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. 2014 Dec 19;12:33. doi: 10.1186/s12963-014-0033-x

Table 2.

Complete, limited-duration, and specific cancer site prevalence per 1,000 males and females, 1992 and 2011

Per 1,000 (proportion**)
1992 2011 Relative change
Males Complete prevalence* 17.4 37.6 2.2
Duration >10 years* 4.8 (28%) 11.6 (31%) 2.4
5–10 years 3.8 (22%) 9.6 (26%) 2.5
1–5 years 6.0 (35%) 12.2 (32%) 2.0
Up to 1 year 2.7 (16%) 4.2 (11%) 1.5
Cancer site* Prostate 3.0 (17%) 13.5 (36%) 4.5
Melanoma 3.7 (21%) 7.0 (19%) 1.9
Colorectal 2.6 (15%) 4.5 (12%) 1.7
Females Complete prevalence* 22.71 36.5 1.6
Duration  > 10 years* 8.3 (36%) 14.7 (40%) 1.8
5–10 years 5.0 (22%) 9.0 (25%) 1.8
1–5 years 6.9 (30%) 9.5 (26%) 1.4
Up to 1 year 2.5 (11%) 3.3 (9%) 1.3
Cancer site* Breast 7.6 (34%) 14.4 (39%) 2.7
Melanoma 4.1 (18%) 6.0 (16%) 2.1
Colorectal 2.6 (12%) 3.8 (10%) 2.1

*Complete prevalence rates and rates of prevalence in those at 10 years or more postdiagnosis are corrected prevalence estimates. Cancer site data are for complete prevalence.

**Relates to the proportion of complete cancer prevalence accounted for by each subset of cancer prevalence (limited duration or cancer site).