Table 1.
Cancers examined for geographic variation, Queensland, 1998-2007
| Type of cancer | ICD-O3 code | Total number males diagnosed | Total number females diagnosed |
|---|---|---|---|
| All invasive cancers | C00-C80 (excluding C44 (M805 to 811)) | 105,053 | 82,470 |
| Bladder cancer | C67 | 5,034 | 1,571 |
| Brain cancer | C70, C71, C72 | 1,504 | 1,067 |
| Breast cancer | C50 | Not included | 22,420 |
| Cervical cancer | C53 | Not applicable | 1,639 |
| Colorectal cancer | C18-C20 and C218 | 13,405 | 10,871 |
| Kidney cancer | C64-C66 and C68 | 3,117 | 1,883 |
| Leukaemia | M980-M994 | 3,084 | 2,094 |
| Lung cancer | C33-C34 | 11,152 | 5,683 |
| Melanoma | C44 and M872-M879 | 13,793 | 10,110 |
| Myeloma | M973 | 1,192 | 913 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | M959, M967-M971 | 3,547 | 2,889 |
| Oesophageal cancer | C15 | 1,464 | 639 |
| Ovarian cancer | C56 | Not applicable | 2,120 |
| Pancreatic cancer | C25 | 1,940 | 1,706 |
| Prostate cancer | C61 | 25,222 | Not applicable |
| Stomach cancer | C16 | 2,193 | 1,070 |
| Thyroid cancer | C73 | 765 | 2,221 |
| Uterine cancer | C54 | Not applicable | 3,112 |