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. 2013 Mar 19;72:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20470. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20470

Table I.

Top 5 ranking cancers in Chukotka and Russia, 1997–2010

Incidence Site Chukotka Russia Mortality Site Chukotka Russia




Percent Rank Percent Rank Percent Rank Percent Rank
Male Male
Lung/trachea/bronchi 26.3 1 22.4 1 Lung/trachea/bronchi 32.0 1 28.9 1
Stomach 12.1 2 11.4 2 Stomach 13.3 2 14.3 2
Lymphoid/HT 6.3 3 4.8 5 Oesophagus 7.3 3 3.3 10
Oesophagus 5.8 4 2.6 11 Liver/bile ducts 6.1 4 3.0 13
Rectum/RS/anus 5.4 5 4.6 6 Rectum/RS/anus 5.3 5 5.1 5
Colon 4.5 7 5.3 4 Colon 5.0 6 5.3 3
Prostate 2.7 9 7.5 3 Prostate 1.4 15 5.3 4
Female Female
Breast 22.7 1 19.7 1 Lung/trachea/bronchi 21.1 1 6.5 4
Lung/trachea/bronchi 9.1 2 4.1 8 Breast 11.6 2 17.0 1
Cervix 9.1 3 5.2 5 Stomach 11.2 3 12.7 2
Colon 7.7 4 6.9 3 Colon 10.4 4 8.9 3
Rectum/RS/anus 5.9 5 4.8 7 Oesophagus 5.5 5 1.2 17
Stomach 5.6 6 7.8 2 Rectum/RS/anus 4.0 8 6.4 5
Uterus 5.0 7 6.8 4 Uterus 4.4 6 4.7 9