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. 2003 Oct 28;89(9):1709–1713. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601322

Table 2. Cancer incidence before and after 20 years of age among 40 487 offspring of atomic-bomb survivors and controls.

    Age 1–19 years
Age 20+ years
 
Cancer site ICD-9a Male Female Male Female Total
Solid tumors 140–203, 225 15 9 234 317 575
 Digestive 150–159 2 1 149 89 241
 Respiratory 160–165 0 1 23 9 33
 Female breast 174 0 0 0 88 88
 Female genital organ 179–184 0 0 0 71 71
 Male genital organ 185–187 1 0 14 0 15
 Urinary 188–189 0 0 17 1 18
 Brain and nervous 191,192,225 5 3 12 10 30
 Thyroid 193 1 1 9 33 44
 Other   6 3 10 16 35
             
Hematopoietic tumors 200–208 16 8 23 21 68
 Leukemia 204–208 8 7 9 10 34
 Lymphoma 200–202 8 1 14 11 34
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International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.