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. 2005 Jan 11;92(2):241–245. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602321

Table 3. The AYLL per patient, for 17 tumour sites, in order of descending AYLL.

Site AYLL (years) % YLL
Brain+CNS 20.1 3.4
Cervix 17.3 1.7
Ovary 16.3 3.6
Melanoma 15.1 1.4
Leukaemia 13.6 3.0
Breast 13.5 13.0
NHL 13.3 3.2
Kidney 12.8 2.0
Pancreas 12.0 3.6
Lung 11.8 18.2
Oesophagus 11.2 2.7
Stomach 11.1 5.2
Uterus 11.0 1.4
Myeloma 10.3 1.6
Colon+rectum (+anus) 9.8 12.0
Bladder 7.3 2.9
Prostate 6.1 4.7
     
Total 83.9%  

The variation in cancer burden per affected patient varies dramatically according to tumour type. The mean AYLL is 12.5 years. The % YLL for each site is shown for comparison (as Table 2). YLL=years of life lost; AYLL=avereage years of life lost.