Table 1. Numbers and age distribution of patients diagnosed with common forms of cancer above 14 years of age in Finland in 1989 who were included in the analysis (the age distribution of patients in the EUROCARE-2 standard population is given for comparison).
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Cancer patients in Finland 1989
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EUROCARE-2 standard population
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Proportion (%) in age group
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Proportion (%) in age group
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| Cancer site | N | 15–44 years | 75+ years | 15–44 years | 75+ years |
| Oral cavity | 416 | 8.9 | 32.7 | 8.8 | 18.1 |
| Stomach | 1039 | 4.3 | 41.3 | 3.3 | 39.2 |
| Colon | 970 | 6.3 | 41.8 | 3.6 | 39.6 |
| Rectum | 599 | 4.0 | 36.2 | 3.4 | 35.0 |
| Pancreas | 651 | 4.2 | 39.2 | 2.7 | 37.3 |
| Lung | 1909 | 2.0 | 25.5 | 2.1 | 25.5 |
| Breast | 2549 | 12.9 | 22.8 | 13.9 | 21.3 |
| Cervix | 159 | 20.1 | 32.1 | 36.6 | 11.1 |
| Corpus | 576 | 2.6 | 28.8 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| Ovaries | 436 | 9.2 | 25.9 | 11.8 | 20.2 |
| Prostate | 1318 | 1.3a | 48.9 | 1.6a | 48.3 |
| Kidneys | 571 | 5.6 | 26.4 | 5.9 | 23.0 |
| Urinary bladder | 650 | 2.9 | 39.1 | 2.8 | 34.6 |
| Melanoma | 474 | 26.2 | 19.6 | 29.9 | 14.7 |
| Thyroid gland | 268 | 37.7 | 14.9 | 34.9 | 14.8 |
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Proportion in the age group 15–54 years.