Table 1 Number (and percentage) of cases of selected types of cancers occurring in the Rhodes study area compared with New South Wales (based on 30 year counts).
From: Effect of a chemical manufacturing plant on community cancer rates
Cancer type | Rhodes (number of new cases) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Lung and Bronchus Carcinomas | 143 | 12.93% |
Haematopoietic | 85 | 7.69% |
Leukaemia | 31 | Â |
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | 40 | Â |
Multiple Myeloma | 9 | Â |
Prostate | 116 | 10.49% |
Breast cancer | 142 | 12.84% |
Colorectal | 153 | 13.83% |
Gynaecological | 61 | 5.52% |
Urothelial | 35 | 3.16% |
Melanoma of the skin | 94 | 8.50% |
Site unknown | 57 | 5.15% |