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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Guam Med Assoc J. 2019 Mar;1(1):9–16.

Table 4.

Tobacco and Betel nut-related cancers in Guam adults, 2007–2015

Cancer Site Cases Crude* US Std** World Std^ Five-year Survival Proportion % Dx’d Stage 1 %Dx’d Stage 3 or higher
Lung & Bronchus 504 55.1 54.2 38.5 31% 9% 89%
Nasopharynx 59 6.5 5.0 4.0 69% 7% 93%
Tobacco-related Oral Cavity & Pharynx 50 5.5 4.6 3.5 64% 20% 72%
Esophagus 29 3.2 2.9 2.2 31% 21% 72%
Stomach 67 7.3 7.3 5.1 51% 10% 90%

Source: Pacific Regional Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR), 2007–2015 adult, invasive incident cases, as of July 2018

Crude*= Crude average annual incidence rate age-adjusted using Guam 2010 census data

US Std **= Average annual incidence rate age-adjusted to US Standard Population (2000), using Guam 2010 census data

World Std^= Average annual incidence rate age-adjusted to the World Standard population (2000); using Guam 2010 census data