Table 3. Age-standardised incidence rates for nervous system cancers in England compared with incidence rates in country of origin.
Ethnic Group | Male | Female | ||||||
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cases | ASR | cases | ASR | |||||
per 100 000 person years | per 100 000 person years | |||||||
England | Globocan | CIV | England | Globocan | CIV | |||
White | 12621 | 6.3 | 9047 | 4.2 | ||||
Indian | 165 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 107 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
Pakistani | 105 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 73 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
Bangladeshi | 32 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 28 | 3.2 | 0.7 | ||
Black African | 53 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 50 | 3.2 | 0.7 | ||
Black Caribbean | 99 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 63 | 2.7 | 3.3 | ||
Chinese | 33 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 28 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
Footnotes:
Nervous system cancers defined as ICD-10 codes C70-72.
Incidence rates in country of origin determined by Globocan and Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (CIV).