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. 2020 Nov 25;2020:2895276. doi: 10.1155/2020/2895276

Table 2.

Sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of self-reported cancer diagnoses.

Cancer typea Including those with cancer diagnosis before baselineb Excluding those with cancer diagnosis before baselineb
# ACRc Sensitivity (95% CI)d PPV (95% CI)e # ACRc Sensitivity (95% CI)d PPV (95% CI)e
Overall 810 92.1 (90.0, 93.9) 77.8 (75.0, 80.4) 789 93.9 (92.0, 95.5) 78.9 (76.2, 81.5)

Common 724 89.6 (87.2, 91.8) 84.5 (81.7, 87.0) 707 91.2 (88.9, 93.2) 85.9 (83.2, 88.3)
Common (no skin) 666 90.1 (87.6, 92.3) 88.6 (86.0, 90.9) 649 91.8 (89.5, 93.8) 89.8 (87.2, 92.0)
Rare 86 62.8 (51.7, 73.0) 35.8 (28.1, 44.0) 82 64.6 (53.3, 74.9) 35.8 (28.1, 44.1)
Rare (no cervix) 84 61.9 (50.7, 72.3) 54.2 (43.7, 64.4) 80 63.8 (52.2, 74.2) 54.8 (44.2, 65.2)

Oral/respiratory 41 63.4 (46.9, 77.9) 60.5 (44.4, 75.0) 36 69.4 (51.9, 83.7) 61.0 (44.5, 75.8)
Lung and bronchus 25 76.0 (54.9, 90.6) 76.0 (54.9, 90.6) 23 82.6 (61.2, 95.0) 76.0 (54.9, 90.6)
Digestive/hepatic 114 89.5 (82.3, 94.4) 85.7 (78.1, 91.5) 110 91.8 (85.0, 96.2) 87.1 (79.6, 92.6)
Large intestine 68 85.3 (74.6, 92.7) 79.5 (68.4, 88.0) 65 87.7 (77.2, 94.5) 81.4 (70.3, 89.7)
Rectum 19 42.1 (20.3, 66.5) 80.0 (44.4, 97.5) 19 42.1 (20.3, 66.5) 80.0 (44.4, 97.5)
Blood/hematopoietic 52 75.0 (61.1, 86.0) 86.7 (73.2, 94.9) 48 79.2 (65.0, 89.5) 86.4 (72.6, 94.8)
Skin (melanoma) 58 79.3 (66.6, 88.8) 50.5 (39.9, 61.2) 58 79.3 (66.6, 88.8) 52.9 (41.9, 63.7)
Breast 204 95.6 (91.8, 98.0) 93.8 (89.5, 96.6) 199 97.5 (94.2, 99.2) 94.2 (90.0, 97.0)
Female reproductive 67 88.1 (77.8, 94.7) 46.8 (37.9, 55.9) 66 89.4 (79.4, 95.6) 47.6 (38.5, 56.7)
Cervix uteri 3.6 (0.4, 12.5) 3.6 (0.4, 12.5)
Uterus 49 85.7 (72.8, 94.1) 79.2 (65.9, 89.2) 48 87.5 (74.8, 95.3) 82.4 (69.1, 91.6)
Ovary 40.0 (16.3, 67.7) 40.0 (16.3, 67.7)
Male reproductive 159 96.9 (92.8, 99.0) 91.1 (85.8, 94.9) 157 97.5 (93.6, 99.3) 93.3 (88.3, 96.6)
Prostate gland 154 96.8 (92.6, 98.9) 90.9 (85.4, 94.8) 152 97.4 (93.4, 99.3) 93.1 (88.0, 96.5)
Urinary 51 82.4 (69.1, 91.6) 87.5 (74.8, 95.3) 51 82.4 (69.1, 91.6) 87.5 (74.8, 95.3)
Kidney 16 87.5 (61.7, 98.4) 73.7 (48.8, 90.9) 16 87.5 (61.7, 98.4) 73.7 (48.8, 90.9)
Urinary bladder 31 77.4 (58.9, 90.4) 85.7 (67.3, 96.0) 31 77.4 (58.9, 90.4) 85.7 (67.3, 96.0)
CNS/eye 44.4 (18.7, 81.3)
Endocrine 20 70.0 (45.7, 88.1) 87.5 (61.7, 98.4) 20 70.0 (45.7, 88.1) 87.5 (61.7, 98.4)
Thyroid 20 70.0 (45.7, 88.1) 87.5 (61.7, 98.4) 20 70.0 (45.7, 88.1) 87.5 (61.7, 98.4)
Lymphatic 28 89.3 (71.8, 97.7) 69.4 (51.9, 83.7) 28 89.3 (71.8, 97.7) 69.4 (51.9, 83.7)
Other f

PPV=Positive predictive value, ACR = Alberta Cancer Registry, CI=Confidence interval, CNS=Central nervous system. aBolded groups generated by combining appropriate SEER 2018 site categories. Unbolded types are specific groups within the bolded groups above. See Table S1 for groupings. Only SEER 2018 cancer sites with >10 ACR diagnoses and/or >10 self-reported diagnoses were reported. bA participant had a diagnosis before baseline if their age of first cancer diagnosis in the ACR was before their age at baseline. cNumber of diagnoses in the ACR. A “—“ indicates there was <10. Common and rare diagnoses add up to overall. Bolded cancer site types do not add up to overall as the “Other” and “CNS/eye” groups are not included. dSensitivities for groups with 10 or more ACR diagnoses are reported. A “—” indicates there were <10 ACR diagnoses. e PPV's for groups with 10 or more self-reported diagnoses are reported. A “—” indicates there were <10 self-reported diagnoses. fIncludes SEER 2018 site categories of unknown, ill-defined, bones and joints, connective and soft tissue, and retroperitoneum and peritoneum.