Israel (Israeli-born Jews)

0.02

160

Stomach (151)

Japan, Yamagata

11

USA, Los Angeles (Filipinos)

0.3

30

Colon (153)

USA, Hawaii (Japanese)

5

India, Madras

0.2

30

Rectum (154)

USA, Los Angeles (Japanese)

3

Kuwait (non-Kuwaiti)

0.1

20

Liver (155)

Thailand, Khon Khaen

11

Paraguay, Asuncion

0.1

110

Pancreas (157)

USA, Alameda County (Calif.) (Blacks)

2

India, Ahmedabad

0.1

20

Lung (162)

New Zealand (Maori)

16

Mali, Bamako

0.5

30

Melanoma of skin (172)

Australia, Capital Terr.

3

USA, Bay Area (Calif.)(Blacks)

0.01

300

Other skin cancers (173)

Australia, Tasmania

25

Spain, Basque Country

0.05

500

Breast (174)

USA, Hawaii (Hawaiian)

12

China, Qidong

1.0

10

Cervix uteri (180)

Peru, Trujillo

6

USA, Hawaii (Chinese)

0.3

20

Corpus uteri (182)

USA, Alameda County (Calif.) (Whites)

3

China, Qidong

0.05

60

Ovary (183)

Iceland

2

Mali, Bamako

0.09

20

Prostate (185)

USA, Atlanta (Blacks)

12

China, Qidong

0.09

140

Bladder (188)

Italy, Florence

4

India, Madras

0.2

20

Kidney (189)

France, Bas Rhin

2

China, Qidong

0.08

20

1 Data from cancer registries included in IARC 1992. Only cancer sites with cumulative rate larger
or equal to 2% in the high-incidence area are included.
Rates refer to males except for breast, cervix uteri, corpus uteri and ovary cancers.
2 Cumulative rate % between 0 and 74 years of age.
Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer 1992.

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Updated by AS. Approved by JT. Last modification: 1 July 2002.