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. 2013 Oct 15;109(11):2875–2879. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.626

Table 1. (A) Number of women from England and Wales reporting breast, bowel or lung cancer diagnosis between 1995 and 2007 who had relevant cancer; (B) in women who self-reported more than one of these cancers.

(A)
ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes No. of women with CR % Concordance 95% CI
Self-reported cancer history
Breast cancer (n=5210)a
C50/174 CR 4358 83.6 82.6–84.6%
D05/233 CR
578
11.1
10.3–12.0%
Total (invasive Br Ca+in situ carcinoma)
4936
94.7
94.1–95.3%
Bowel cancer (n=618)
C18/C19/C20/C21/C17/153/154 CRb (includes D01 in situ carcinoma)
526
85.1
82.1–87.8%
Lung cancer (n=89)
C33/C34/162 CR 76 85.4 76.3–92.0%
 
(B)
ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes
No. of women with CR
% Agreement
95% CI
Breast cancer (n=5274)a
C50/174 CR 4389 84.2 82.6–84.6%
D05/233 CR
582
11.2
10.3–12.0%
Total (invasive Br Ca+in situ carcinoma)
4971
94.3
94.1–95.3%
Bowel cancer (n=669)
C18/C19/C20/C21/C17/153/154 CRb (includes D01 in situ carcinoma)
559
83.6
81.7–87.5%
Lung cancer (n=125)
C33/C34/162 CR 81 64.8 76.3–92.0%

Abbreviations: Br Ca= Breast cancer; CI=confidence interval; CR=cancer registry; DCIS=ductal carcinoma in situ; ICD-9; ICD-10=international causes of diseases and health-related problems (9th and 10th revision).

a

One woman did not give permission to ONS flagging.

b

Includes two women with C17..

The numbers/percentages in bold represent the results per breast (overall), bowel and lung cancer separately.