cancer_statistics
Cancer statistics
The following statistics provide the prevalence of certain (self-reported) cancer types at baseline and the incidence (i.e. self-reported newly diagnosed cancers since the previous questionnaire) at three follow-up questionnaires (1B, 1C and 2A).
| Type | At Baseline | New cases |
| 1A | 1B - 1C - 2A | |
| Cancer general | 7000 | 2400 |
| skin cancer | 2500 | 890 |
| breast cancer | 1300 | 480 |
| endometrial cancer | 670 | 65 |
| ovarian cancer | 95 | 27 |
| vaginal and vulvar cancer | 10 | <10 |
| lung cancer | 65 | 60 |
| head/neck cancer excl. eye and salivary glands | 95 | 15 |
| eye cancer | 10 | <10 |
| salivary gland cancer | 20 | <10 |
| central nervous system cancer | 80 | 40 |
| prostate cancer | 320 | 245 |
| penile cancer | <10 | <10 |
| testis cancer | 200 | 20 |
| urinary tract and bladder cancer | 110 | 55 |
| bowel cancer | 340 | 170 |
| oesophageal cancer | 20 | 25 |
| stomach cancer | 15 | 10 |
| pancreas cancer | 10 | 15 |
| gallbladder cancer | <10 | <10 |
| other digestive tract cancer | <10 | <10 |
| liver cancer | 15 | 10 |
| thyroid cancer | 100 | 20 |
| bone and soft tissue cancer | 90 | 35 |
| plasma cell cancer | 20 | 15 |
| other haematological cancer | <10 | <10 |
| kidney cancer | 85 | 45 |
| leukemia | 100 | 55 |
| lymphoma | 225 | 60 |
| prestage cancer | 320 | 85 |
| unknown if it is cancer | 115 | <10 |
| cancer, but location unknown | 90 | 30 |
| certainly no cancer | 145526 |
Smoking amongst participant with cancer at baseline
The following statistics show the number and percentage of participants that had cancer and smoked (current or in the past month) at baseline.
| Smoking frequency amongst cancer patients | Participants with cancer | Participants without cancer |
| Smokers | ~1150 (17%) | ~30,000 (22%) |
| Non-smokers | ~5700 (83%) | ~110.000 (78%) |
| Total | ~6850 | ~140,000 |
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cancer_statistics.txt · Last modified: 2020/06/22 16:42 by trynke
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