Table 2.
Distribution of the 2,347 incident cancer cases among the 44,838 women in the Swedish women’s lifestyle and health study
| ICD-7 | Cancer site | Cases (N) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | Breast | 1,067 | 45.5 |
| 190 | Malignant melanoma of the skin | 153 | 6.5 |
| 175 | Ovary | 122 | 5.2 |
| 162 | Lung (including bronchus and trachea) | 118 | 5.0 |
| 193 | Brain and other central nervous system | 114 | 4.9 |
| 172 | Corpus uteri | 112 | 4.8 |
| 153 | Colon | 80 | 3.4 |
| 195 | Endocrine glands other than thyroid | 65 | 2.8 |
| 171 | Cervix uteri | 63 | 2.7 |
| 154 | Rectum | 48 | 2.1 |
| 200 | Lymphosarcoma | 39 | 1.7 |
| 180 | Kidney | 38 | 1.6 |
| 181 | Bladder and other urinary tract | 30 | 1.3 |
| 194 | Thyroid gland | 26 | 1.1 |
| 151 | Stomach | 24 | 1.0 |
| 157 | Pancreas | 22 | 0.9 |
| 197 | Connective tissue | 19 | 0.8 |
| 176 | Other unspecified female genital organs | 16 | 0.7 |
| 203 | Multiple myeloma | 16 | 0.7 |
| 204 | Leukaemia and aleukemia | 16 | 0.7 |
| 205 | Mycosis fungoides | 15 | 0.6 |
| 174 | Uterus unspecified | 14 | 0.6 |
| 155 | Liver | 14 | 0.6 |
| Other cancers | 116 | 5 |