Table 2. Number of cases, ASR per 100,000 person-years with 95% Confidence Intervals of the most common cancers by primary site and period and all cancer registrations by period - Females: The Gambia, 1990-2009.
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PRIMARY SITE OF CANCER (ICD-10)
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| PERIOD | Cervix uteri (C53) | Liver (C22) | Breast (C50) | NHL (C82-C85) |
| 1990-1994 | ||||
| No. of cases*(%) | 199 (31) | 138 (21) | 67 (10) | 25 (4) |
| **ASR (95%CIs) | 13.9 (11.8-16.0) | 9.6 (7.9-11.3) | 5.0 (3.7-6.2) | 1.2 (0.7-1.7) |
| 1995-1999 | ||||
| No. of cases*(%) | 361 (34) | 205 (20) | 100 (10) | 36 (3) |
| **ASR (95%CIs) | 20.2 (17.9-22.4) | 13.1 (11.2-15.1) | 5.8 (4.6-7.0) | 1.4 (0.8-1.9) |
| 2000-2004 | ||||
| No. of cases*(%) | 276 (30) | 245 (26) | 113 (12) | 46 (5) |
| **ASR (95%CIs) | 13.7 (11.9-15.4) | 12.2 (10.5-13.9) | 5.5 (4.4-6.6) | 1.6 (1.0-2.2) |
| 2005-2009 | ||||
| No. of cases*(%) | 418 (34) | 337 (28) | 156 (13) | 39 (3) |
| **ASR (95%CIs) | 19.1 (17.2-21.1) | 15.0 (13.3-16.8) | 6.7 (5.5-7.8) | 1.6 (1.0-2.1) |
| Total (1990-2009) | ||||
| No. of cases*(%) | 1,254 (33) | 925 (24) | 436 (11) | 146 (4) |
| **ASR (95%CIs) | 16.9 (15.9-17.9) | 12.8 (11.9-13.7) | 5.8 (5.2-6.4) | 1.5 (1.2-1.7) |
* (%) = Percentage of total cases in period; ** ASR = Age-standardized incidence rate per 100,000 person-years (Standardized to the World Standard population).