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. 2011 Dec 6;105(Suppl 2):S6–S13. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.475

Table 8. Cancer cases caused by exposure to tobacco smoke (by smoking, or environmental), UK 2010.

  Cases in UK, 2010
Cancer Observed cases Excess attributable cases Number (% at this site) Population-attributable fraction (% of all cancers)
Males
 Lung 22 273 19 445 (87) 12.3
 Oral cavity and pharynx 4573 3180 (70) 2.0
 Oesophagus 5711 3574 (63) 2.3
 Stomach 4467 1167 (26) 0.7
 Liver 2270 620 (27) 0.4
 Pancreas 4082 1071 (26) 0.7
 Colon–rectum 22 125 1469 (7) 0.9
 Larynx 1802 1424 (79) 0.9
 Cervix uteri
 Ovary
 Bladder 6711 2520 (38) 1.6
 Kidney 5697 1677 (29) 1.1
 Leukaemia 4639 390 (8) 0.2
 All cancers 158 667 36 537 (23.0) 23.0
       
Females
 Lung 18 132 15 153 (84) 9.7
 Oral cavity and pharynx 2355 1292 (55) 0.8
 Oesophagus 2817 2009 (71) 1.3
 Stomach 2576 398 (15) 0.3
 Liver 1298 199 (15) 0.1
 Pancreas 4280 1325 (31) 0.9
 Colon–rectum 17 786 1766 (10) 1.1
 Larynx 382 302 (79) 0.2
 Cervix uteri 2693 195 (7) 0.1
 Ovary 6820 177 (3) 0.1
 Bladder 2571 883 (34) 0.6
 Kidney 3364 504 (15) 0.3
 Leukaemia 3201 96 (3) 0.1
 All cancers 155 584 24 300 (15.6) 15.6
       
Persons
 Lung 40 405 34 599 (86) 11.0
 Oral cavity and pharynx 6928 4472 (65) 1.4
 Oesophagus 8528 5583 (65) 1.8
 Stomach 7043 1565 (22) 0.5
 Liver 3568 819 (23) 0.3
 Pancreas 8362 2396 (29) 0.8
 Colon–rectum 39 911 3235 (8) 1.0
 Larynx 2184 1726 (79) 0.5
 Cervix uteri 2693 195 (7) 0.1
 Ovary 6820 177 (3) 0.1
 Bladder 9282 3403 (37) 1.1
 Kidney 9061 2181 (24) 0.7
 Leukaemia 7840 487 (6) 0.2
 All cancers 314 251 60 837 (19.4) 19.4