Multi-center feasibility study evaluating recruitment, variability in risk factors and biomarkers for a diet and cancer cohort in India

Table 5 Expected number of cases of the most frequent cancers (based on cancer registry data) in a potential cohort of 800,000 people (100,000 per gender and region)

			Trivandrum
Site	New Delhi	Mumbai	Rural	Urban	Total
Male
Oral cavity/pharynx	155	165	255	165	740
Esophagus	40	45	50	35	170
Stomach	25	30	85	65	205
Colorectal	40	40	50	120	250
Lung	110	60	225	185	580
Prostate	35	25	35	80	175
	405	365	700	650	2,120
No. of cancers in males (shown above) by age categories:
Under 40	27	16	15	20	78
40-49	86	76	120	140	422
50-59	140	126	340	195	801
Above 60	152	147	225	295	819
Female
Oral cavity/pharynx	50	75	120	45	290
Esophagus	30	35	10	5	80
Stomach	15	15	15	10	55
Colorectal	30	35	55	50	170
Lung	30	30	40	35	135
Breast	315	295	460	370	1440
Cervix uteri	190	145	140	85	560
	660	630	840	600	2,730
No. of cancers in females (shown above) by age categories:
Under 40	72	57	100	40	269
40-49	210	192	260	185	847
50-59	209	203	275	205	892
Above 60	169	178	205	170	722

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