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. 2010 Oct 29;8(1):8. doi: 10.1186/1897-4287-8-8

Table 6.

Hereditary cancer burden by location.

Origin of the tumour Hereditary cases, group 3 Hereditary cases, group 1

Fraction,% 95% CI,% Fraction,% 95% CI,%
Colorectal 11.8 9.8 - 14.3 3.0 2.0 - 4.4
Endometrial 16.5 14.5 - 18.9 3.8 2.9 - 5.1
Breast 25.0 22.7 - 27.4 0.8 0.4 - 1.4
Ovarian 35.4 28.1 - 43.5 3.5 1.5 - 7.9
Lung 12.9 11.5 - 14.6 2.4 1.8 - 3.2
Stomach 13.8 12.2 - 15.6 4.7 3.8 - 5.9
Pancreas 6.3 4.1 - 9.6 6.3 4.1 - 9.6
Melanoma 20.0 8.1 - 41.6 10.0 2.8 - 30.1
Prostate 7.4 5.4 - 10.1 0.6 0.2 - 1.8
Haematologic 5.4 3.9 - 7.3 0.6 0.2 - 1.5
Urinary bladder 9.6 6.6 - 13.9 2.4 1.1 - 5.2