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. 2011 Dec 22;4:556. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-556

Table 1.

Risk of subsequent smoking-related cancers after non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosed at age 40-74 years in 1980-2003, Tasmania, Australia

Number of observed cases Person-years Standardised Incidence Ratio 95% confidence intervals AER*
SCC

Lung cancer

 Men 162 31,612 1.89 1.61-2.21 2.41

 Women 35 15,800 2.04 1.42-2.83 1.13

All other smoking-related cancers

 Men 179 31,673 1.38 1.19-1.60 1.56

 Women 54 15,861 1.78 1.34-2.33 1.49

BCC

Lung cancer

 Men 221 77,379 1.26 1.10-1.44 0.60

 Women 57 57,431 1.14 0.86-1.47 0.12

All other smoking-related cancers

 Men 293 77,455 1.09 0.97-1.23 0.32

 Women 98 57,550 1.10 0.89-1.34 0.15

* Absolute excess risk per 1,000 person-years