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. 2021 Feb 9;124(7):1320–1329. doi: 10.1038/s41416-021-01279-z

Table 2.

Estimated impact of removing ‘older age’, sex and income deprivation inequalities, based on models adjusting for morphology and screening where appropriate.

Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G Column H
Cancer Impact of removing… Total diagnoses Stage III/IV cancers (95% confidence interval) Reduction in stage III/IV cases (% of total diagnoses) (% of cases diagnosed at stage III/IV)
All combined Observed 202,001 86,435 (82,628, 90,242)
'Older age’ disparities 82,260 (78,468, 86,052) 4175 2.1% 5.1%
Sex disparities 84,720 (80,914, 8855) 1715 0.8% 2.0%
Deprivation disparities 84,152 (80,464, 87,841) 2283 1.2% 2.7%
All 3 combined 78,148 (74,487, 81,808) 8287 4.1% 10.6%
Colon Observed 23,452 13,267 (12,778, 13,756)
'Older age’ disparities 13,193 (12,705, 13,682) 74 0.3% 0.6%
Sex disparities 13,169 (12,680, 13,658) 98 0.4% 0.7%
Deprivation disparities 12,938 (12,457, 13,419) 329 1.4% 2.5%
All 3 combined 12,764 (12,287, 13,241) 503 2.1% 3.9%
Rectal Observed 11,279 6542 (6202, 6882)
'Older age’ disparities 6527 (6191, 6863) 15 0.1% 0.2%
Sex disparities 6441 (6088, 6794) 101 0.9% 1.6%
Deprivation disparities 6298 (5957, 6640) 244 2.2% 3.9%
All 3 combined 6181 (5830, 6531) 361 3.2% 5.8%
Lung Observed 38,086 28,256 (27,639, 28,873)
'Older age’ disparities 28,243 (27,629, 28,856) 13 0.0% 0.0%
Sex disparities 27,455 (26,805, 28,106) 801 2.1% 2.9%
Deprivation disparities 28,248 (27,622, 28,874) 8 0.0% 0.0%
All 3 combined 27,433 (27,777, 28,089) 823 2.2% 3.0%
Melanoma Observed 12,970 1232 (1020, 1444)
'Older age’ disparities 1086 (890, 1283) 146 1.1% 13.4%
Sex disparities 1044 (855, 1232) 188 1.5% 18.0%
Deprivation disparities 1119 (934, 1304) 113 0.9% 10.1%
All 3 combined 830 (680, 981) 402 3.1% 48.4%
Breast Observed 45,432 7136 (6577, 7695)
'Older age’ disparities 6871 (6314, 7429) 265 0.6% 3.9%
Deprivation disparities 6433 (5919, 6946) 703 1.5% 10.9%
Both combined 6186 (5677, 6695) 950 2.1% 15.4%
Endometrial Observed 7316 1560 (1322, 1798)
'Older age’ disparities 1353 (1127, 1580) 207 2.8% 15.3%
Deprivation disparities 1480 (1251, 1709) 80 1.1% 5.4%
Both combined 1278 (1061, 1495) 282 3.9% 22.1%
Ovarian Observed 5002 3602 (3392, 3812)
‘Older age’ disparities 3462 (3233, 3691) 140 2.8% 4.0%
Deprivation disparities 3497 (3283, 3712) 104 2.1% 3.0%
Both combined 3347 (3113, 3581) 254 5.1% 7.6%
Prostate Observed 40,959 18,572 (18,013, 19,131)
'Older age’ disparities 15,449 (14,888, 16,011) 3123 7.6% 20.2%
Deprivation disparities 17,981 (17,458, 18,504) 591 1.4% 3.3%
Both combined 14,854 (14,334, 15,375) 3718 9.1% 25.0%
Renal Observed 8933 3845 (3526, 4164)
'Older age’ disparities 3652 (3331, 3973) 193 2.2% 5.3%
Sex disparities 3501 (3180, 3823) 344 3.9% 9.8%
Deprivation disparities 3829 (3511, 4147) 16 0.2% 0.4%
All 3 combined 3295 (2971, 3619) 550 6.2% 16.7%
Bladder Observed 8572 2423 (2169, 2677)
'Older age’ disparities 2343 (2089, 2598) 80 0.9% 3.4%
Sex disparities 2239 (2002, 2477) 184 2.1% 8.2%
Deprivation disparities 2227 (1986, 2468) 196 2.3% 8.8%
All 3 combined 1979 (1757, 2201) 444 5.2% 22.4%