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. 2012 Apr 3;344:e2383. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2383

Table 2.

 Incidence rates (%) of new diagnosis of cancer for all patients who underwent hip replacement

No excluded (previous diagnosis) No at risk Total time (years) observed No with diagnosis Incidence rate (95% CI)
One year Five years
Stemmed metal-on-metal
Any cancer 1078 20 186 58 338 653 1.00 (0.87 to 1.15) 5.65 (5.13 to 6.23)
Haematological cancer 108 21 156 61 545 107 0.13 (0.09 to 0.19) 0.92 (0.72 to 1.17)
Malignant melanoma 51 21 213 61 721 24 0.04 (0.02 to 0.08) 0.21 (0.13 to 0.33)
Prostate cancer 185 10 786 30 435 117 0.35 (0.25 to 0.48) 1.92 (1.52 to 2.42)
Renal cancer 104 21 160 61 558 67 0.12 (0.08 to 0.18) 0.53 (0.39 to 0.73)
Resurfacing
Any cancer 372 18 940 69 358 445 0.50 (0.41 to 0.62) 3.34 (3.01 to 3.72)
Haematological cancer 46 19 266 71 131 55 0.05 (0.03 to 0.10) 0.41 (0.30 to 0.54)
Malignant melanoma 28 19 284 71 253 20 0.02 (0.01 to 0.06) 0.12 (0.07 to 0.21)
Prostate cancer 48 12 882 45 692 80 0.14 (0.09 to 0.22) 0.91 (0.71 to 1.16)
Renal cancer 50 19 262 71 134 46 0.05 (0.03 to 0.10) 0.36 (0.26 to 0.49)
Other bearing surfaces
Any cancer 16 780 232 215 686 500 10 845 1.34 (1.29 to 1.39) 8.17 (8.00 to 8.36)
Haematological cancer 1769 247 226 738 237 1835 0.21 (0.19 to 0.23) 1.31 (1.24 to 1.38)
Malignant melanoma 722 248 273 741 432 415 0.05 (0.04 to 0.06) 0.28 (0.25 to 0.31)
Prostate cancer 2917 88 737 261 665 1558 0.51 (0.47 to 0.57) 3.09 (2.91 to 3.27)
Renal cancer 2058 246 937 737 004 1088 0.11 (0.10 to 0.14) 0.76 (0.71 to 0.81)
All hip replacement
Any cancer 18 230 271 341 814 196 11 945 1.25 (1.21 to 1.30) 7.58 (7.42 to 7.74)
Haematological cancer 1923 287 648 870 914 1997 0.19 (0.18 to 0.21) 1.21 (1.15 to 1.27)
Malignant melanoma 801 288 770 874 456 459 0.05 (0.04 to 0.06) 0.26 (0.23 to 0.29)
Prostate cancer 3153 112 405 337 792 1755 0.45 (0.41 to 0.45) 2.68 (2.54 to 2.84)
Renal cancer 2212 287 359 869 696 1201 0.11 (0.10 to 0.12) 0.71 (0.66 to 0.76)