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 |
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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 |
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.