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. 2023 Apr 10;15(8):2234. doi: 10.3390/cancers15082234

Table A1.

Estimate of the number of cases of cancers for which no national data are available.

Cancer Results Justification, Reference
Nasopharyngeal cancer 8.7% (M), 6.9% (F) of oral and pharyngeal cancers Based on distribution of incidence of subtypes of oral and pharyngeal cancer in 5 Italian cancer registries * [88]
Sinonasal cancer 8.8% (M), 33.3% (F) of laryngeal cancer Based on ratio between sinonasal and laryngeal cancer in 5 Italian cancer registries * [88]
Laryngeal cancer 33.5% of UADT cancer incidence Mortality available from AIRTUM [89]. Incidence based on distribution of mortality from UADT cancer [88]
Mesothelioma 5.3% of lung cancer mortality Incidence available from AIRTUM [89]; mortality based on ratio between incidence of lung cancer and mesothelioma

* Milan; Veneto Region; Modena; Naples; Eastern Sicily. UADT: Upper aerodigestive tract.