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. 2017 Sep 26;59(1):1–9. doi: 10.1093/jrr/rrx047

Table 4.

Area-specific and age ATB–specific cancer death rates per 100 000 from 1970 to 2012

Age ATBe (years) CTa NYb R1c R2d
Terrain-shielded area without fallout Terrain-shielded area with fallout Direct exposure area, near side Direct exposure area, far side
(n = 1443) (n = 610) (n = 2180) (n = 1014)
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
0–9 239.0 103.8 371.1 43.1 285.8 133.5 248.8 103.3
(18/7530) (9/8673) (17/4581) (2/4645) (27/9447) (14/10 483) (9/3617) (4/3872)
10–19 513.2 171.5 385.8 127.4 723.7 393.8 691.2 245.2
(27/5261) (17/9913) (10/2592) (5/3924) (81/11 193) (56/14 222) (35/5064) (20/8157)
20–29 1256.5 540.4 2105.3 530.0 985.6 580.8 1118.9 315.0
(17/1353) (44/8142) (6/285) (16/3019) (24/2435) (75/12 914) (16/1430) (25/7937)
Total 438.3 261.9 442.5 198.5 572.0 385.4 593.4 245.4
(62/14 144) (70/26 728) (33/7458) (23/11 588) (132/23 075) (145/37 619) (60/10 111) (49/19 966)

Data in parentheses are the number of deaths and observed person years. aControl area. bNishiyama region. cDirect exposure area on the near side of the hypocenter. dDirect exposure area on the far side of the hypocenter. eAge at the time of the bombing.