Table 1

Distribution of cancer sites

Women n=1959Men n=1919
Cancer (ICD-9 codes)IncidentDeathsIncidentDeaths
*Total incident cancers represent the sum of all subjects with cancer in any site or sites. These figures are less than the sum of all individual incident cancers because 26 subjects had multiple site cancers.
Cancers not related to smoking
    Salivary gland (142)2011
    Stomach (151)551210
    Small intestine (152)2100
    Colorectal (153–154)23142812
    Liver (155)4311
    Gall bladder (156)2210
    Peritoneum/ other digestive tract (158)1000
    Thymus/ heart (164)0022
    Bone (170)1000
    Breast (174)8236
    Uterus and cervix (179–182)142
    Ovary (183)1512
    Vulva (184)11
    Prostate (185)2115
    Penis (187)10
    Eye (190)0010
    Brain and central nervous system (191–192)4244
    Thyroid (193)2021
    Disseminated/ Unspecified (199)21132017
    Lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue (200–208)169148
    Malignant melanomas (172)10140
Total cancers not related to smoking 191* 101 110* 71
Smoking related cancers
    Lip, oral cavity, larynx (140–149)55106
    Oesophagus (150)651110
    Pancreas (157)7765
    Respiratory tract (160–163)35338173
    Urinary tract (188–89)1172210
Total smoking related cancers 60* 57 122* 104
Total (all cancers) 251* 158 232* 175