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. 2014 Jun 27;105(7):890–896. doi: 10.1111/cas.12433

Table 2.

Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of second primary cancers according to sites of first and second primary cancers arranged by SIRs > or <1

First cancer site Second cancer site Observed Expected SIR 95% CI
Lower Upper
SIR > 1 (P < 0.05)
 Mouth/pharynx Esophagus 77 6 12.67 10.00 15.84
 Mouth/pharynx Liver 39 19 2.02 1.44 2.76
 Mouth/pharynx Lung 57 38 1.51 1.14 1.95
 Mouth/pharynx Thyroid 9 2 4.40 2.01 8.36
 Esophagus Mouth/pharynx 51 4 12.33 9.18 16.21
 Esophagus Stomach 148 39 3.82 3.23 4.49
 Esophagus Liver 26 17 1.55 1.01 2.27
 Esophagus Larynx 14 2 6.74 3.68 11.31
 Esophagus Lung 47 34 1.39 1.02 1.85
 Stomach Esophagus 134 79 1.70 1.43 2.02
 Stomach Colorectum 891 658 1.35 1.27 1.45
 Colorectum Stomach 751 547 1.37 1.28 1.47
 Colorectum Pancreas 137 113 1.21 1.02 1.43
 Colorectum Ovary 34 19 1.83 1.27 2.56
 Colorectum Kidney/urinary tract/bladder 235 195 1.20 1.06 1.37
 Liver Stomach 170 118 1.44 1.23 1.67
 Liver Thyroid 15 5 3.29 1.84 5.43
 Pancreas Esophagus 9 4 2.49 1.14 4.74
 Pancreas Stomach 42 30 1.41 1.02 1.91
 Larynx Mouth/pharynx 22 3 6.69 4.19 10.13
 Larynx Esophagus 22 5 4.67 2.93 7.07
 Larynx Stomach 47 32 1.49 1.09 1.98
 Larynx Colorectum 49 33 1.49 1.10 1.97
 Larynx Lung 75 29 2.60 2.04 3.25
 Larynx Thyroid 5 1 6.66 2.15 15.54
 Lung Thyroid 39 9 4.55 3.24 6.22
 Breast (females) Lung 90 64 1.41 1.13 1.73
 Breast (females) Uterus 75 53 1.41 1.11 1.77
 Breast (females) Ovary 34 19 1.83 1.27 2.56
 Breast (females) Thyroid 36 17 2.07 1.45 2.87
 Uterus Lung 77 40 1.91 1.50 2.38
 Uterus Kidney/urinary tract/bladder 28 16 1.79 1.19 2.59
 Ovary Colorectum 32 18 1.79 1.22 2.52
 Ovary Uterus 41 8 5.08 3.64 6.89
 Prostate Kidney/urinary tract/bladder 128 72 1.78 1.49 2.12
 Kidney/urinary tract/bladder Lung 218 169 1.29 1.12 1.47
 Kidney/urinary tract/bladder Prostate 187 98 1.91 1.64 2.20
 Thyroid Lung 40 22 1.83 1.31 2.49
 Blood Thyroid 19 6 3.15 1.89 4.91
SIR < 1 (P < 0.05)
 Stomach Prostate 246 284 0.87 0.76 0.98
 Liver Lung 64 99 0.65 0.50 0.82
 Liver Prostate 36 52 0.69 0.48 0.96
 Liver Kidney/urinary tract/bladder 24 39 0.61 0.39 0.91
 Gallbladder Lung 22 40 0.55 0.34 0.83
 Gallbladder Prostate 8 17 0.48 0.21 0.95
 Pancreas Blood 2 10 0.19 0.02 0.70
 Lung Liver 70 92 0.76 0.59 0.96
 Lung Gallbladder 26 43 0.60 0.39 0.88
 Lung Prostate 79 109 0.72 0.57 0.90
 Prostate Esophagus 9 25 0.36 0.17 0.69
 Prostate Stomach 150 178 0.84 0.71 0.99
 Prostate Liver 48 69 0.70 0.52 0.93
 Prostate Lung 152 180 0.85 0.72 0.99
 Prostate Blood 38 60 0.63 0.45 0.87
 Thyroid Gallbladder 1 8 0.13 0.00 0.74

CI, confidence interval.