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. 2003 Jul 1;89(1):94–100. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601017

Table 2. Observed (Obs) and expected (Exp) numbers of cancers in person HIV or with AIDS, SIR, and corresponding 95% CI by time of diagnosis and overall. Italy, 1985–1998.

  60–25 months before AIDS
24–7 months before AIDS
6 months before to 3 months after AIDSa
4–42 months after AIDS
Total
ICD10, cancer type or site Obs SIR (95% CI) Obs SIR (95% CI) Obs SIR (95% CI) Obs SIR (95% CI) Obs Exp SIR (95% CI)
Person years 27 882 14 652 7491 10 397 60 421
 C46, KS             406 6667 (6034–7348) 119 497 (412–595) 525 0.30 1749 (1602–1905)
 C82–C85, NHL             322 1229 (1098–1371) 127 125 (105–149) 449 1.27 352 (320–386)
 C53, ICC 1 3.0 (0.0–17.5) 2 9.6 (0.9–35.4) 14 121.2 (66–204) 1 5.8 (0.0–33.1) 18 0.82 21.8 (12.9–34.6)
 C16, Stomach 1 0.6 (0.0–3.7) 1 1.1 (0.0–6.2) 4 8.1 (2.1–21.1) 2 3.3 (0.3–12.2) 8 3.56 2.2 (1.0–4.4)
 C18, Colon 0 0 2 1.8 (0.2–6.6) 1 1.6 (0.0–9.4) 1 1.3 (0.0–7.5) 4 4.21 0.9 (0.2–2.5)
 C20, Rectum 0 0 1 1.7 (0.0–10.0) 2 6.5 (0.6–23.9) 2 5.2 (0.5–19.0) 5 2.18 2.3 (0.7–5.4)
 C21, Anus 3 44.4 (8.4–131.4) 0 0 1 38.5 (0.0–220.9) 2 51.5 (4.9–189.2) 6 0.18 33.6 (12.1–73.6)
 C22, Liver 0 0 0 0 1 4.3 (0.0–24.6) 2 6.9 (0.7–25.5) 3 1.58 1.9 (0.4–5.6)
 C25, Pancreas 0 0 0 0 1 5.5 (0.0–31.4) 1 4.4 (0.0–25.1) 2 1.27 1.6 (0.1–5.8)
 C32, Larynx 0 0 0 0 1 3.7 (0.0–21.0) 1 3.0 (0.0–17.3) 2 1.95 1.0 (0.1–3.8)
 C33–C34, Trachea and lung 1 0.3 (0.0–1.5) 0 0 13 10.3 (5.5–17.7) 8 5.4 (2.3–10.8) 22 9.02 2.4 (1.5–3.7)
 C43, Melanoma 0 0 1 1.1 (0.0–6.1) 2 3.9 (0.4–14.3) 0 0 3 3.72 0.8 (0.2–2.4)
 C44, Skin 3 0.8 (0.2–2.4) 5 2.1 (0.7–4.9) 3 2.3 (0.4–6.7) 3 1.7 (0.3–4.9) 14 9.28 1.5 (0.8–2.5)
 C50, Breastb 0 0 3 2.6 (0.5–7.8) 0 0 0 0 3 4.43 0.7 (0.1–2.0)
 C56, Ovary 0 0 0 0 3 33.1 (6.2–98.1) 0 0 3 0.68 4.4 (0.8–13.2)
 C61, Prostate 0 0 1 2.1 (0.0–11.8) 0 0 1 3.1 (0.0–17.6) 2 1.72 1.2 (0.1–4.3)
 C62, Testis 0 0 4 4.3 (1.1–11.2) 0 0 0 0 4 3.73 1.1 (0.3–2.8)
 C64, Kidney 1 0.9 (0.0–5.0) 1 1.4 (0.0–8.0) 1 2.6 (0.0–14.8) 0 0 3 2.75 1.1 (0.2–3.2)
 C67, Bladder 0 0 1 0.8 (0.0–4.5) 0 0 1 1.2 (0.0–7.0) 2 4.80 0.4 (0.0–1.5)
 C70–C72, Brain 0 0 0 0 8 24.3 (10.4–48.0) 3 6.6 (1.2–19.5) 11 2.48 4.4 (2.2–8.0)
 C81, Hodgkin's disease 6 4.6 (1.6–10.0) 12 17.9 (9.2–31.4) 19 56.3 (33.8–88.1) 8 17.6 (7.5–34.8) 45 2.77 16.2 (11.8–21.7)
 C90, Myeloma 0 0 1 6.0 (0.0–34.5) 0 0 2 16.6 (1.6–61.0) 3 0.62 4.8 (0.9–14.3)
 C91–C95, Leukaemia, all 1 0.9 (0.0–5.4) 3 4.9 (0.9–14.4) 6 18.5 (6.7–40.5) 3 6.9 (1.3–20.4) 13 2.44 5.3 (2.8–9.2)
C91, Leukaemia, lymphoid 1 2.7 (0.0–15.2) 0 0 4 34.0 (8.8–87.8) 0 0 5 0.87 5.7 (1.8–13.5)
C92, Leukaemia, myeloid 0 0 2 5.7 (0.5–21.0) 1 5.4 (0.0–30.9) 2 7.9 (0.7–29.2) 5 1.39 3.6 (1.1–8.4)
                                 
All non-AIDS defining cancerc 18 0.6 (0.3–0.9) 39 2.0 (1.4–2.8) 68 6.6 (5.1–8.4) 45 3.3 (2.4–4.5) 170 74.48 2.3 (2.0–2.7)

SIR=Standardized Incidence Ratios; CI=Confidence Intervals; KS=Kaposi's Sacroma; NHL=Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; ICC=Invasive Cervical Cancer.

a

For KS and NHL: from AIDS to 3 months after.

b

Females only.

c

It includes neoplasms excluding KS, NHL and ICC plus one of each: lip; nasopharynx; digestive organs, not otherwise specified; nasal cavity; mediastinum; connective tissue; retroperitoneum; vulva; corpus uteri; uterus, not otherwise specified; penis; endocrine glands; and unknown primary site.