Table 1a. Distribution of adult patients by cancer type and gender.
| Cancer type | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 1,801) |
Female (n = 1,271) |
|
| Upper GI | 757 (42.0) | 468 (36.8) |
| Breast | 2 (0.1) | 255 (20.1) |
| Genital organs | 153 (8.5) | 124 (9.8) |
| Lower GI | 145 (8.1) | 61 (4.8) |
| Lip, oral cavity and pharynx | 130 (7.2) | 58 (4.6) |
| Skin | 103 (5.7) | 40 (3.1) |
| Eye and CNS | 84 (4.7) | 53 (4.2) |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 73 (4.1) | 29 (2.3) |
| Respiratory system and intrathoracic organs | 68 (3.8) | 16 (1.3) |
| Renal and urinary system | 66 (3.7) | 23 (1.8) |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 43 (2.4) | 22 (1.7) |
| Chronic myeloid leukaemia | 28 (1.6) | 25 (2.0) |
| Soft tissues | 23 (1.3) | 17 (1.3) |
| Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia | 22 (1.3) | 3 (0.2) |
| Biliary tract | 24 (1.3) | 14 (1.1) |
| Thyroid and other endocrine glands | 21 (1.2) | 49 (3.9) |
| Bone | 22 (1.2) | 6 (0.5) |
| Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia | 12 (0.7) | 4 (0.3) |
| Other and unspecified | 13 (0.7) | 2 (0.2) |
| Other haematopoietic | 9 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) |
| Other leukaemia | 3 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |