Excess hazard ratios for females compared with males for each time period and disease group. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals. ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; AML, acute myeloid leukaemia; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; GCT, germ cell tumour; CNS, central nervous system tumour; NRSTS, soft tissue sarcomas excluding rhabdomyosarcomas. Significance is indicated as *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.