Table 2 Number of cases by age group and summary frequency rates in males
From: Cancer mortality patterns in Ghana: a 10-year review of autopsies and hospital mortality
SITE | ALL AGES | 0–14 | 15–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | ≥65 | RF % | ASCAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BREAST | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.66 |
HAEMATOPOIETIC ORGANS | 417 | 126 | 72 | 73 | 45 | 39 | 26 | 36 | 20.8 | 15.57 |
LIVER | 428 | 10 | 19 | 82 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 58 | 21.3 | 21.15 |
GALLBLADDER | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.70 |
PANCREAS | 91* | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 35 | 4.5 | 5.22 |
OESOPHAGUS | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 1.9 | 2.42 |
STOMACH | 126** | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 57 | 6.3 | 7.26 |
COLON & RECTUM | 53 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 2.6 | 2.95 |
ANUS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.36 |
BRAIN | 67 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3.3 | 2.78 |
NASOPHARYNX | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.93 |
LARYNX | 45* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 2.2 | 2.75 |
LUNG | 78 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 3.9 | 4.56 |
BONE | 34 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.35 |
PROSTATE | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 74 | 182 | 14.2 | 17.35 |
KIDNEY | 41 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.63 |
BLADDER | 91 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 32 | 4.5 | 5.07 |
EYE | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.40 |
SOFT TISSUE | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.83 |
OTHER | 129 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 6.4 | 6.36 |
ALL SITES | 2008 | 210 | 142 | 217 | 239 | 311 | 349 | 536 | 100 | 100 |