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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

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 1155 (16,9%) 30046 (21,6%)
Non-smokers 5690 (83,1%) 109325 (78.4%)
Total 6845 139371
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