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Table 3 SIRs of second primary cancer by type of first primary cancer and sex

From: The relative risk of second primary cancers in Austria’s western states: a retrospective cohort study

Sex

Males

Females

First primary cancer

Obs.

SIR (95% CI)

Obs.

SIR (95% CI)

Head/Neck/Larynx

281

1.88 (1.67–2.11)

53

1.74 (1.30–2.28)

Stomach

111

0.94 (0.77–1.13)

57

0.83 (0.63–1.07)

Colon/Rectum

381

0.91 (0.82–1.00)

233

0.89 (0.78–1.01)

Lung

130

0.90 (0.75–1.06)

56

1.58 (1.19–2.05)

Melanoma

133

0.93 (0.78–1.10)

107

0.94 (0.77–1.14)

Breast

  

580

0.82 (0.75–0.89)

Cervix

  

102

1.40 (1.14–1.70)

Endometrium

  

177

1.08 (0.92–1.25)

Ovary

  

72

1.09 (0.85–1.37)

Prostate

1117

0.68 (0.64–0.72)

  

Bladder

300

1.20 (1.07–1.34)

61

1.13 (0.86–1.45)

Kidney

162

1.22 (1.04–1.42)

84

1.29 (1.03–1.59)

Thyroid gland

40

1.23 (0.88–1.67)

79

1.40 (1.11–1.75)

NHL high/low

68

1.20 (0.93–1.53)

43

1.23 (0.89–1.66)

CLL/ALL

34

0.93 (0.64–1.30)

22

1.11 (0.69–1.67)

All cancers combined

3036

0.90 (0.86–0.93)

1913

1.00 (0.96–1.05)

All cancers except Prostate

1919

1.10 (1.05–1.15)

  
  1. Obs. Observed number of second primary cancers, SIR standardized incidence ratio, CI confidence interval, NHL non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, CLL chronic lymphatic leukaemia, ALL acute lymphatic leukaemia
  2. SIRs shown in normal bold font indicate significantly increased risk, SIRs shown in bold italics indicate significantly decreased risk